No hundred percent chance of sixteen inches that leaves us like a jilted bride at the altar.

Chance, that’s all we ask here in the Vail valley.

Soft slab blocks stood perched on edge, but refused to drop and run.

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Temps were warmer on Friday with pockets of sun popping out.

Might have something to do with it.

The snow stayed knee-deep and fresh all the way through.

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Watched a group of four ski left Benchie with no results.

The tracks in West Wall, Tele Line, Benchie produces no slides that I could see.

The following four tracks had only minor surface pockets moving a very short distance Draw your own conclusions.

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Snowpack is no better, but stability on the upper part of the pack seems to be stronger.

Definitely interesting to see the change in 24 hours in the same kind of rudimentary test.

Super big Saturday with the Teva games in town and the mountaineering race ends up at Benchie.

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Will racers and EV skiers be battling for the same skin track?

Much pressure this weekend and hope the seeming increased stability is for real.

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