Coverage remains incredible. At the bottom of chair 1 you can actually ski and jump off some natural features rather than worry about the usual rocks.

Everything sheltered (about 80% of Thunder plus the steeps on Chair 1) has a packed powder surface. Emile's, Liftline and all the trees between Skyline and Robins are skier-packed powder or soft and well spaced moguls.

The sun exposed areas went to spring conditions the last two days and remained crunchy today as it was overcast nearly all day. Only the bottom of chair 1 really softened. Chair 4's coverage is excellent, and on a sunny day there will be great skiing anywhere in the trees there, too.

Today it paid to stick to Thunder: so many good lines to ski, and surprisingly short lines for a weekend with these conditions.