It is going to be a cold but beautiful bluebird day! Cold snow and sunshine make a great combination. Enjoy that steamy mug before you head out with your boot covers, best mittens, warm beanie and buff. We might make it close to 22F degrees by afternoon under a bright blue sky. The wind blew hard for hours on the Farm last night so we’ll be focussing the snowcat on the 3km, 5km and Armstrong trails first. The Farm will be groomed late today and will be back in action for tomorrow after we rearrange the drifts.
About 11km of cold firm classic track and resurfaced corduroy this morning to start the day. You’ll glide best with green or blue wax and iron-in cold powder again today. Grip wax will be green or even that rarely used tin of Polar (!) wax. The dog loop is open and running happily through the field (cover up those paws again today). The Farm is a fee area for skiing. No walking, dogs, running, cycling or trespassing on the trails. Park in the new Meadows Drive trailhead lot or better yet, ski the entire loop from the Nordic Center. Classic skiing will be very good today and skate will be squeaky slow to start, and quite good as the day goes on. A good universal liquid or paste wax on your fish scale classic skis (tip to tail) is always a good idea. Skin skis are an exceptional no-fuss classic option if green hard wax isn’t your vibe.
Bring your family, friends, new friends and neighbors along to play and if you need to take a mid-day “physical and/or mental therapy” break we’ve got a trail for you. Drop off your skis when you’re finished for a refreshing overnight spa treatment. Please purchase AND display your trail pass to access our trails. Ski with bundled up Joy, share the trail, glide smoothly over the landscape and take a few nice laps of our beautiful trails! Thank you for being part of our amazing community and supporting long-winded seasonal prose. Grab that beanie, your buff, boot covers, your good gloves and head outside to enjoy the day!
Please be aware that the Wasatch Citizens Series race at Mountain Dell Saturday will be a skate individual start race rather than the planned classic technique race. Same time, same venue, different technique due to snow depth. Register by Thursday night on this very website.
