Looking for one more fall trail race to add to your calendar–or just want to get out and move to support area Nordic? Join us at the Elver Park Trail Run presented by MadNorski! Date: Saturday, November 4, 2023Time: 9 amLocation: Elver Park in Madison, 250 McKenna Blvd, Madison, WI 53719 Races10km Run5km/Run/Walk1km Kids Fun Run (Free! and …
Skied in the morning. Icy on the hill, a little soft elsewhere but very good coverage and honestly great skiing given the weather.
I generally only comment on current conditions following a ski at the venue I'm reporting on. But in this case, I will chime in on the question previous to my response here. For CXC, it is pretty safe to say that if it is skiable snow on a given day, then Chip or Yuriy will …
No reports since 1/5 – should one assume CXC is closed or can one still slide around from one slush pile to the next?
Surprised on conditions early this morning-survived the rain showers. Skied Ferndell, parts of Turtleville, Hastings and Pioneer. All with solid base with just enough top snow to get a good edge, slight ice topping early morning to make in fairly fast. Ferndell and Hastings had best coverage except for some leaf debris-thin areas under the …
There is 1” snow on trails.mostly west. I hiked today. Skiable if rain doesn't come tonight. Waxless A skater and classic skier had been out
Conditions were good for their torchlight ski Saturday night. Solid skate deck with leaves/detritus only under densest trees where snow is also thinnest. Only skier set tracks, most of which were groomed out before the torchlight ski after dark for safety reasons. They do a nice job with this event, so if snow in February, …
Skate deck still holding up mostly, with a solid base except for an area on the west side of the north loop-getting really thin and soft there with stones poking thru. A small amount of snow relocated there would help immensely Hopefully the overnight showers forecast overnight won't materialize.
Groomed for skating.
Thanks to Josh Nemec's report on SkinnySki that the trails were groomed early this morning, Joanie and I made a spur-of-the-moment decision to make the 1 hour and 45 minute drive here from Ftichburg. The trails had just enough snow to be in very good condition overall, with solid skate decks and tracks. We strided …
Deck is holding up well. Tracks also look stable but a bit dirty in places. The trail will take a hit this week. But if it doesn’t rain, it should survive. Break out your best snow dance moves folks.