There are big piles of dirt and gravel where snowbanks were. Everyone goes out of town for a week or two. The snow report hotline isn't updated. Well, it's that time of year again ' Ah. I need to get a hold of myself.
Most resorts have skiers.
This morning the place was vacant. It snows like rain for a while, then there is a burst of sunlight, then thick fog which breaks to reveal mountain peaks draped like cotton, then all clouds again and an inch of snow in 15 minutes. Kim and I, while riding the lift, argue about whether or not this is standard last-day fare at Alta. I tell her every time I ski here on the last day it snows to bring the band home. Most of the action today is on the Wildcat or Mt. Baldy side of the mountain.