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Forestville: Temperatures remained too warm to groom last night. Expect icy conditions. Tonight will be cold enough so grooming will turn this hard pan into nice skiing again. The rest of the week will also be good as temperatures will have returned to a more seasonal normal.
Fit Strip: Yesterday’s thaw may have left us with some icy ruts. Let us know if you have first hand information. The fit strip lighted loop was groomed and tracked yesterday (1st at noon). The north side hemlocks are still thin.
Big Bay Pathway: Yesterday’s thaw may have left us with some icy ruts. Let us know if you have first hand information. The Big Bay Pathway was groomed on Monday March 1st.
The Big Bay Pathway is open for skiing for March 2021👍👍😎🇧🇻🇧🇻🇧🇻🇧🇻 Boe
Saux Head: Yesterday’s thaw may have left us with some icy ruts. Let us know if you have first hand information.
Snow Bike Trails:
NORTH TRAILS
Yesterday’s thaw may have left us with some icy ruts. Let us know if you have first hand information.
Caution should still be exercised in the sun exposed areas as the ice may still exist just below the snow which could shear away resulting in loss of traction.
South Trails Grooming: Yesterday’s thaw may have left us with some icy ruts. Let us know if you have first hand information.
Way Too Long Grooming Report
In the olden days we called it slush season. Yesterday was ideal for winnowing chaff. I got rid of two pairs of skis yesterday. I mean, its not a Solemn event, like with a ceremony but unusual to be sure. They were back country skis I bought just for the bindings. There was a nice pair of alpine three pin telli and a pair of cables too. The XC swap wouldn’t let me throw them away there. In the decade of getting rid of pencil skis one would find barrels at the ski swap exits full of discarded skis. Everyone was purchasing skis just for the bindings. You would bring a screw driver and leave with only the good part. Am I the only one that estimates how many skis are actually in the quiver? You never know when you will have house guests that need equipment so I keep extras. So for starters you have your current all mountain alpine, probably a pair of powder skis and likely some GS boards. Then there is your last pair of each and some hand-me-ups. I still have the slalom hand-me-ups but how often do you get to suit up for a slalom? Of course there is the same calculation for your BC and AT gear not to mention skate and classic skis. The useless skis go to the Black Rocks fence or some ice shanty or sled of some sort. That is where the pencil skis went when the term was coined. If you don’t know the term pencil skis, as your dad. It is amazing what you find when throwing out stuff. I found (and threw out) a Palm III charger. Don’t know what that is? I’ll give a hint; Palm Pilot? Still don’t know? Ask your grand father.
See you out there,
Sondo