by DK | Jan 8, 2015 | .
On January 7th, neophyte groomer Timmy ventured forth onto the Alturas Lake ski trails for the first time without the watchful accompaniment of grooming master Davinius. He had been instructed to not only lay down some first class corduroy, but also while doing so, to contemplate the significance of Galileo Galilei’s discovery of the four largest moons of Jupiter on that same date in the year 1610. Galileo’s discovery dealt a serious blow to the then accepted geocentric view that the earth was the center of the universe with everything orbiting around it. A good groomer must question the similar egocentric view that everything revolves around his own personal ego and learn to serve the greater public good. Skiers reported the resulting skating lanes on the Trail to the Lake to be most excellent and the new classic tracks on Over the Hill, Wapiti, and along the Creekside Trail to be particularly groovy.
by DK | Jan 7, 2015 | .
On the 5th of January approximately 5 inches of heavy new snow fell on the Alturas Lake ski trails. On Tuesday, the 6th, all of those trails were groomed. After getting the multiknived ginzu groomer stuck in the glommy snow, our dedicated grooming team pulled out the lighter weight roller/compactor, looping back again and again, never deviating from their set course, until finally all was good and all was corduroy. No classic tracks were set.
by DK | Jan 4, 2015 | .
On Sunday, the 4th of January, 2015, expect to experience slight periods of weightlessness and maximal energy flux as Pluto aligns with Jupiter and Cancer and Capricorn are conjoined under the full wolf moon, propelling you forward into the new year and possibly down the ski trail as well. By balancing this unusual astrological tug and pull, you may experience incredibly powerful kicks and increased glide at the Alturas lake ski area. On Saturday, all trails were groomed and classic tracks were set on the Trail to the Lake, Over the Hill and South Loop. North Cabin Creek was just packed for the first time on Friday and rolled on Saturday and might be best described as navigable but rough, so do remember to watch your speed on its winding sharp corners during this planetary alignment.
by DK | Jan 2, 2015 | .
On January first, 2015, with the temperature shivering through single digits, the pretty girl from the village donned several layers of winter pants, mittens and sweaters, fleeces and jackets, and wrapped her head in multiple scarves and hats like an arctic bedouin and headed out into the frigid wilderness, accompanying Davinius on his yearly pilgrimage to Alturas Lake on the first day of the new year. They cut through the pure white snow fields with ginzu knives, sacrificing their own flesh to the cold on that holy day of obligation once known as the Feast of the Circumcision. All trails were groomed except for North Cabin Creek which is scheduled for its initial packing today, January 2nd, now that neophyte grooming acolyte Timmy has returned from his sojourn in the woods of Oregon.
by DK | Jan 1, 2015 | .
On the last day of 2014, the Trail to the Lake, Over the Hill and South Loop were groomed for classic and skate skiing. The trail from the bridge to the lake was a bit soft in the afternoon but no doubt hardened over night as the temperature dipped to about 13 degrees below zero. Wapiti and Sheep Thrills skating lanes were also groomed and were very pretty but also rather soft and narrow.
Alturas Lake has just now fully frozen, so should you ski out, make a point of listening for the the ice beginning to sing its magical early winter melody. You can check out willyprettygooddog’s Alturas Lake video and audio recording of this phenomenal phenomenon at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7IE4uNwJi0.
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