Even the moguls on Bold Decision were pretty tame. All of the trails at Whitetail were open with the exception of Fanciful, which was closed for the day for snowmaking. However, no snowmaking was underway when I arrived, although the snowguns did start to fire on some slopes around 6 p.m. I caught one last run on Exhibition just before the Expert's Choice lift closed, and then headed over to the intermediate terrain for the rest of the evening. One of my favorite trails, Limelight, was open - for the first time in several years.
Limelight is often one of the last trails to open, and never quite made it in recent winters.
It's the trail that goes along the Whitetail Express lift. Soon, the sun began to set, bursting into a beautiful sunset. Soon the lights came on, and the temperatures began to dip. I had left out one layer of clothing, assuming the sun would keep me warm, which it had. Once the sun had made its departure, the lift ride began getting colder and colder.