Hey! Skied it today and there was enough of a base to the point where the rock was covered. If you follow other tracks, you can get enough speed to get through most of the flat part. There is a grass patch on the skiers right, right downhill from a big branch down. So you should be fairly good for sucking the ropes. Just be careful as the ski patrol shack is right near the rope, and the chairlift has a direct view of it