by DK | Apr 9, 2016 | .
The ski trails at Alturas Lake are no longer recommended for your skiing enjoyment. On Friday, April 8th, trail signs and grooming equipment were pulled from the west side of the creek as grooming efforts skittered towards an ultimate denouement for the 2015 – 2016 season. Faintly scratched marks were left behind on the bumpy deteriorating trail as Davinius pulled a parade of implements across the early morning snow fields but the result could hardly be called grooming… it was more of a final retreat. The last trail signs on the east side of the creek and the plywood shields from the bridge crossing will be pulled on Saturday or Sunday. Tree wells are growing ever larger in the hot afternoon sun and old ski tracks buried in the snow pack have reemerged, morphing in daily cycles of mushy grooves and icy ruts. Fine corduroy and crisp classic tracks are but a memory. The good news is that off trail cold morning crust cruising continues to be mind blowing and is a special treat if you can catch it while it’s good.
by DK | Apr 2, 2016 | .
The ski trails at Alturas Lake were last groomed on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 29th and 30th. However, incredible morning crust cruising conditions in the Sawtooth Valley make them seem superfluous at this time. This has to be the best crust in several years and is sure to bring a smile to your face.
by DK | Mar 31, 2016 | .
On March 30th, the trail from the bridge to Alturas lake was groomed for skate and classic. Crust cruising was reported to be excellent in the morning hours as well.
by DK | Mar 30, 2016 | .
On Tuesday, March 29th, Over the Hill, Sheep Thrills, Wapiti, the Connector, South Loop and the Trail to the Lake as far as the bridge junction were groomed for skate and classic at the Alturas Lake ski area. Grooming from the bridge to the lake is scheduled for Wednesday.
by DK | Mar 27, 2016 | .
On Saturday, March 26th, all of the ski trails at Alturas Lake were groomed for skate and classic, except for North Cabin and Sheep Thrills. The skating lane on Sheep thrills was touched up with a single pass of the ginzu groomer but no classic tracks were added. Surveying the trails as they changed from hard and unforgiving ice in the morning to a warm mushy surface in the afternoon it was apparent to the old groomer Davinius that the ski season would soon be coming to an end and he recalled the words of Robert Frost, born on that very day 142 years ago.
“Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I’ve tasted of desire,
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.”
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