On Nov 20, 5:55*pm, gr wrote:
Aside from the obvious nice heavy top crust snow, is it possible to
skate on snow which is say, 9 inches deep and untraveled? Or is trail
breaking something you can't do at all wit skate skis?
gr

not on "skating skis" (i.e short and narrow) for sure. Skating
requires glide. I am not sure what kind of glide you can get through
9" of snow. Breaking trail after a fresh snowfall is "classic" style
skiing, but there is not much glide there either