As we approach the December 1 starting date, hopefully everyone remembers we need 18 inches minimum of snow for us to begin grooming. We need this much snow or more to cover the rocks and stumps and other debris that is on the trails so we don’t damage the equipment.
I have been doing last minute preparations at the groomer shed this last month, so everything will be ready. I have changed out the bulbs in the lower shop with LED to hopefully prevent a power surcharge when we are there working with all the lights on and the air compressor and heater on. It cost me $90 surcharge for one day last spring for a spike in electrical use.
Special thanks to Larry Randall, John Mandersheid and Tony Glover for putting logs at the Woodland Crossing and Spout Springs to help prevent the wash out problems that we encountered on low snowfall years as well as warmer temperature melting snow creating marshes in these spots. We will see how this works this year as they are predicting an El Nino winter with warm temperatures and less snowfall.
THINK SNOW!!
Jess Thompson
TTF grooming chairman
