Gorgeous day of spring skiing. My timing was pretty good today. My wax selection was irrelevant for the first half hour(icy fast!), perfect for the middle hour and too cold for the last half hour... so, nailed it! Fresh grooming on the 50 and 55 shared. Classic tracks looked a little choppy but servicable when I started but no shock with yesterdays warm temperatures and then a fairly hard freeze last night. The skate lane was smooth and fast to start and slowly became a little slushy in the direct sun as things warmed up. Skied out 50 to Herridge before coming back. Detoured out the 55 (shared) to Renaud to do a little warm bench sitting. Alas the bench by the lake was already scooped but the picnic tables at Renaud made a fine backup to enjoy the cacaphony of happy birds swirling about.

None of the side trails (55(classic), 54 or 52) had been regroomed since yesterday but they all looked manageable with the classic tracks in good shape. Mind you I didn't ski down them. The downhills might have been a little rough early but surely improved as the day warmed up. Amazing how fast the snow pack is melting. Tall snow banks are now a memory but the tracks are still continuous and should hold for a while longer (another weekend?). Should be another nice day tomorrow if the temperatures dip below zero again tonight.