After laying undisturbed for a spring day or two, the snow surface will transform in the sun into something especially sweet to ski on – it’s top most layer crisped to perfection, flaking and peeling away with every buttery turn. We’re not claiming to be corn snow connoisseurs, but we do have a taste for the Untracked Golden Corn when it’s out there. It’s been somewhat elusive at times lately, with some colder temps playing out over the past week, but it’s been out there if you know when and where to look for it.
And even when the Golden Corn has been hard to come by, a great variety of spring snow conditions have been at play on more northerly, heavily-loaded and on man/woman-made aspects. Snowline will be retreating steadily at this point from ski area base/trailhead elevations, but for those willing to hike for it, there’s another one to two weeks of nearly top to bottom skiing remaining in many areas…and another couple of weeks of higher elevation snow to play with after that.
So get out there, and ski it while you can…Happy Spring.
-Brian, Emily and Maiana
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