When the snow stopped falling yesterday around dinner time, we had received close to 20 cm, propelled by strong north winds. That means there was a lot of drifting in some areas.
Fortunately, winds are very light this morning, so the -13 temperature doesn't feel too bad.(and the forecast high for this afternoon is a very nice -4)
Trails got an initial grooming with the roller/comb yesterday, while snow was still falling. I will groom again today to firm up the base, set some track, and clean up the drifted spots. Skiing will be very good today. According to today's forecast, we may get a few more centimetres of snow this evening.
The parking lot on 5 Sideroad has been plowed.
11:30 a.m. Update: The entire network has been regroomed, and track-set where appropriate. The snow groomed up really nice. We have excellent skiing conditions, probably the best we've had so far this year.
Oh Deer: when you ski our trails you will probably see evidence that white-tailed deer have been there, with their sharp little hooves punctuating my beautifully groomed trail surfaces. This is especially true on the flat central trails, such as Black Cherry, Field and Forest, and Stone Hedge. There are lots of apple trees along these trails, and the deer come to dig up and eat apples from under the trees. In a few places, the deer excavations extend out into the trail surface, so you might encounter a bit of roughness as you ski over. I can't do much about this; they were here first. I encountered a group of 4 deer this morning while grooming Black Cherry.
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