Open, 9º at 7 am. Forecast high 29º. Clear early, clouding up later.

A half inch of new snow late yesterday. Ian groomed the Peregrine, Grouse and Turkey. Woodcock and Snow Goose will be a little bit powdery. The low trail system is 10 km all with a good skate lane and nice tracks.

Chickadee and Upper Blue Jay have decent coverage on most of the trail. And a few thin spots where the natural topograph of the land is apparent. There are a few slick spots under the new snow a few people have noticed. Until we get more snow if you aren’t a strong skier, think of these trails as an expert trail.

We have a local kids group on Friday afternoons starting at 2:45, if you can ski before that you will avoid the craziness. (Or mayhem.)

Why we ski deep into the woods. “To be quiet, even wordless, in a good place is a better gift than poetry.”

from Ol’ Wendell Berry, in his collection called This Day.