-3C air temp when we left P12 at 0930. Trail had just been groomed but the snow on trail 40 was unfortunately like late spring consistency, sporadically collapsing underfoot. Lots of herring-boning on the climb, but conditions improved once we switched onto trail 2. However, still very slow going until we got up onto the ridge, when things moved better with the snow not as waterlogged. Descent on 2 to Western Shelter was very nice. Cabin was clean and we had a lovely fire. (Note to skiers bringing logs in from the woodshed : please split the wood into quarters prior to bringing them in for burning. Half logs are too big for the stove. They have to be carried out again, split, and then brought back in for burning).
Headed back to 40 on 2 as we were quite tired from the inbound trip. Snow was clumping on the skis intermittently as the air temp was around 0 degrees C. Descents on 2 and 40 were fast but tricky as the no longer pristine grooming had tracks were mashed-up from the herring-boning.
Happy New Year to all skiers and the Demsis folks!