Open, 37º at 6:30am and cloudy. Forecast high 40º, the sun shining and the temperature starting to drop this afternoon. The low temperature overnight tonight, around 12º.

Spring skiing, variable conditions. All trails open, 25 km, subject to change if we decide the down track has gotten too hard and fast Ian is in a groomer on the low trails.

When the temperature goes up and down like it has been doing it affects the skiing. The snow is wet granular vs soft powder. This makes it faster. For 90 of the skiers we had yesterday the skiing was great. For 10 of the skiers we had yesterday it was too fast.

Overnight tonight the temperature will drop to 12º and the high tomorrow is 21º. The snow will be different again. Harder and faster. Klister and double poling. Ian will groom as the temperature drops. I will let you know more Sunday morning.

The porcupine in the photo above is very photogenic. He waddles and saunters up and down the trail, in the woods, and down the road.

FYI, Winter Diet of a porcupine, from Dr Google:

While a porcupine does not hibernate, it will eat evergreen needles and the inner bark of trees in order to make it through the colder months. These foraging habits cause severe damage and can even kill trees. Many coniferous trees are highly toxic and require a lot of energy to digest.