Late day ski out of P17. After driving past this lot for the last few weeks and seeing it overflowing with cars, today it was half full so I pulled in.

Grooming was good. It had glazed over a bit since the groomer passed so that made for easy glide and fast skiing. There are only a couple of fast descents on that loop and I had no trouble with control as I zipped down them.

I skated the 53-51 loop out past P19 and saw only a few skiers (and a couple of walkers). The warm, rainy weather has melted the base down a bit and we're starting to see a bit of the winters debris come to the surface. Pine needles, twigs and the like. No great impediment to skiing though.

I was surprised to see a "no skating" sign as I got to 51 at P19. Sure enough 51 was groomed with double classic tracks. That seems new and caught me off gaurd. I opted to continue my loop, double poling the flats and skating the climbs where the tracking stopped.

Also saw a few downed trees that had clearly fallen after the groomer had passed. Easy enough to ski around these ones but keep your head up lest you encounter a surprise "barricade" around the corner.