I hope there weren't too many skaters who left from P16 and cut short their ski in despair. The grooming started off poorly but after #52 the grooming ranged from very good to excellent. (I think it was all good news for those going classic particularly after 52.) The details:
From P16 to Herridge it was poor. Clearly some kind of machinery had gone over the trail but there remained a trench for much of it. The trench itself was firm but the sides were very soft, fine on the downhills, tough going up.
From Herridge to #52 things improved but it still was not great.
At #52 it became fantastic. The skate lane was flat and firm and even at 1pm had seen very little traffic.
Grooming remained excellent until about #55. After 55 it was still flat but kind of chunky on the left (as you headed to P19). Because the snow was firm this was not a serious problem.
55 to Taylor lake ranged from good to excellent.
Even in the areas where the grooming was excellent it was still "bi leveled". Typically this reduces the skate lane by 1/3. Still, this is better than the trench that has developed. I think this trench is from too much snowmobile traffic in exactly the same place. The snowmobiles can help firm things up if they are not constantly driven in the same lane all the time. Seems to me that if a snowmobile needs to use a particular trail it should spread things out a bit. Maybe it could even play a role in levelling out the trail in those sections that are bi leveled.
Naturally the snow was pretty slow today, more time to enjoy the sun!
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