fewer people, at least

On H's second day of skiing, after a week of record warm temperatures and no snowstorms, there were five people on the ski bus for the way up, and four for the way down.  Opening day excitement has waned and it's pretty much just season pass holders up there right now.  Alta has been able to make snow overnights (although they're probably losing some of it during the sunny days) and all the lifts but Supreme are now open, although terrain is still limited.  What is open is quickly skied off, even with fewer skiers; H took the 1:09 bus home.

Coverage is thinner than it looks

He did get his first mustache compliment of the season, however: "Sick 'stache, man."  And he rode the lift with a kid from Fryeburg, Maine, who is working at Goldminer's Daughter this season.  And he didn't hit any big rocks whilst skiing - he says they're easy to spot and avoid since there isn't much snow to hide them.

On the plus side, we hear from our friends back east that Sugarloaf is off to a very good start, with lots of snow and plenty of cold temperatures.  So that's good.

Our street is like Las Vegas with 

everyone else's lights

Those of us (Milton and A) who stayed down in the valley did a five mile walk through Dimple Dell, where Milt play-wrestled with a new friend, Murphy the golden retriever; stood in line for 25 minutes at the post office; baked dog biscuits, more pistachio-cranberry cookies and orange-cranberry pinwheels.