On Wednesday the 8th and Thursday the 9th, Over the Hill, North Cabin, South Loop and the Trail to the Lake were rolled at Alturas Lake. All trails are skiable but somewhat soft with classic tracks still visible on most trails east of the Creek.
On Tuesday, January 7th, in celebration of Russian Orthodox Christmas, all trails to the east of Alturas Lake Creek were double ginzu groomed for skate and classic. Wolves gathered around a Christmas Tree in the Forest agreed that the trails were the very best they had seen this season and that the cross country skiers looked to be delicious as well.
On January 6th, the feast of the Epiphany and of the Theophany, which celebrate the revelation of divinity on our human plane, that old pagan groomer Davinius began his day with a breakfast of liver and eggs in front of a blazing wood stove… his way of honoring the divine Titan Prometheus who brought the gift of fire to mortals so many eons ago and paid dearly for it. Once he warmed up, Davinius was going to check on some ginzu grooming knives that were still acting up and perhaps set some classic tracks.
Over the weekend, Adam and Chad had been keeping up with continued snowfall as best they could at Alturas and Park Creek ski areas. Adam also planned to groom some today. Skiing should be pretty good on all trails but expect to find some new snow out there.
On Friday at Alturas Lake, all trails to the east of the creek were ginzu groomed and directional signs were added to the trails. One couple, skimming along on the fresh corduroy said it was the best ski day of their entire lives. Davinius, falling head over heels for the pretty girl from the village replied, “Yeah, mine too!”
After 5 to 6 inches of snow fell at Park Creek on Wednesday, Adam, still the first man of grooming, rolled everything out that afternoon, returning on Thursday to set classic tracks and groom everything but larkspur. He plans to finish things up Friday and put out trail markers.
8 to 10 inches of new snow fell at Alturas lake and on Thursday, the second of January, all cross country ski trails were double rolled and looking great. However, things there turned ugly when a angry mob of snowmen, protesting the day’s massive compaction of snow, gathered outside the home of old groomer Davinius. He was forced to arm himself with two hand held hair driers for his own protection and vowed that grooming would continue on Friday, even as a volley of snowballs was hurled in his direction. When will this madness end?
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