Training Log Archive: Swampfox

Skied in the late afternoon. Groomers had done more work on the trails, which were still somewhat soft after they were done, and then during the day sun warmed the snow up, softening it more, and and all traffic left its impressions. By the time I was out, things were cooling down again and starting to re-freeze and were getting crusty in places. So, as one skier remarked to me as we passed--he was heading in, I was headed out--"it's challenging skiing".

Which it was, but still it was better than yesterday, and the challenging skiing was nothing compared to the running! Everywhere was soft and uneven, except for where it was icy and uneven. Where drifts had formed across the trails, there was a certain amount of post-holing no matter how gingerly I tried to sneak across.

All in all, a lovely day with full sun from start to finish, and temps that reached the upper 20s after a chilly start to the day.