Category: Grooming & Conditions Update

Grooming Report for 2023/02/14

Classic Track: No

Nick and I had an adventurous grooming session this evening. The snow was surprisingly deep, probably 10 inches, with much deeper drifts in sections. We got stuck in three places on the lower end of the meadow and had to work our way out.

Our roller leaving a nice lane.

There were two trees down; one between Dave’s and TJ’s, and another on the switchback above point J. I tried to use minimal chainsaw cuts on the trees to avoid sawdust on the trails, so we may need to do a bit more pushing on the logs to get them fully off the trail when we have an extra set of hands.

In the end, we did three passes on the lower road out to the top of the meadow (no passes on the big meadow loop), and one pass on the upper trails.

Conditions were amazing. We got a lot of new snow.

Grooming Report for 2023/02/10

Classic Track: Yes

Trails are in great shape. A combination of the new snow we received Monday evening and cooler temperatures this week helped keep the snow in good condition. We refreshed the trails this evening so it should be great skiing this weekend. We reset the classic track and freshened up the skate lane. We were able to groom in some of the soft snow which had drifted in from the storm earlier this week and it made for some smooth corduroy.

Enjoy!

Kevin

Grooming Report for 2023/02/07

Classic Track: Yes

The predicted snow actually materialized. There was a decent amount, so the trails needed to be groomed again so it won’t blow and drift, and get scraped off from ski traffic.

Classic tracks were set, so it’ll be the best bet tomorrow.

Beware of a pretty ugly bad spot on Dave’s Dogleg where the edge of the trail collapsed under the machine’s tracks and I got terribly stuck. I tried to clean it up, but it’s a mess. Sorry about that. I’m just happy to be alive.

New snow = good skiing. 👍

Grooming Report for 2023/02/06

Classic Track: No

We’re still in business. That little heat wave did transition the snow on the lower sun-exposed portions of the trails (the fire affected areas), but it’s all still nicely covered. The front hill, as usual, is the least good section, but only in a short section. The farther out on the system, the better the snow is. The meadow trails are still perfect.

Tonight, I ran the groomer on everything several times to grind up the icy stuff and buff out all the weekend traffic that occurred during the warmest part of the day and left holes and/or skate indentations. It was quickly freezing up rock-hard as temperatures dropped, so each pass was different from the previous one(s). The grooming really softened up the snow, so it’s safe and nice again.

Because there was a lot to be done to grind up the trails, I didn’t reset the classic track (sorry about that). I’ll plan on doing that tomorrow evening. So, skating is the best option tomorrow, classic for Wednesday. It was supposed to snow a little tonight too, but that doesn’t look likely now. It did however, get cold again, so conditions should hold into the weekend.

Enjoy!