Craig's Report - February 23, 2007Old Side ReportThere are some long time Fernie skiers who only ski the �Old Side� (Lizard and Cedar) bowls and that is what my daughter and I ended up unintentionally doing today. It wasn�t the plan, but an abundance of fine snow and must ski runs just kept us cycling until our legs suggested it was time to head home. There was another 8 cms last night to round off a fine week of skiing, but while there were certainly nice pockets of untouched powder, most of our turns were in pre-skied snow, not that it mattered, for it was still very good to excellent skiing. Well travelled areas could have some firm spots, but generally these seemed easy to avoid. It was surprisingly busy with some full corrals this morning, but these cleared out by noon and actual waits were never very long. Temperatures were in the minus single digits with the sun and occasional wind competing to make it feel warmer or cooler depending on where you were. At 16:00 it is 0 C on the porch and the sky is still mainly blue, but a few clouds have moved in and in particular are hugging the ridge.
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