Welcome to Spring (skiing)!

In Park City, the March equinox is scheduled to happen today at 7:37 AM. I had to check with the local astronomer for the exact time as this date officially marks the start of the spring skiing season, even though these conditions have been present for quite a few days already.

Spring skiing brings too much warmth, tricky snow and a bunch of dangers that aren’t not normally with us the rest of the season. Granted, it’s not cold! 

So we need to become more tactical, patient, keep our our eyes wide open, follow the sun around the mountain and be ready for a vast array of nasty surprises. 

On most days, it consists of frozen slush on non-groomers in the morning, followed by molten lava in the afternoon that sticks to the skis, with very little good snow in between. 

While more spring sun can normally work wonders on one’s face tan, this year’s Covid-19 with its mask-wearing obligation won’t help in that regard and on the whole, spring skiing will continue to be as challenging on our legs as usual!