Wednesday Feb 13, 2019

As we woke up this morning, the winds were calm and no new snow. The temp at 8am was 33 degrees. So again the forecast was wrong. So as the day started like the last few, we went to Copper. At Copper there are 2 large parking Alpine 1 and 2. As we entered the free lot, there were NO cars in Alpine 2 and only a handful in Alpine 1. I guess the skiers are getting for the Presidents weekend. Around noon, the wind picked up a little but still no snow. We talked to some of the skiers on the lift and found out that they were from Minnesota and the Hawks Ski Club. They are only here for a few days. As we skied around you can quickly see the effects of the wind on the ridge lines of the mountains. They are completely bare. The whole ski area is in need for a lot of snow. After a couple of hours we returned home, had lunch and then a afternoon nap. Around 6pm, it started to snow very lightly. Maybe this is the start of the snow we expected this morning. We will know for sure tomorrow morning





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