Sunday, November 30, 2008
Sunday's snow isn't quite enough yet to groom. There's maybe 2+ inches of snow on the trails however we need another inch or two plus some cold temperatures to safely start. We did experiment today but the snowmobile skis are going right through the light snow to the grass and dirt underneath.
Have Ski Trail Grooming questions? Send them to: rascgrooming@charterinternet.com.
| Report Date | Date Groomed | New Snow | Classic Track? | Conditions |
| 11/30/2008 | 4/1/2008 | 2" | No | Ungroomed |
11/30/2008 - Insufficient snow yet for grooming.
| Report Date | Date Groomed | New Snow | Classic Track? | Conditions |
| 11/30/2008 | 4/1/2008 | 2" | No | Ungroomed |
11/30/2008 - Insufficient snow yet for grooming.
11/30/2008 - ungroomed, no report
Park Site
This trail report provides the most recent update on trail conditions on many of the most popular trails in Northern Wisconsin.
RASC Volunteer Ski Trail Grooming started this season on November 11, 2006 and concluded on March 12, 2007. During that time, a team of 7 volunteer groomers performed trail grooming on approximately 4.5K of trails at the Quarry Hill Nature Center. A 2.25K loop was also groomed on the fields of Schmidt Park on an experimental basis.
We provided good groomed conditions for 58 days of skiing. The team groomed 46 separate times for an approximate total of 144 volunteer hours, 426 snowmobile miles, and used 121 gallons of gas. Grooming operations were conducted without incident throughout the season, i.e. there were no occurrences of equipment damage, personal injury, or any other unexpected events. The new grooming equipment performed well. The most amazing results came from the YTS Ginzu Groomer’s ability to renovate an icy trail back to an ideal combed skiing surface in one pass. Packing and grooming for skate skiing took approximately 2.5 hours per outing. Setting a classic track took an additional 2.5 hours.
We’re looking forward to grooming next season. We’ll be researching better equipment and methods to pack large snowfalls as well as options for setting classic tracks with minimal snow. We will also work with the Park and Recreation Department to understand their preferences for grooming on the northwest side of town with the hope of continuing to offer that service next season.
