Open, 6º at 7 am and clear. Really good hard pack skiing, the track is good. Ian is out in a groomer on the “lower trails”.

25 km open, all trails, 25 km classic and 6 km skate.

Dick is up clipping the sides of the trails back on Middle and Upper Blue Jay. This is a day off from skiing for Dick. He had skied, many kms, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Monday became his day off. So it is a trail work day, and the work of the day involved loppers. Before the 3 feet of snow that fell last week his tool of choice was a shovel. He is happy to move on to cutting the sides of the trail back. Notice his work while you are skiing, you will see little branch cuttings here and there.

We had about 70 skiers yesterday, 2 had trouble with the uphill and downhill. The harder pack snow is not as forgiving as fresh new powder. If you have difficulties with a herringbone on the uphill. Start to march, in the herringbone, up the hill, keep your shoulders moving UP. If your snowplow isn’t working, concentrate on knees bent over your toes, and hands by or on your knees. Never “sit” on your heels, stay on the balls of your feet. These two tips help a lot.

And with all the new snow the animal tracks show up nicely. We are guessing these are coyote tracks, and it is looking for breakfast. These tracks have been spotted in the Turkey, Woodcock area.