12/30/2020 Grooming Report

 We went back up last evening to finish the full grooming work after Cameron ran the roller/compactor in the morning, following the little storm we got.

It was nice and cold, and with just enough snow to set a partial system classic track.  It will be thin in spots, but the upper trails have a pretty nice classic track, plus the skate lane looks good too.

It's supposed to stay seasonably cool, so hopefully this lasts for a little while, or until we get more snow.  It just doesn't look like any sort of whopper storm is coming anytime soon, but there are chances of little quick-hitter storms on the horizon.  As long as it's cool and we get some doses of snow here and there, we'll be OK.

Enjoy, and please support the club by joining or donating (see the registration site on our webpage).

Snow & Grooming Report 12/29/2020

 Finally, some much needed new snow!  It wasn't the big dump we were hoping for, but it keeps us in business.  It was in the neighborhood of 6", so that's pretty good.  Here's the report from our new grooming hand, Cameron Staples:

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Groomed this morning with the roller and wing down. The snow is looking great, hopefully it doesn’t get too warm today. 

Did two loops. 

Made some mistakes: going out on the lower trail once you get to the snowshoe trail fork I went left on the first pass and wasn’t sure if that was correct, so went right on the second pass. Sorry about that. 

Also groomed out in the meadow out past the fence and just did a lollipop turnaround. So didn’t groom the full meadow loop. Went back To the upper trails and got mixed up a little but made everything work out fine. Had to detach the roller and do a turnaround because on the second loop I didn’t turn right where it loops around and has the really steep turn hill. Made it smooth and used the shovel to correct my mistake (hopefully well enough). 

Did some passes on the camp may road and when I got back people had already walked all over it. Figures haha

Conditions Update for 12/23/2020

Merry Christmas on this cold and blustery December 23.  Not a whole lot to report - we've tried to keep up with some mode of trail maintenance with the little bit of snow that we're farming and trying to hold onto.  We did install more sections of fencing where the trees have continued to fall and allow too much sun to shine on the snow.  That should help conserve what we have and keep the ground frozen enough for when we do get more snow, which is in the forecast for early next week...fingers crossed!

Trails were regroomed last evening, but no new classic track was set with the low snow conditions.  We might try pulling something around in a day or two to get at least something set.  It'll be a thin track, but it'll be nice to have something to ski in.

Hopefully, the surface conditions aren't total boilerplate today and tomorrow.  We tried a different thing to grind up the surface before running the "Tidd" groomer.  

As it has been, and is getting worse by the day, there are a lot of rocks and obstacles on the lower part of the course, with more grass and twigs on the upper part.  The wind will probably lay down some tree trash too, so please keep your eyes peeled for that stuff.

Use extreme caution in the burn areas of the system, and especially the front hill.  If you do take your skis off to walk, walk to the upper side to avoid making holes in the middle.  (thanks!)

The upper part of the trails should still be nice for skiing, so it's worth it...

Season is ON! 12/15/2020

 Finally, we received enough snow (barely) to go out and groom.  We also got some damaging wind, but it wasn't too bad and we were able to clean it up and get the trails packed and groomed.

It's super thin in many sections, so be SUUUPER careful and use your rock skis.  Mostly, the lower road is groomed and skiable from A to O, as are the upper trails, which ski a bit better.  We also got the upper meadow and Caldera loop packed in.  

It's all lumpy and bumpy until we get more snow, so keep that in mind.

Here are some recent snow pics of the trails and the mess we had to clean up:

SWNSC shop

SWNSC kids skiing on Camp May Rd

Clearing downfall out on the trails

Good skiing the next day out on the trails