Happy Spring to everyone! It's always happier when we get into the good March flow of moisture. When we do see spring take off in full flight, the flowers and trees are gonna be amazing.
This week's snow total, accumulated pretty much every day, has been impressive. There was a foot of new, heavy, wet snow up there this evening. I thought there was a lot from yesterday, but today's total was even better.
Ben Southworth has been learning the ropes with all of this grooming business, and during these challenging March conditions, no less. After wading through the Sierra Cement to get to the shop and grooming implements, we had some digging out to do first. That was the start to a long evening.
Essentially, it was a bit of a struggle all evening. Heavy drifting and the deep, wet snow created some rough situations to deal with. We basically just broke trail at first, then finally did what we could with the groomers. The final result is not perfect, but with our newly procured YTS Ginzu groomer and good ol' Tidd G2, we were able to get somewhat of a smooth, well packed surface by the end.
It still needs some polishing, but it should be ok for skate, and soft enough to be easy for classic touring too. We'll see if we can get a track set in the next 2 to 3 days. That would be nice for the weekend.
So, get out to enjoy these late March conditions!
