Southwest Nordic Ski Club

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!

Classic Track: Yes

Trails were groomed for classic and skate for the weekend.

It’s freeze/thaw weather, but most of the system will ski very nicely. Just the lower, sun-exposed sections will get icy once things refreeze in the late afternoon. Enjoy your weekend and the nice weather. It’s supposed to snow this coming week… yay!

Classic Track: Yes

The ski trails were groomed for skate and classic by Nick and Travis this evening. The snow is still looking good.

Classic Track: Yes

Groomed three laps at the meadow and two laps on the lower road and upper trails.

Classic Track: Yes

Trails were groomed for classic skiing only tomorrow. We’re hosting our annual Chuck Calef Classic fun race and “open track tour” (you don’t have to race it to have fun and celebrate Chuck). The open track tour is simply that – just come and ski the amazing conditions… wooden skis and old-school wool sweaters highly encouraged!

Classic Track: No

Groomed the full meadow trail. Trails are looking very smooth right now.

The snow gods have finally blessed our area with some of the Pacific stream of storms that seemingly everyone else in the West have been getting. We were missing out until early January, but now we’re looking pretty good. Groomers have been staying on top of things and will continue making improvements as we hopefully continue to get more snow (check the FB page for condition updates). Lots of happy skiers out there! There are also other places to go ski around the Jemez, such as the Valles Caldera, the Bandelier ski trails (just before the Caldera), lots of the old roads, and of course, San Antonio hot springs. Check out the picks of the Gibson family, who led a group out there recently!