la neige est mort, vive la neige...
In a season which was the worst in several years we were lucky to have reasonable snow cover. The lack of moisture was the main problem, with no moisture meaning no snow, however the consistently low overnight temperatures allowed for good snowmaking conditions. Mother nature came to the party with a few nice dustings to make things look pretty again.
The friends I was staying with at the snow were first time snowboarders, so while they were at lessons I went off and did my own thing. Learning to snowboard can be a frustrating, tiring and usually painful experience until it "clicks" and becomes natural, but at least the snow was forgiving.
Personally I improved my carving technique a lot, which felt great. It probably helped that for the first time I was riding my own board and bindings rather than rental gear; the board and bindings were so much more responsive and I could adjust things to get it feeling just right.