I had a delightful late afternoon skate ski from P10 up the FP to the intersection with Ridge, up Ridge to Huron, then on the CP to the Champlain Lookout, and back via Ridge and the FP. It was a six star ski! The best feature was watching sunset at the lookout and catching the fabulous fading light over the hills. On the technical side fresh grooming on yesterday's snowfall gave perfect skate conditions, with great glide and great control. The grooming is now excellent on Ridge. I descended in the classic tracks where possible, and these were generally deep and well-formed. The sharp turn in the middle of the Khyber Pass was a bit worn, but I didn't hit any rocks. I didn't see too many other skiers out in the late afternoon, but P8 was still almost full at 3:30PM. Even without fresh grooming tomorrow should be an exceptional skate ski day. Enjoy!