This is a joint report from Jo-Ann and Garry. This afternoon we skated from P10 up the FLP to the T junction with the CP. No portaging was required, and most of the way it was possible to skate on a thin layer of granular snow over an icy base. There was a layer of leaf-covered ice just below Fortune Lake that required double poling. The yellow line was visible under the snow over large sections, showing just how thin coverage is. There were large patches of open pavement and grass in areas with southern exposure. At the T Jo-Ann turned right up the CP and picked her way around many open patches to reach Huron. I backtracked and turned on to Ridge Road to Shilly Shally. Under the pine trees on Ridge the snow was littered with debris and considerable portaging was required over sections of exposed gravel road. Past Shilly Shally the base of the Khyber Pass is exposed dirt. Jo-Ann followed Ridge Road from Huron down the Khyber Pass to reach Shilly Shally. She reported a large lake had formed on Ridge Road just above the pass that had to be bypassed by walking through the forest. We also checked out a short section of Ridge Road to the east of the FLP. We found deeper snow on this section than on the Parkway, but there was a great deal of tree debris on the trail in places that made skiing difficult. Overall it was good to be out, but with a few more days of warm weather there will be large sections of the Parkways requiring portaging. We need another big snowfall if the ski season is to continue.