Holy pattootie do they ever need to give these new contractors a talking to. That was the worst "clearing" of pathways I have ever seen. Basically scraped the snow off and left all the ice. 3/4 of the way up a hill they just left a big windrow covering 3/4 of the path, for no reason I could figure out. And everything is ice underneath because they didn't bother to do it when it was slushy and easy to clear.
On the plus side, the horrific clearing led me off piste again today, on a longer steeper run. Had pow flyin up, got sideways a few times, and a couple guys walking the path cheering me on. Got a "mad respect" as I rode past them.
Worth it!