This past weekend marked the end of the January thaw on the East Coast. Although a predictable annual occurence, this year we suffered through an entire week of warm weather that saw most of our base disappear down the river. Some of the hills in Collingwood, Ontario even suffered through a few mud slides on their steeper slopes.

Lucky for us, the short and long term forecast calls for colder weather and lots of snow.

Skiing this past weekend was similar to spring skiing -but without the sunshine… or the without the memories of another great season gone by.

It was like skiing in sugar and mashed potatoes.

It’s not exactly hero snow.

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