Conditions on the north loop are good considering the loss of snow and the hard pack icey base. I corked in a 5 layer mix of polar and green, which held up fairly well and provided excellent grip. There were several patches of pure ice but not enough to make for a bad ski. My only other quibbles were leaves in the tracks here and there and the biting wind which was mostly on and off depending on the direction skied. Other than that a fast and easy ski...