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Forestville: Andy ran the ‘Bully on all trails inside 17k for skate and classic. Light traffic west of that point combined with cold temperatures means it will be race ready skiing on all trails all the way to the second gate west of Co Rd 510. Our relatively thin base and the up coming thaw mean this may have been our last ‘Bully groom. This means the smart money is adjusting the schedule to ski over distance today.
Fit Strip: We groomed the lighted loop Thursday but only cleaning up the skate lane as the tracks were still firm. Conditions are very fast. There is ice in the sunny spots and a bit of dirt in the hemlocks.
Big Bay Pathway: The Big Bay Pathway was groomed Thursday. Meditation and Hidden Grin are in good shape. Don’t know how many more times we can groom.
Boe😎👍👍🇧🇻🇧🇻🇧🇻🇧🇻
Saux Head: Tuesday’s thaw may have left us with some icy ruts. Let us know if you have first hand information.
Snow Bike Trails:
NORTH TRAILS
Trail Conditions Highly Variable.
Sunny afternoon skies created freeze thaw conditions. Trail surface ranges from perfect hard packed snow to bare ground with stretches of icy glazed snow and sheet ice thrown in.
Trails at lower elevations and along the river where the base was shallower most affected.
Blue Heron Trail from the river up to the dam is very icy and treacherous, probably best avoided by those without crampons or studs.
Collinsville, Peter’s Sandbox, SilverLead and Wildcat in overall very good shape with limited icy areas.
Use caution
South Trails Grooming: I expect variable conditions similar to the comments above on the North Trails.
Our for the morning’s constitutional; light air and full sun. Now the tough call, bike or ski?
Way Too Long Grooming Report
I must apologize. I didn’t realize Goldie Locks was a generational reference. A letter poured in yesterday indicating a complete lack of understanding. Goldie is not John’s brother. The name is not even spelled the same. To answer the text that poured in, Goldie is not a method of preparing brined salmon. No, Goldie is the creation of the great grooming report writer Robert Southey. No animals were actually harmed in the writing of the story. The facts remain somewhat cloudy but in the end, the bears were compensated and Goldie learned that, if you look long enough you may find it just right. It was -2f this morning on its way to +40. Just right must be in there somewhere.
See you out there,
Sondo