Lonely snow at the top of Spar at about 10:45. Snowing hard in town an hour later...

Huge giant flakes pounding down on downtown Aspen as we approach the noon whistle. Looks like late laps will be quite productive. The snowboarding was excellent this morning on the groomed trails. About half a foot in some spots, which just made for pleasant riding. Simple. Joyous. The steeps had a slightly menacing bumpy crunch underneath them but folks probably found plenty of soft sections. Now the St. Mary's church bells are ringing under a heavy wet spring blizzard and the tracks made earlier are filling in up on the mountain. Gondy at 2:15 the current goal...