riverc0il
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what a difference two days makes. sorry to any one who read my previous report and expected more powdah today; i had expected it too. the wind took a severe toll on cannon today, blowing clear off the mountain most of what fell early this week and almost all of what cannon claimed to have received in the past 24 hours. <BR> <BR>the groomers did a fine job packing down as much of the snow as possible before the winds swept it all away. but despite the groomers efforts, trails such as big link and profile were sporting huge scraped (okay, i'll actually call them ice!) sections by noon time, really ugly. upper ravine was scratchy also by noon. even some beginner terrain was sporting scraped up sections by noon time! the wind was howling and it was DAMN COLD up there today. trace amounts of powder were still around but hard to find. <BR> <BR>hiked mittersill three times and found two untracked lines where i had hoped they'd be. but by noon time, it was slim pickings and things were getting pretty thin almost everywhere. a lot of people were hiking for turns, and the snow couldn't stand up to the traffic for long. without more snow, i don't know if i'll be back to mittersill this year. <BR> <BR>probably my shortest day out of 2004. i packed it in around 1:30 due to my tired legs, the brutal wind, and conditions rapidly deteriorating. just one more storm!!!