Skiing on the First Snow of the Year
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Trail Report
Another hard freeze last night with temps dropping down to the lower 20’s. Still hanging on to some of the snow from the storm earlier this week that dropped around 4″ of snow. A early morning moonlight ski Friday morning found good coverage on Suicide Hill and fast conditions leading to a beautiful sunrise. The coverage on the ski trails is spotty and most of the snow should slowly melt off today and tomorrow. A lot of branches and twigs coming down from the high winds during the storm we have started clearing off otherwise the trails are in great shape and ready for the real snow to fly (which we hope for after a hard freeze to set up the ground and sloughs, typically the end of November).
The trails will be open at no charge until deer hunting season which is the first part of November. The mountain bike trails are wet and sloppy right now but if they dry out proper, will be open for riding, including the new singletrack at Twin lakes.
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Morning Glow
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Trail Report
A hard freeze last night making for some great late October crust skiing on the 4″ of snow that fell Tuesday night and Wednesday morning from the Record record beaking storm (as far as low pressure) Around 2″ of rain fell leading up to the snow. Enough snow Wednesday to head out on the trails for the first ski of the year. Sloppy for sure but always fun to see the “white stuff” first time of the season. A check of the inner trails didn’t find any big trees coming down, surprisingly, but lots of twigs and small branches that we will clear off the best we can. Otherwise the trails are in great shape and ready for the real snow to fly which we hope for after a hard freeze to set up the ground and sloughs, typically the end of November.
The trails will be open at no charge until deer hunting season which is the first part of November. The mountain bike trails are wet and sloppy right now but if they dry out proper, will be open for riding, including the new singletrack at Twin lakes.
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First Snow and Ski of the Year!
The first accumulating snowfall of the season occurred Tuesday night with three inches of wet and sticky snow from the powerful storm hitting the Midwest this week. Just enough to get out for the first ski of the year! The snow will most likely melt off by Thursday afternoon but always exciting to see the first white of the season. Check out the trail reports with photos from the first snowfall and ski of the year.