Steam rising from warm water
Forestville: Andy cleaned the skate lane on the Noque and Animoosh to 14k. Again, super cold dry snow is hard to groom with the Ginzu and the base is too thin to till properly with the ‘Bully. Andy saw the ungroomed trails looked as good or better than areas groomed so he left well enough alone. Light traffic means all trails will be in very good shape.
Fit Strip: Let me know if you ski the Fit Strip and tell us how it is.
Big Bay Pathway: The Big Bay Pathway was groomed on Saturday the 6th. Meditation and Hidden Grin are groomed and tracked. Excellent conditions on the ski trail!! 👍👍👍😎🇧🇻🇧🇻
Saux Head: Tim Groomed and set track Saturday morning. The trail system is in very good shape.
Snow Bike Trails:
NORTH TRAILS
The entire North Trail system was groomed on Friday, 2/5/21 following Thursday’s new snow ranging from 1″ at the lower elevations to 3″ at the higher elevations around Forestville.
The base remains solid with very good to excellent conditions overall.
The new snow helped to cover some of the icy sections on the BLP Rocks Trail, but users should still use caution when near the penstock as run off and ice formation may occur.
In addition to the usual trails, the additional snowfall allowed volunteers to groom the MILDCAT TRAIL, opening up an additional, more technical route for winter use. Check it out if you’re riding on the north side.
Caution Areas: Runoff from the penstock is collecting on the trail in 2 areas of BLP Rocks- in the ‘ice cave’ area under the penstock and further upstream, near the crossing across the river- leaving icy sections of trail that require care. Trail users can throw some sand found in the garbage can under the penstock on the ice to improve traction. Those without studded tires or boot crampons should use caution.
South Trails Grooming: On the 4th Cleaned up:
Blue Loop, Main Loop, Enchanment Loop.
Plowed drifts off of:
Old Camp Ridge, Greywalls, and other notorious spots.
Trails are amazing right now. Wear warm clothes, be safe, and have fun.
Best regards, Mike B
WTLGR: One has to envy the pre–Colombian Yoopers. They didn’t have to look at the long range forecast so every day was a gift. Knowing that the only double digit temperatures carry a preceding minus sign is taxing on the brain.
Sondo