And speaking of "expert terrain", ski patrol have now closed Expert Chutes (not sure why anyone would have skied there anyway), Tower 3, and Hoop's Gap. I haven't heard officially, but I assume it's because of hard, slick snow surfaces that lead to anyone who falls and doesn't know how to self-arrest VERY QUICKLY sliding into trees and rock outcroppings and riders and other inconveniences.
Unless we get a pretty good shot of snow or two, the expert terrain will be probably be limited to what's open right now. I'll just interject here that upper-intermediate terrain at Jackson Hole can become "expert" pretty quickly when you add hard, slick surfaces, big bumps, and frozen debris. Just sayin'.
That MUST be the reason that hardly anybody is skiing the Cirque, Rendezvous Bowl, and most of Laramie Bowl. Those runs are all pretty "expert" right now.
Today was a sort of step in the right direction. We had a couple of inches of windblown snow and MUCH warmer temperatures - up around freezing. This was one of those days when being the second (or tenth) person to ski an off-piste run was better than being the first and getting fresh tracks. It was largely a day of piles of dense new snow in the troughs of bulletproof moguls. We bonked around the mountain quite a bit and it was definitely a case of later being better.
There's a smattering of new snow in the forecast the next few days and every little bit helps - a little bit. A lot of us are really enjoying the skiing we have, but wishing - fervently - for what we SHOULD have.
Today's best turns? Study Plots, interestingly enough. Avalanche was a close second.
Today's worst turns? Far-side Cirque. Hands down, no debate. Drop the mic.