Date: 03/11/00
Days: 1
Resort: Mt. Baldy
Hours: Day
Equipment: Alpine
Rating: 7
Primary-Surface: Granular
Secondary-Surfaces: Packed powder, Slush
Gender: Male
Age: 47
Ability: Expert
E-mail: crockeraf@aol.com
Loved: Good coverage, crowds not bad
Hated: Very warm, many runs need to be timed carefully
Closed: None
Liftline-Waits: Peak line on Thunder 10 min, usually more like 5 min
Moguls: Very good most of the day

Coverage is noticeably improved from 2 weeks ago. It is easier to reach chair 1, with still no creek (so far). It was clear and sunny all day, warm enough for T-shirt skiing from 10AM onwards. On Thunder there were ideal spring conditions nearly all day (plus a few packed powder areas in north facing trees). Groomed areas of chair 4 were great around 10-11AM but sticky by noon. Untracked Chair 1 areas like Holcumac have not consolidated yet since Wednesday's storm, and will need a few more warm days and freezing nights before we get corn. Skier-packed runs like Bentley's and Sugarpine had good spring skiing in the afternoon.

The late afternoon on Thunder was particularly enjoyable, with great skiing all over, and while waiting in line we watched one skier throwing (and usually landing) backflips off a well-placed jump.