Nordic Pulse

40F and sunny with fresh groom for your Wednesday. The rain we had down low was snow up here so conditions are excellent for May! Foot prints are getting harder to erase as the walkers are punching holes. This was most likely my last groom for the season. The PB will be...

Tsalteshi bike trails got a tune-up today. Should be good riding tomorrow 

5k loop west of upper/lower split is ok. Getting to Wolf meadow is difficult.  There is water across west side of Wolf Meadow. 

6" heavy wet snow.  Attempted to groom non motorized section.  Able to set one set of classic tracks and a skate lane over most of the return trip back.  Snow was isothermal in spots.

Skier reported at 11:20am that crust skiing is fantastic.

Last night it only partially refroze and lots of debris came down. This morning did a few passes with roller on 1k+4k to smooth out some ruts and postholes. Unless we get some hard freezes so we can work it more, expect a punchy lumpy trail in the days ahead.

Snowmachine groomed all lighted trails, Elliot's and World Cup. Cat groomed the SML and Stadium with shallow track.  The base is getting shallow again. Use caution

All wide trails have been snowmachine groomed

Made a pass from Glen Alps up Powerline toward the intersection with Ptarmigan Pass and back. Trail was in decent shape but traffic was picking up.

Partial scarification of skate lane. Lots of bare sections and ice.  Last grooming session unless we get more snow.  Ski at Independence Mine or Archangel Rd.

Bill inspected some of the trails last night and found many to have good coverage and still edgeable. Any grooming would only turn up rocks/mud and do more harm than good. So, he's calling it for this season. Skiing is still possible, with rock skis, if you don't mind a sporty...

Groomed Sun Valley > Swamp double wide for skate skiing.   Also touched up Powder Loops. 

Refreshed the thin "base." More bare spots starting to show. Ski with caution and have a great weekend!

March 2 Conditions report - thank Jim Stanford!  Inner Loops were groomed Thurs Feb 27.  Overflow has gone down, Light freeze overnight.  Inner loops skied great on Saturday.  The "boneyard" slough is too wet to ski and groom right now and the ...

There are more rocks showing up here and there and some bare spots on a few of the hills. Moved the oval in the stadium to the center a bit to take advantage of the "fresher" snow. Bring your rock skis and ski with caution. Have a great week!

We're thawing fast! Best bets for foot traffic and bikes are Wolverine, Goat, Coyote, Raven and Fox. Squirrel and Owl are damp but decent. Bear and Lynx are OK (muddy in spots but passable). Wolf, Moose and Beaver need a few more weeks. Wait on Porcupine until summer. 

March 2:  We lost our snow in the townsite this week but are still hoping for one more round this year :)

Pulled steel drag around Slikok Trails yesterday trying to fill holes and help bond snow to ice. Should be good for walking and fat tire biking. Use extreme caution if you are skiing. Terrible frost heaves in some areas pushing up lots of dirt and creating big holes. It will t...

All trails groomed and are ready to ride. 

Sunset Loop  and  Midway  groomed this morning.

Scuffed up the trails on both sides. The field at ERHS and a few hills on Yosemite have exposed grass. It's edgeable and ok-ish skiing. Have a great day!

Mud and Gull Lakes off Maud Road extension, Palmer. Not enough ice to support a groomer, but also not enough snow to need it. 15 mm of snow on top of enough ice to support a skier made for very good skate skiing, even onto McRoberts and Jim creeks. Classic would be even better...

Groundhog Day 2024: rumors of a rolled marathon trail....

Waiting for snow!

The Mahaffey Loop got the trail edges pushed out today.  It will be very soft on the sides but about a meter more wide in sections.  Great time for someone to set a classic track on the edge.   Patrick may head out again tomorrow.  It's about as good as it ...

Waiting for snow!