Author: Ross Thomas

Glide will be slowing down to 2/4 with the fresh snow and and the snow will muffle sound from the hiway, and noise from skis and poles so be prepared for peacefulness. Sticking is possible. If you head out, drive

The trails were groomed by a couple of amateurs yesterday so you will note the track is not as good as the last one Bucky created, but it has slowed things down, provided better grip and made the pole track

Yesterdays steady barrage of flurries obviated the need for more grooming and the masses were out to enjoy the great conditions. Glide slowed to about a 2/4 and this was enough to satiate most lovers of the “Slow and Gentle”.

The winning candidate of the naming contest is Blew Through, suggested by Peter Manchester, who wins a free self propelled trip to Sugar Brook Lodge via the circuitous Blew Through segment. Two votes behind was the Slow Gentle “Yavash”, with

Glide today remains about 3/4, at least on the downhills. Going uphill seems a lot slower for some reason…The pole track is starting to firm up so I suspect I will be having parlay with the Maestro to see about

The glide, which was a bit slow early today is back up in the 2.5-3/4 range with still soft snow in the pole tracks. Grip is good with even wax working. Still a few bits of humus poking out on

As expected Bucky’s grooming produced great conditions yesterday, eliminating the Mach-3 speed and allowing good grip. I expect things will remain similar today with glide in the 2-2.5 range as warm temps increase water content in the snow enough to

Bucky will head out mid morning to touch up the trails. This will mix yesterday’s glaze with more forgiving dry snow and should make glide slower- likely 2.5-3/4, but more importantly, snow plowing will again be possible. Grip will also

The track at Quarry Road is VERY FAST and grip is lousy. We abandoned and went to the Crooked Tree Trail where the much maligned Conifer-Umbrella has preserved soft snow with mostly good grip and glide in the manageable 2.5-3/4

Glide is approaching 4/4 . Crooked Tree trail will be slower but still fast sections