In the end, no Beaver Tails skied on Wednesday night, but maybe we should have!
In the update message I sent at noon on Wed, I said I was optimistic about skiing at Mount Royal that evening.  The forecast was for snow to cover the layer of freezing rain that fell overnight.   I even got a first-hand report from Jessica B that she saw skiers on the trails at 11 am.  But then instead of snow during the afternoon, we got a steady freezing drizzle to add to the layer of ice we already got from the freezing rain overnight.  When I called the park their recording said that the trails were untracked and icy.  In the face of the drizzle, even Mickey passed on his usual Wed afternoon ski.  I sent a message via Continue reading →