Whipped back into shape...

Monday turned out to be quite blustery, to say the least but by the end of the day most trails were back to excellent condition.  All trails were rolled as the wind blew and blew.   By the afternoon, things had settled down.    With the drifting reduced the City side, gorge, vista trails, plus all of the river trails to Churning Rapids were drug to level out them drifts out, then tracks reset on those.

On Tuesday the mud lake trail and all of Churning Rapids will be drug and reset ASAP.

[caption id="attachment_2570" align="aligncenter" width="640"] On Thoroughfare trail in CR a dead fall had came down and across the trails. Not a problem for a UTV and its winch.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2560" align="alignnone" width="640"] Here you can see where the Defender UTV winched off the deadfall.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2561" align="alignnone" width="640"] Lots and lots of sticks, twigs, and branches down everywhere.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2562" align="alignnone" width="640"] The wind spurred tons of snow to slough off of the top of sidewider.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2563" align="alignnone" width="640"] As the drag worked the trails, everything looked better all the time.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2564" align="alignnone" width="640"] The Ginzu finished the job. Perfect![/caption] [caption id="attachment_2565" align="alignnone" width="640"] We'll keep things up as long as the weather cooperates. Hope you get out to enjoy the best time of the year to ski![/caption]

Another snowy excellent

We were out early this morning before the snow started up and dragged all trails.    As tracks were being made, the skies opened up with pure white. If you're out there and can't find any tracks, thank (curse?) Mother Nature for hiding them.

Sorry but I forgot the camera in the sled...will try to add some photos later.

More Excellent!

This morning the mud lake loop (trail 4 & 9), all of Churning Rapids and the River trail (4) north of Tomasi RD, plus Tomasi loop were drug and tracks reset.  They all looked quite nice and we'll of course call them Excellent.

[caption id="attachment_2549" align="aligncenter" width="640"] On the mud lake loop.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2548" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Along our River trail. Gee whiz this looked so nice.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2546" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Bonus photo! This is what operators see while dragging at night.[/caption]

Wednesday grooming

With the recent warmer days and colder nights, we're re-working the snow daily to keep the conditions as excellent as possible. Early Wednesday, most of the trails were reconditioned with the drag, then tracks reset everywhere. Everything was ready to go by 10 AM. Hope you got out to enjoy!

The rest of the system will be dragged and re-tracked this morning.

Remember to get your Glide N Gorge tickets....the trails and the weather this Saturday will be perfect for a day of fun with friends!

[caption id="attachment_2529" align="aligncenter" width="640"] The hard surface was chewed up then tracks reset.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2530" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Trails are ready and waiting for you and a friend![/caption]

Drug back!

In the early morning hours the city side and gorge trails were drug, then tracks reset.   Next , we headed to Churning Rapids and found the sleds that had been out there over the weekend, had left such deep ruts, our Ginzu could not take them out.  So back to town to get the drag again and went over the Lookout loop and down to 203 a few times.   After softening them up  a bit, the Ginzu could leave pretty darn good tracks.

After that, I'd call all trails good to excellent.

Pictures say it all.

Warming.

With the next few days being warmer and even some rain in the forecast, we'll stay off the trails until it cools.   Looks like Monday at this point.  Stay tuned for details.

Excellent!

Oh ya.  We drug the trail that goes past mud lake (#4 and 9), plus everything in Churning Rapids early this morning so they are now silky smooth.   All tracks were redone and as nice as they can be.  Excellent!   These photos say it all.

[caption id="attachment_2499" align="aligncenter" width="300"] In town.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2500" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Just in front of the chalet.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2501" align="aligncenter" width="300"] In Churning Rapids.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2502" align="aligncenter" width="272"] Hope you get out there to enjoy them.[/caption]