Wednesday December 29 grooming report

I'm still working on how to insert full grooming report into blog, so bear with me, while I continue tweaking.  It is attached in PDF form for e-mail recipients.  Kenton and I had a very peaceful morning out grooming the trails -- only 3 cars in the parking lot when we finished at 11 a.m!  Kenton, thanks for your good work today!  When I left at 12:30, there was about 9 inches of new snow, and we may still get a few more tonight.  A majority of trails were groomed this morning including Sunset/Winslow, Lion's Loop, Scales Lake, Loop 3, Dog Loop, and Kannah Crossing.  Jon will be grooming tomorrow starting at 7 a.m., and will be grooming the entire track system.  He will be back at it Friday afternoon/evening starting at 2 pm to get the race course ready.  The track is a bit soft in the middle for skating, because snow is very dry, but classic tracks are perfect.  Enjoy the end of 2009 with some of the best skiing of the year!

 

Leslie

Start your decade right

No better way to start a new decade than a friendly 10K ski race on Grand Mesa. Join us Saturday January 2 for the Skyway Skuffle Freestyle 10K at Skyway. Registration begins by 10 AM for the 11 AM race. This is a freestyle race but there will be a classic track set as well for those who love to stride and glide. We're even giving you a day to nurse your New Years Eve hangover before making you exercise. Remember, the GMNC puts on high-quality races for serious competitors that at the same time are comfortable for skiers of all abilities who just want to come out and ski a fun course with a friendly gang. Check the website for more information or give me a call. See you up top!

Tom

Tom Ela
Race Director

970-434-9753
nachtambule@aol.com

grooming report for Wednesday, December 30

Has been snowing on Grand Mesa, Al reported about 5 inches of new snow as of late this afternoon.  He groomed Ward top to bottom this afternoon, but will be back on Thursday afternoon again after snow has finished up.  Kenton will be grooming tomorrow morning starting at 7 a.m. -- he will be doing just some of the trails, as it is expected to snow tomorrow and through the night Wednesday.  I'll post an update tomorrow night. 

 

Leslie

Grooming report for Tuesday, December 29

All the trails on County Line/Skyway were groomed Monday afternoon by Kenton -- thanks for all your hard work!  Temps are going to be warmer tomorrow, and there is some snow moving in that will give us a 2-3 inches Tuesday night, with some light snow on Wednesday into Wednesday night.  Because of the snow, our next grooming will be on Wednesday morning starting at 7 a.m.  Per requests, I've included report below, rather than as an attachment -- it's not as pretty, but hopefully still effective.  Here's your grooming report:

 

Grand Mesa Nordic Council
Grooming Report - December 29, 2009
Tomorrow's Weather Forecast - Slight chance of snow, High of 28 degrees, low of 8
Projected Kick Wax - Blue
Projected Glide Wax - Blue
Date			Comments
Skyway	Groomed		Distance		No Dogs Allowed
Sunset		28-Dec		2.8 k
Winslow		28-Dec		1.2 k
Lion's Loop		28-Dec		3.4 k
Arroyo		28-Dec		.7 k
Will's Hill		28-Dec		.5 k
Vista Loop		28-Dec		5.4 k
Scales Lake Road		28-Dec		3.2 k
County Line			Dogs Allowed
Loop One		28-Dec		2.5 k
Loop Two		28-Dec		1.5 k
Loop Three		28-Dec		6.1 k
Scenic Overlook Loop		28-Dec		.5 k
Dog Trail		28-Dec		1.9 k
Dog Loop		28-Dec		1.6 k
Kannah Crossing		28-Dec		1.8 k
Ward Lake			Dogs Allowed
Ward Lake		27-Dec		6.4 k
East Ward, Skinned	ungroomed		10.5 k		These trails are ungroomed, point
Horse, Deep Slough,			to point trails designated by
Wild Trail, High Trail,			markers that make for excellent
Staircase, Sheep, &			backcountry skiing & snowshoeing.
Finney
Note: Dogs are allowed on all County Line trails up to Snowmobile Crossing on Scales Lake
Road and Kannah Crossing.

Grooming Report for Monday, December 28

Was great skiing on Sunday with slightly warmer temperatures and sunny skies.  Sunday afternoon, Al groomed Ward top to bottom and set new track.  We had a chance to do some skiing over there and it was great -- thanks Al, for a job well done!  Kenton did some touch-up grooming of the more heavily used trails basically re-grading the skate lane only on Sunset/Winslow, Lion's Loop, Scales Lake, Loop 3, Loop 2, Dog Loop, and Dog Trail.  He will be out Monday afternoon starting at 1 pm with the snowcat and will be regrooming all the trails on Skyway/County Line trail system.  Al will be re-grooming Ward on Tuesday afternoon at 2 pm.  Tomorrow's weather will be some sun in the morning, becoming mostly cloudy in the afternoon with a high of 23 degrees.  Low tonight of -2.  Green kick wax was working well today, but it's possible with warmer temps, one might need a little Special Blue.  Happy skiing!

 

Leslie

December 27 Grooming Report

Hey All,

The entire track system at Skyway/County Line was groomed by snowcat this morning and afternoon, so should be great skiing tomorrow.  It was pretty brisk today -- high around 12 degrees, but no wind.  Tomorrow is looking a little warmer.  Trails are in excellent shape and make for great classic skiing right now -- so get out those waxable skis!  The skating lane is somewhat soft because of the new snow and drifting snow, especially on Kannah Crossing and Loop 3, because was our first time getting around those on the snowcat.  We will be grooming every day this week through next weekend, weather permitting.  Tomorrow, there will be grooming starting at 2 pm.  Kudos to Jon for allowing me to acompany him today -- great job!

 

Leslie

Seeking new board members

The GMNC is seeking a new board member or two.

As we focus our efforts on fundraising (to bolster our operations and begin building a warming hut fund), we're looking for volunteers who are interested in fundraising, operations, capital campaigns, trail issues, or construction projects to join our board. Of course, if you have some other skill or idea you'd like to offer GMNC, we're open to that too.

The GMNC board meets the first Tuesday of the month, October through April and meetings alternate between Grand Junction and Delta. 

Do you have time and talent to lend to the GMNC? Send a brief letter of interest to: grandmesanordic@gmail.com

Want to check us out before you commit? Join us for our next board meeting, Tuesday, January 5th at 6:30 p.m. at Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Colorado's meeting rooms. (Ground floor next to Spoons Restaurant, 3090 North 12th in GJ.)

For more info on the meeting, email grandmesanordic@gmail.com or call Dave Knutson, 970- 261-1496.

--Christie