After yesterday’s rather slow, damp snow, it was a degree colder today (plus 1 degree), which made all the difference, making the tramlines smooth and fast, and giving the off-piste just the zing it needed. Timberline is amazing. There’s a 2 metre high drift all along the top edge of the forest, with spectacular snow “dunes” reaching up 4 – 5 metres into the trees at one point (see photo attached). Val doesn’t mind if this ends up on a website.

Oh, and there are bears at the Clash — see other photo! I have not asked their permission to publish…

Finally, Dave, no need to worry about Deer Cut — it’s not thin snow, just a dirty ice base layer, as you suspected it might be.

Colin Miller

Snow Bears!