And around we go.

Open, 16º at 7am. Forecast high 31º and mostly sunny. 12 km open, 12 km classic and 6 km skate. Ian is grooming again with the snow cat. It does a great job, making a loose granular surface and putting a track in. This morning the skiing is very skiable and fast. From 10am to about 2pm the sun really softens the snow and the skiing is slower. After 2pm, the sun goes down and the skiing hardens right back up, and it gets faster. Plan accordingly. There are people who loves the hard and fast, and there are people that do not.

While you are out watch for tracks. Animals are moving around more looking for food and also happy to see the sun and warmer weather. Pay attention to the tracks in the new snow, if you take a picture, use something as a reference for size. You can use your ski pole basket or your glove or mitten. You will see animal tracks and scat. Let me know what is out there.