Oh I am definitely not saying do it when it's solid ice. Good lord that would suck. Generally you want to time it so you are ready to drop in about an hour or two after it's softened up. Usually means you are climbing up when it's hardpack and icy. In Colorado the prime drop in time is usually between 10am and 1pm depending on what the temps are forecasted for the day. Trying to harvest that perfect corn layer so to speak. Again, this is relative to Colorado peaks and your terrain has different dynamics. I would still think that by 1pm on a sunny warm day in PDX the snow would be fairly corned up by then. Then again maybe I am wrong. I know when I come out next season, I'll be deferring to Ale on reading conditions. Of course I'll use my avy eyes and such, but he knows the turf and I don't. It'll be more of a learning experience for me.
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