New storage shed!

This week, Arlyn will begin on the construction of a new storage shed at the Tomasi trail head.  Why you ask, do we need another shed there?  We've been leaving all our grooming implements outside over the summer which has been has been quite hard on them.   Getting them inside will keep the sun and rain off of them and help them last longer, not to mention keep them secure from vandals.   Would you care to help even one day?    Contact Arlyn at arlyn.aronson@gmail.com or 370-2911.   Your help would be much much appreciated.

This is the one we built some 7 years ago. 
It will be dragged to a new pad, very near by.

This one is too small, yet it turned out to be one
of the best investments KNSC ever made.

Can you help with the new one? 
It will be larger and taller than the old shed.

Spring creek bridge updating done.

The Spring Creek bridge has been widened and raised just a bit for safer skier approaches.  Gravel was added to make nice ramps up to it and steel stakes placed in the abutments to help hold it during high water.  This job took 50 hours to complete.

Steel posts being driven in.   It was HOT on this day.

Decking going on.

Gravel being loaded.
Was assisted by Sandy A. Blair O. Josh N and Gromit.

All done!   The site was cleaned up after this photo was taken.
 If you like the work we do for the trails, please buy a pass or donate to them.
Thanks!

Swedetown creek pedestrian bridge updated.

The pedestrian bridge at the bottom of the Pine loop has been replaced.  We'll now have a safe crossing with a railing on it, plus it's sturdy enough to stay up under snow loads.  BIG THANKS to Blair O. and Josh N. for their mechanical help with this upgrade.  Plus the City of Hancock for purchasing most of the materials.  This project took 150 hours to do.

If you like what we are doing for the trails, please donate or buy a pass.

Done!!!  It's 4" higher out of the water than the old one was.

The two intrepid volunteers.

This will last for years.  And we'll not have any more people falling off.

Bridgefest Parade!

KNSC loves a parade, especially when the Ski Tigers make it into a fabulous show with us!

The crew heads west up College Ave.
We didn't march over to Hancock this year because of their road construction.

The new UTV.  This isn't a very manly job for it!

  

Seems we have trail mutts everywhere.

We love having the ski tigers with us.

They give our float some real credibility having them along.
They wowed the crowd with their skiing prowess,
which they demonstrated throughout the parade.

Some trail mutts just love being touched by kids.

    

Hope we see everyone on the trails soon!

Pedestrian bridge improvements begin.

After having a skier fall off the pedestrian bridge that's located at the bottom of the Pine loop, it was decided to make it wider for safe winter crossings.   Plus the new one will be made much stronger, more appropriate for snow loads, and will have a railing on it.   Of course it will remain too narrow for motorized crossing.   We are scheduled to begin work on the project starting on Tuesday June 21, through Friday June 24th.

If you'd like to help or make a donation towards this necessary improvement, either would be most appreciated.   Contact Arlyn if you can help at arlyn.aronson@gmail.com or 370-2911  Job site preparation begins before June 21st.

free ski box!

FREE: Cracked Yakima Space Booster ski box.  Its lid was cracked so we replaced it with a new version.  This box is about 18yo, and is a nice long length, perfect for XC skis. It is black and made from ABS so it is glue-able and can be repaired.  If you need some black ABS material to repair it, we'll get you some for a very reasonable price.  We will give this to any current or renewing KNSC member.

Contact Arlyn and Sandy at 370-2911 or arlyn.aronson@gmail.com

 

[caption id="attachment_2738" align="alignnone" width="245"] The security dog watches while we leave to eat.[/caption]

Spring into news!

Here are some photos taken out on the trails.

 

[caption id="attachment_2703" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Love to still be grooming! But some water crossings washed that dream away. We're going to check to see if we can add a culvert here this summer.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2704" align="aligncenter" width="500"] The last heavy snow did pull tree after tree down onto the trails. So many we couldn't have cleared them even if the water hadn't created that grief.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2698" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Bear alert! We saw some fresh tracks from Yogi crossing the trail just a few hours ahead of us. This was on the Dam Hill today.[/caption]