Open at 9 am. The temperature at 6 am is -3º. The forecast high today is 8º. The sky is clear. The sun, blue sky and dry snow will make for a winter wonderland. Sparkly and beautiful. And the skiing is amazing too.

Those are today’s tracks. (today’s photos) The skate lane is hard. Beautiful. A work of art. Wow. What a ski it will be. But is won’t be fast. Cold snow is slow.

And speaking of cold. Layers. No cotton. Dry socks. Something around your neck and ears. A hat. Wool or Polypro layers. Mittens not gloves. Ya’ll own the warm clothes, they may be deep in the drawer. Dig them out and the skiing will be well worth it. Dry to start out and put on dry again for the ride home. Oh, and eat enough food.