Work is progressing on our preparations for the coming ski season, but with a couple of differences this year.
First, I have to report that a portion of our ski trail network will be closed at the beginning of the season. One of our landowners, the Valley of the Mother of God, is having some timber harvested on their property in November and December. This means that all the northern trails - any trail north of and including #12 or #9 - will not be open until the logging operations are completed. Hopefully this will be done by January 1. After that, the trails will have to be inspected and assessed to see if they have been damaged or blocked by debris. I will not be putting up any of the usual ski trail signage at the north end until the trails are ready to be re-opened.
A second factor is slowing down our preparations this year: I have suffered an injury, a torn Achilles tendon, which severely limits my mobility. I am getting the signage up, but it's taking longer than usual.
On the positive side, the new trail that I mentioned in my previous post is ready to go. I've called it the Twisty trail and given it number 24. It is 0.5 km long and has a nice little hill at the east end.
That's all for now. Let's hope that the weather cools down and we get some snow soon.