It is going to be a cold but another beautiful, sunny bluebird day! Cold snow and sunshine make a great combination to quench your thirst for fun. All trails are groomed and open for skiing today. Enjoy a frothy cappuccino or other warm beverage before you head out with your boot covers, best mittens, warm beanie and buff. It was below zero overnight again and we should make it close to 25F degrees by afternoon under a bright blue sky. It took 7 hours of grooming time yesterday to clean up from the wind storm Tuesday night. Mark and Kurt had to clear hundreds of branches and knock down some serious drifts on the Farm and Dog Loop. Even the 3km trail was drifted in places. 22km 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 tin of Polar (!) wax. The dog loop is open and running enthusiastically 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 jam.
Bring your family, 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 thirsty skis when you’re finished for a refreshing overnight spa treatment. Please purchase AND display your trail pass to access our trails. Ski laps with Joy, share the trail and glide smoothly over the creamy trails! Thank you for being part of our amazing community and supporting long form trail poetry. Grab that warm beanie, your buff, boot covers, your good gloves and head outside to play!
A huge thank you to Prinoth for leasing us a shiny new Husky Snowcat to use this winter. If you enjoy what we’re providing, be sure to tell your local city officials how great it is to have such an incredible long-term community partnership between PC and White Pine Touring. We’ve been making trails on the golf course and beyond for 47 years. We’d like that to continue and your support helps more than you know.
