A colder Friday-night-through-Sunday window should restart North Ridge production and show whether the route is moving toward continuous opening coverage.

A light natural snowfall coated the upper mountain overnight, with roughly an inch reported near the summit Saturday morning.

An exceptional opening offered more than 50 trails and all four Front Four runs, including rarely available upper natural-snow terrain.

More than a foot of new snow delivered boot-deep powder and good tree coverage, while heavy opening-week crowds made the start hectic.

Powder turns around Golden and Outpost, with light crowds. Tree cover near Birch Glades remained thin and wind-affected.

Magic completed an early snowmaking test on Witch-to-Black Line, while seven new beginner-area guns performed strongly.