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!