A beautiful day to be out skiing. I opted for a loop out at P19 and the extra blue conditions were perfect. Interestingly I find, on busy ski days at P19, that a lot of cars park along the access road once the lower lot is full(some almost 1/2km from the trail). Today - as is often the case - I drove past them all and parked in the upper lot which was almost empty!? More signage needed here?

I skied out to Taylor lake on 55 (alternative) and then up 55 (blue) to the lake. The snow was so nice I decided to ski up to the Pontiac lookout on 56. A track had been broken out by some previous skiers but it was rapidly filling with snow. When I got out to the far end of the campground (before starting the climb up) I met a gentleman on snowshoes who had hiked in from the Eardley road. After that I was mostly skiing in his snowshoe trench which is a little bit of a different skill. It did make the downhill fun on the way back tho'. Not much view from the lookout but the skiing along 56 is so nice it didn't matter.

Skied back past Renaud and then a slight detour to loop around 51 along the hydroline on my way back. Was tempted to go out 53 and 51 for another loop but it was starting to get dark. As my mother used to say "Come home when the streetlights are coming on..." so I headed for the car.

Hopefully more snow tomorrow will make the backcountry trails a treat. Don't want to hear the forecasts of freezing rain... no more ice please!