Good opening day for East, even if the conditions were a handful of light & dry inches on top of a firm and grabby rain crust. Crowds turned-out, what little pow there was got slayed and good visibility beneath generally overcast skies afforded one a good look at coverage before tonight's storm begins to rage. Nice to see a slew of familiar faces I'm more accustomed to encountering on the other side of the highway. Made ~15 laps from 9-2 and beat traffic home today.