Open, 22º, the sun is rising to clear sky. High today 45º, blue sky and sunshine. Great spring skiing, hard and fast this morning, it’ll be a bit sporty with a few frozen ruts Softening around 10 am and slowing down by 11 am. All trails are open. Open 9-5 this time of year.
We had 3 people add their names to the “Skied 25 km, all trails in a day” list. This could be another day for that.
No new grooming today; it doesn’t make sense to spend the time and money to groom, as the sun and warm will soften the snow by mid-late morning. Grooming is likely done for the season.
On Saturday a new friend, Mike, drove up with his partner, for a birthday ski. He had never been here before, and I am glad he found us.
Michael Fleming’s blog and musing on his ski adventures can be found at this link, Mike’s writings.
3/25 — Peru, Vermont: Wild Wings Ski Touring Center
Last week, my friend Janice S. told me that the skiing up at Wild Wings was fabulous, so of course I began salivating — ding ding ding! Marti had been asking me what I wanted for my birthday, so now I had an answer — Wild Wings! With ski conditions deteriorating in Brattleboro, I knew that the snow had to be better up in the Green Mountains. And Wild Wings is only an hour away!
We arrived amid a light snowfall, temp around 30 — perfect. I opened up the car to get my gear & suddenly realized that in the morning packing frenzy I’d forgotten to put my boots in the car — d’oh!
My new best friend Heather, the Wild Wings manager on duty, saved the day: she fixed me up with perfectly good rental gear, & in no time Marti & I were on the trail. And what a trail! A wide, well-packed base nicely coated with the fresh sleety, snowy stuff that was still coming down (“sneet”? “slow”??). The deep classic tracks made for very easy skiing, a bit on the slow side but that was all the better for enjoying the beauty of the woods. We did a big “green” loop, & then I took a turn around “blue” Peregrine, which was a blast with big, swooping downhills & nice, gradual uphills.
I’m more than tempted to come back tomorrow — but that’s not the plan. Stay tuned . . .
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Michael Fleming
