Beautiful Sunday out with a fresh three inches gracefully dropped just before dawn.

Nearing mid-day, the sun was out and the snow was sparkling. "We should
probably go skiing" is no doubt being said around more than one condo
table of Sunday newspaper readers and football watchers. The forecast for
the coming week seems to include a mix of sun and clouds and a healthy
chance for more snow. Yesterday on the hill, it did soften up quite a bit,
but the base is still relatively thin. One person called it
"grass-skiing," and while there were weeds sticking up here and there, and
some rocks lurking behind the steep side of some bumps, the conditions are
decidely moving in the direction of "real skiing." There are still a few
very steep runs, i.e., gated terrain, that have yet to open on Ajax. But
every three-inch snow flurry moves us closer to being able to speed about
everywhere with impunity. In the meantime, "should go" remains the
operative phrase. It's a fine day for flying, too, as no doubt many are.
On Friday on the lower slopes of Highlands, one could smell and taste the
jet exhaust swirling up from the runway. That will likely be the case
again today as the holiday heavy metal makes it way back to LA, Miami,
Chicago, New York and other dense points.