Early morning at the hill was pretty empty, with not much soft only the groomers were skiing good.  The lifts were close to empty, and little groups of people gathered here and there, waiting for the sun or something to happen.  Luckily the sun didn't come out until much later, since we don't need to lose the snow any faster.  By mid-afternoon it felt like  the sun was cooking through my jacket (don't wear black right now..), and the sluch was very deep.

Things are still skiing alright though, despite the huge mud patches and the need to keep really warm wax on your skis. It's still fun, if not the most exciting skiing ever.  Despite the sunshine in the afternoon, the hill stayed empty, which we thought was weird for a spring Friday.  The terrain park was closed, they are re-shaping it (we heard they were really going to be stealing snow from it for the groomers). But the halfpipe and the KTP were skiing well as always, and the usual crowd swarmed the KTP ent5rance eventhough the ext was through a mud patch.

It was the last day for UP, the Hobacks are closed, the lower faces are closed, and the base area is becoming increasingly devoid of snow.  The grass is growing green and the mud is thick!  Even the apres scene was non-existent today, perhaps it is because, as my friend Joey remarked, "all this mud is really ruining the apres-ski feel."  

Well, what can you do?  there is still snow, and it is still fun, but it isgoing away so fast, I can;t think too hard about it, as I might get pretty sad.