Here and there but not quite everywhere!
We headed out this morning to visit the north rim of Grand Canyon National Park. The road from the north into the park as well as visitor services opened for the season in the morning. There were a good number of people there though it ultimately never felt too busy. The weather was generally excellent with reasonable temperatures and a mostly clear sky though some clouds did occasionally pass by.
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Today, we visited the Pipe Springs National Monument in Arizona as well as the nearby Coral Pink Sand Dunes in Utah. It was a hot and sunny day with temperatures in the 90s and very little wind. Luckily, it was a dry heat as is typical in this part of the country.
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On the seventh day of skiing, Arapahoe Basin gave to me, 3 inches of fresh snow! Unfortunately not quite near the upper range of 8 inches that was forecast but at least it wasn’t busy all day and I never had to wait in a line. Overall yet another fantastic day of skiing and the last of this trip and season! Hopefully by the 2021/2022 season all the pandemic related changes will no longer be necessary.
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It took the snow a little bit to warm up this morning at Arapahoe Basin. The sky was partly cloudy and alternated from cool and dark to warm and toasty. But after two or so hours the snow softened up on the upper half of the front side of the mountain. It ended up being a nice spring day! Up to 8 inches of snow is predicted for tonight. Hopefully it will happen!
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The snow was a bit crunchy today at Arapahoe Basin as the recent snow was packed down. A few small areas became icy as well but overall it was still a great time! The weather was pretty mixed from a clear sky to complete overcast but no snow at all. It wasn’t too cold or windy by mountain standards.
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