Grooming operations have ceased for the season: warm temps and rain have made the trails unsuitable for grooming and things are starting to melt out quickly in areas. There is still spring skiing to be found around Mt. Telemark Village and in patches north of OO, but conditions are varied and deteriorating. Thank you for a great season!
-Birkie Grümerkrü
Groomers have been out from Wheeler Road, OO, and Mt. Telemark Village to work the fresh snow from over the weekend, with great results overall. We now have a connected pass through the system from north to south on the skate trail, and will tackle the classic trail north of Fire Tower tomorrow. Beyond this groom, we will only be selectively heading out as weather and conditions permit, and will likely stay closer to those hubs for those efforts. This snow should last a bit, and we are looking at some warmer temps starting later this week with cool nights, so good spring ski conditions should be coming soon. The further south in the system you go the less base there is for this snow to set on, so it is likely that those areas will be among the first to start melting out again as the temperatures rise. I predict we'll be skiing on some decent snow for at least two more weeks up north.
-Birkie Grümerkrü
We have groomed from OO south to Gravel Pit, and north on the Boedecker loop after the snow we received Thursday night/Friday morning. The last Junior Nationals race is happing today, Saturday the 14th, which means we'll be able to direct some more resources to the rest of the trail again and try to manage the snow that has fallen, and prepare for a potentially large snowfall starting tonight through Monday. Plans are to start grooming on Monday after the system passes through, with groomers going out from Wheeler, OO, and Mount Telemark Village. If we receive a large volume of snow, conditions will likely be soft as it takes a few passes to process and manage large amounts of snow. We'll keep working it as weather allows, and should provide some good skiing into the second half of march.
-Birkie Grümerkrü
-Birkie Grümerkrü