Life is short. Ski long.

Another beautiful day up there on the Mesa. The air temperatures were spring-like (see GMNC Vice-President Annie Deprey at left), but the snow conditions were pure winter--cold powder.

Life is good. Enjoy it while you can!

--Christie

Grooming for 2/28

Happy to report we have resolved our snowcat starting problems and will have Skyway/County Line groomed this morning.

Al will be working at Ward this morning as well.

WRobertson

Yet Another Beautiful Weekend in Paradise

A weak cold front passed through the Grand Mesa and vicinity valleys this Friday morning. It may produce a little snow Friday afternoon, maybe an inch or three. Gusty NW winds diminish this evening, and clearing skies will bring cold morning temperatures on Saturday.

 

High Pressure builds over western Colorado again this weekend. Saturday should be mostly sunny with cold snow (snow temperatures 15-25?) and afternoon high temperatures climbing into the upper 20s to near freezing. Clouds invade Saturday night and thicken on Sunday. Increasing clouds and winds on Sunday will bring warmer snow (SnowTemp 22-30?), and afternoon air temperatures into the 30s. But the clouds will likely produce a flat light, perhaps not quite as pleasant as Saturday.

 

Breezy, cloudy and mild continue into next week. Light snowfall may start as early as Tuesday, but heavier snow is forecast for Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning. First estimate now is 5-10inches of new snow with some bigger drifts by Thursday afternoon. As the snowpack has gone through daily freeze/thaw for the last several days, it has begun to crust up. It is probably too thin to support skinny skis yet, but give it a try.

 

So enjoy yet another beautiful weekend.

Mojo

Fun at Ward Lake!

We had a great ski with friends at Ward Lake the weekend before last. We were on the trail as Al Fournier groomed it and chatted with him back at the trailhead after our ski.

Lee Gelatt

Grooming report 2/25

Both Skyway/County Line and Ward groomed today. Conditions ranged from 8" of new snow on top to boilerplate from the rain at Ward. Strong SW winds were causing drifting in the usual places, but overall nice conditions for skiing.

Looking at Sat. morning for next grooming, after the next system passes.

Also, would the person who offered up the use of the portable generator please get in contact with myself or Kenton Shaw. We are interested!

WRobertson

Grooming for week 2/23-28

We have scheduled Wed. for the next grooming. The timing of the storms are a challenge to have the grooming plan in place more than 24 hrs. out.
Looking at Friday and Sat. for the next grooming.

WRobertson

Grooming report 2/22

On Sat. both County Line and the Ward system were groomed. Excellent skiing on all of our trails but we continue to experience snowmobiles at Ward and oblivious snowshoers at Skyway/County Line which requires us to regroom these trails.
We are asking our members to assist us on the trails by educating snowshoers trashing the classic and skating lanes, and reporting wayward snowmobilers to the USFS (with registration # if possible).

Thank you;
W Robertson
GMNC grooming coordinator