December 28, Grooming Report;
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Forestville Real Grooming Report: Continued warm overnight temperatures have the groomers sleeping in. Moisture still in the snow this morning means no grooming today. Afternoon falling temperatures and snow showers will keep groomers up getting trails ready for Saturday morning. You will find fresh snow on the trails today.
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Saux Head: Christmas day all skate lanes were groomed and tracks were set on the Race Loop. The track is thin in some areas, mainly on the Peep O Day, Hemlock Pass and near the Scenic Overlook. Overall, the trail is in good shape for a fun ski.
Fit Strip: Trails are groomed about once per week.
Big Bay Pathway: Too little snow in the woods so trails are closed. The Big Bay Trails are groomed for classic skiing and are through the rugged hills south of Big Bay. They are spectacular but need ample snow to cover the rugged terrain. We groom as weather permits so think cold and snow. Trails are just off Co Rd 550 in Big Bay.
Way Too Long Grooming Report: Of course the problem with making emphatic predictions is they can be wrong. Saying it would not rain in bold type was a bridge too far. As an office rat it tend to proceduralize such matters. When presented with similar situations I refer to my flow chart. I expect most of you have one on the wall too. You know, it starts with the question, “Did you screw up?” and the output is either “yes” or “no”. In this case the decision fault tree goes to “yes”. Then you are asked, “can you cover it up?”, again, “yes”, “no”. Of course I can’t cover it up with the digital record in place. I considered saying, “it may have rained at your house but at the trail head…” but what if someone else was there? So, failing in the question, “Can you cover it up?”, you are asked, “can you blame it on someone else?”. I considered blaming it on my evil twin but that one has never worked in the past. Anyway, it goes through a good number of decision faults and I always end up in the lower right at the spot where it says, “you poor sot.”.
See you out there.
Sondo