It's the First Day of Spring and I'm Riding

While the continued existence of snow on the ground on the first day of Spring may be enough to cause despair among some people, if you've got easy access to a ski hill, it's just another day for riding.

Actually, it's not quite just another day. Spring weather brings corn snow, a different surface to work with. But as long as it doesn't get too soft, it's doable. So I spent a couple of hours trying switch riding, ground spins, a ride in the halfpipe (nothing spectacular!) and just riding around.

It must have been Family Video Day. I saw two, maybe three families composed of mom, dad, small child on skis, and a video camera. Come to think of it, the snow conditions were probably great for such an outing. The increased water content in the snow slows down the kiddies so they don't go bombing out of control or get too scared from building up a lot of speed.