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Location: Hwy 26 east to dixie summit sno park
Road & Trail Conditions: 26 clear, snopark mushy. FR 2610 all the way
Snow Conditions: declining base with 1-4" new sno
Skis on & temperature: 9:30am 33°
Skis off & temperature: 2:30 pm 36°
Distance: 10 miles, 2000' elevation climb
Rating (1-10; 10 awesome): 10 on the spring ski scale
Comments: some new sno at elevation, still pretty warm - dubious. snopark was very patchy & ice. beginning of 2610 was questionable. a few bare spots along 2610, one required skis off. almost turned around.
very glad didn't. about 1/3 ascent sno got powder & deeper, some of the best of the season. first 1/3 crusty on ascent, mushy on descent. after that pretty darn good.
did first hot wax a few weeks ago which probably kept sticky sno off. worth learning how to do it. without, imagine would have used 1-2 applications of maxiglide on trail with marginal results.
1/2 mile from top a snosquall blew in, happened every trip up dixie this season. waited an hour huddled behind a skinny tree. clouds socked in, visibility 20 yds.
planning to summit & practice turns down east slopes. wind has swept slopes pretty bare. base has dropped considerably, lots of ground exposure. low visibility & many exposed shrubs & rocks changed my mind. with clear visibility could probably find a line.
stiff wind dropped windchill in 20's higher, disappeared lower; glad packed googles & winter layers. even when snopark seems balmy, take winter gear!
last ski was 3/5 at anthony lakes practicing downhill turns. paid off for today. great downhill even along 2610, in some ways better than anthony. powder!
last thurs. kayaked monument to spray, north fork, 60 sunny, blu skies, 26 miles, 3+ hrs. ski dixie today, back to winter.
~ i love this place ~
