Open at 9 am. The temperature at 6:30 am is 0º. The forecast high today is 22º. Great sun rise early, clouding up later.

The low trails are hard packed snow. The skate lane is good and the track is solid. Watch out for beech leaves, darn old beech trees. Beech trees drop their leaves all winter instead of in the fall. They will blow until uneven snow catches them, like a ski track, or a foot print. Beech trees do produce beech nuts, which are a source of high fat food for bears in the fall.

The upper trails are packed powder and the photos above are taken on the Chickadee. Photos thanks to Mikaela. The skiing up there is lovely. Waite’s Place Loop is especially good today.