December 7th Grooming Report
Brilliant Day!
Once again the valley is overwhelmed with abundant sunshine and not only is the temperature (-10ºC/14ºF @11:25) a bit higher, but the humidity is substantially lower than yesterday, making today a great day for a Nordic ski! While the lack of fresh snow has continued, chances for snow showers are returning beginning as soon as Saturday night.
While there are some amongst the ranks of Trail Creek skiers who don’t appreciate moose deposits on our trails, the majority will probably be glad to know that our resident herd seems to be moving in for the winter with 5 separate sightings during today’s grooming. Enjoy and respect! One final word of warning, the Black Hole bridge had some minor flooding from ice dams in the past few days so you might encounter a small icy patch on the approach.
Today’s grooming at Trail Creek was Pisten Bully skate grooming on all currently groomed trails. While the snow has become very firm, thanks to the cool temps and weak December sun you will find no ice (except for near the Black Hole bridge) and only easily edge able snow. There are a few grouser tracks and grooming ridges showing up on some sections, but all in all skating is nice. Pretty good classic tracks can be found on about half of the trails (close field, Woolsey Woods, Armin’s, Moose Loop, and Olympic).
Groomer’s choice for today is Moose Loop.
