The runs off of the east ridge at Northstar feature all natural snow. Wow, what a concept! The snowpack above 8,000’ is just deep enough to cover the obstacles.

A couple of the runs feature a few moguls. Very few.

There aren’t many people out skiing, but a ton of non-skiers—just people on vacation looking for something to do—came into Northstar Village after skiing ended for the ice skating and the bars. How many people? Northstar rented 900 pairs of skates during the evening.

It was a long night; we had to break up a couple of near-fights at the ice rink and spent the whole evening dealing with people doing things they shouldn’t.