Skied today at Great Brook Farm, as I had proactively moved all of my clients except one to other days, due to the impending storm. They said they were opening at 11, which they were, but they weren't done with the grooming. Usually I don't mind, even though my skis are really made for the tracks and not skiing in the skate lane. Today, the skate lane had little and some not so little piles of snow/clumps, so it was slow going for awhile. I finally saw the groomer guy and then I had a bit of tracks that were clear. When I got to the top of the one sort of hill there, half of the ridge had not been cleared, so I skied up and down the other steeper (not really) hill there, which I've only done once, since it has a terrible patch of roots and stumps near the end, that are always exposed. Today they weren't exposed, but I was constantly being slowed by the snow piles and then I realized the snow had become very wet. In fact, it was sleeting/raining when I got back.
I can't believe this stuff used to scare me. It was fun to be outside, but I have been disappointed in the conditions at Great Brook the last few times I've been there. However, it's 8 miles from my house, so I can't complain. Fresh snow and I am glad I went, since I skied about 11K, almost the whole place.
On Friday I may go up to Windblown, and ski there in the AM, as I have a client about 20 minutes south of there at 1:30. They got about a foot or more of snow, and no rain/sleet like here. While I do wish I was out on my bike, I love this opportunity to ski.