February 5th Grooming Report
Playing in the Snow!
Yes that Pisten Bully really does have tracks; they’re just doing their job holding up the rest of the groomer and in the process sinking deep into all the new snow we have been receiving. Another 16 inches was shoveled off the deck this morning combined with yesterday’s 14 and the approximate10 the day before puts us up into the “heck of a lot of snow” range. If you are interested, here is a short video showing what it is like to drive a Pisten Bully through more than 40 inches of fresh snow.
In spite of all the recent snow, there are some reasonable skiing conditions at Trail Creek this afternoon. As of 1:45 PM a strange color has appeared in the sky that is perhaps blue and the current temperature is -2ºC/28ºF. About 4 inches of additional snow fell during this morning’s grooming which consisted of multiple Pisten Bully passes through the close field, Woolsey Woods, Moose Loop, and Outward and Homeward Bound. While somewhat soft skate lanes and fresh classic tracks will greet you in those sections, the Pisten Bully did also venture back and up to the Boiler. This was untouched snow which required lifting the tiller for the first pass but on the way back the tiller was dropped without a classic track.
Skiing is soft but should be enjoyable. If the snow lets up hopefully we can continue to catch up tomorrow.
Groomer’s choice for today is Moose Loop.
