Friday, 14 February 2020

February 14 - a cool start

Today is Day 54 of skiing this season.
It's very cold outside this morning: -24 on my thermometer when I went out to ski. But our ski conditions are very good. Yesterday's snowfall of about 7 cm was just what the doctor ordered. Our central trails were combed and track-set late yesterday morning and are still skiing very nicely. The northern trails were rolled and combed in the late afternoon, just as the snowfall was ending, and they turned out really nice. I will be doing the southern trails later this morning, and then they should be excellent too.
At temperatures like this, the glide is quite slow, and you really need to take care dressing in layers. I would suggest waiting until about noon. By then, it will be quite a bit warmer, and skiing will be better.
Northfield Circuit yesterday afternoon
Mid-day update: southern trails have been groomed, as well as new track-setting on a couple of central trails. Temperature has warmed up to -10, and skiing is excellent.

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