On Tuesday, the second of February,  Plumoutaluck Puck, the skiing Alturas Lake woodchuck, saw his shadow at 8:25 a.m. as the sun crested Galena Pass and illuminated his humble little hummock. Six more weeks of good skiing are predicted. Corduroyed trails at Alturas will be refreshed with a ginzu grooming on Tuesday afternoon. Classic tracks there still look nice but watch out for some soft shoulders that could use a bit more compaction.

At Park Creek, classic tracks are still set on Lupine, Camas and Shooting Star. All other trails, including skyrocket, were rolled yesterday for skating and snow conditions were described as “Choice” except for on Sego, where downed trees are blocking passage.