Trails at Alturas Lake were again groomed on Saturday, the 23rd. A foggy morning moved into a bright sunny day. Skate lanes were widened on some trails and the skiing in general was quite good… but… some of the classic tracks were less than “classic” as the hard snow base resisted deep groove formation. More trail work scheduled for Sunday.
Alturas trails were last groomed on Wednesday, January 20th. Further grooming is scheduled for Friday the 22nd and Saturday the 23rd – the birthdays of poets John Donne and Derek Walcott.
“No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friend’s or of thine own were: any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bells tolls; it tolls for thee.” – John Donne
“The time will come when, with elation, you will greet yourself at your own door, in your own mirror, and each will smile at the other’s welcome.” – Derek Walcott.
On Sunday, the 17th of January, ever stoic Chadeus Maximus and first man Adam, the ski club’s most excellent groomers, pushed the corduroy and classic tracks at Alturas Lake and Park Creek to new heights. All trails were groomed for skate and classic and were once again aptly described as most enchanting and otherworldly.
On Saturday, the 16th day of 2021, all trails at Alturas Lake were groomed, looking good and skiing great.
After grooming sessions on the 13th, 14th and 15th, trails at Alturas Lake were wide, firm and providing a most enjoyable ski experience. The wet snow and subsequent freeze at the beginning of the week left a frozen crusty surface that has been graded and ginzu groomed repeatedly to good results. Skate skiing was excellent on Friday. Classic tracks were laid on most of the Trail to the Lake, Over the Hill and South Loop and hopefully will be added to with grooming on Saturday along with additional corduroy combing of skate lanes.
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