I was up on the mountain with one of the other groomer drivers, we took the VK and toured the water holes. The one at TenEyke Meadows is frozen over on top but water is still running underneath at about half the rate of this past week-end. Spout Springs Marsh is holding with less water running under it as well. Woodland crossing has washed out. There is about a 4 foot gap in the trail with water still running from 2 different directions through it. The trails are hard as we burned hi-fax on the VK so better have your scratchers down on your sleds. There is 2-4 inches of snow in the forecast for mid-week but not more than that. The trails are in good shape with only small bumps. Rocks and stumps are showing through above the Spout summer home area and the back side of Baldy as well as bare ground there. Going around the point at Baldy there is about 200 yards of bare pavement. Road banks are bare as well as places in the trees. Again, it looks like late March.
I did groom Saturday February 10 to Morning Creek and back twice and to Baldy and back. The snow was very hard and the groomer just wants to go up and down over the bumps. I did smooth it up some.
We’ll see what happens the rest of this week.
Thanks
Jess Thompson TTF grooming chairman.