by DK | Mar 3, 2019 | .
Thanks to the hard work of our dedicated groomers, after days of shoveling just to get to the ski area and then digging grooming equipment out of deep snowy holes, driving off into dead ends looking for lost trails, digging through drifts while groaning and cussing and filling in scary tree wells while laughing and wondering at the beauty of trees, their efforts are beginning to show results. At Alturas the trails to the east of the creek are looking great. Chad has groomed out a firm hard surface pleasing to classic and skate skiers alike. Old man Davinius is working on the Trail to the Lake and North Cabin and should have skiable products by Sunday eve. And at Park Creek, Adam is rumored to be driving round and round, also hoping to have all trails looking good on the week end.
by DK | Feb 27, 2019 | .
With the all three routes into the Sawtooth Valley blocked by avalanches and windblown snow, with grooming equipment stuck in snowbanks and ski trails impassable, with frequent electrical outages, no food for the banquet and the wolf at the door, the Sawtooth Ski Club has announced the postponement of the 17th annual Sawtooth Ski Festival for one week. This is an unprecedented turn of events but it seemed like the right thing to do. All festivities are being rescheduled for the weekend of March 9th and 10th, same times, same places. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, but the indomitable, never say die spirit of festival workers was forced to yield, powerless in the face of untamed nature.
by DK | Feb 18, 2019 | .
On Sunday night, with less than 2 weeks to go before the big Sawtooth Ski Festival weekend, trail groomers met around an open fire under the waxing snow moon and tasted the soup kitchen concoctions of Kitty Boy and the pretty girl from the village. All agreed that while the soup was absolutely scrumptious, a bit more curry couldn’t hurt the pot and much merry making and toasting ensued. “Here’s to the pretty girl from the village!” they cried as they guzzled glugg and giggled. Trails at both ski areas had been groomed through the deepest snow drifts and even the trail to Alturas Lake and the terrible hills of North Cabin were once again negotiable, if not yet perfect.
by DK | Feb 17, 2019 | .
After Chad beat down big snow at Alturas Lake on Friday, Davinius touched up all skate lanes to the east of the creek on Saturday. Classic tracks were added to Over the Hill, South Loop, and the Trail to the Lake as far as the bridge junction. On Sunday, Davinius planned to return to the untracked wastes and push on to the lake. He fed his cats a large breakfast and bid them a teary farewell, fearing that the scary deep drifts might swallow him whole. At Park Creek Adam hopes to have all trails open again by Monday.
by DK | Feb 13, 2019 | .
On Tuesday, February 12th, Davinius headed out at the Alturas Lake Ski Area for an afternoon of grooming. He rolled across 2 meadows, up the hill and through the woods to start packing out the hilltop site for the 2019 Ski Festival. He immediately got really, really stuck in the deep untracked snow. After 45 minutes of digging, he rolled back down the hill to his car and drove home where he put on his jammies and pounded down a couple of Arnold Palmers while spinning some platters on his turntable. “I give up”, he said and drifted off to sleep as the music played on.
In Heavy Rotation:
“A Hazy Shade of Winter” – Simon and Garfunkel
“Running Up That Hill” – Kate Bush
“Groovin” – The Young Rascals
“Happy Trails” Quicksilver Messenger Service
“A Momentary Lapse of Reason” – Pink Floyd
“Stuck in the Middle” – Stealer’s Wheel
“Fifteen Feet of Pure White Snow” – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
“Dig It” – the Beatles
“I’m So Tired” – the Beatles
“Let’s Go” – The Cars
“Take the Long Way Home” – Supertramp
“Home Again” – Carole King
“Put Your Records On” – Corinne Bailey Rae
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