Grooming Question

WEll, its a long story...
You are supposed to be a member or with a member to use their
amenities. But, since nobody cares about CC skiing there is nobody
around to check on people. So, any skiers in our area who want to
skate (about all 5 of us) just hop on the trails and go. They only
groom once a week (usually Thursday for the weekend crowd) but it
lasts for a while unless we get heavy snow. And, yes, I agree, they
are AWESOME trails.

We have some people who try to classic ski on these skating trails and
that is fine... it does not hurt the trail at all.

Happy skiing !
JK

That is an absolutely fabulous place, JK. Do you have to belong to it to use
the nordic trails? My buddy up there said I could go with him whenever I
want, but I was just wondering if it's open for anyone to use those trails?
I'm guessing not.

June

"32 degrees" wrote in message
...
yup, that's how they do it...
We get 20 inches of powder and they pack it rock solid for skating...
yeeee
haaa
JK

"John Roden" wrote in message
om...
Looks like that was a downhill area and they took the big groomer out
on the nordic trails. They work pretty much the same, a tiller and a
squasher, sort of like a zamboni machine for the snow.


"Diva" wrote in message
...
Most XC trails I have skied on so far are two tracks. Last weekend a
friend
and I were guests at a private ski resort near Gaylord, MI and the XC
trails
were groomed differently. They were about 8 feet across and had no
tracks
(or deep grooves) in them at all. Rather, they looked as if someone
had
dragged a piece of corrugated siding across them. They were wonderful,
powdery and enabled me to actually snowplow to a stop, something I
find
almost impossible to do when skiing in prepared tracks.

Why are trails groomed in tracks? Or why weren't these? Are there
different
grooming methods for different styles of skiing? I could see a
herringbone
pattern on the snow in front of us as we skied, as if someone was
maybe
skate-skiing there before us (maybe?). I liked those wide, track-less
trails.

June

Heeeeee HEEEEE!!!! That's GREAT, JK. There wasn't a soul around there at all
while we were there. I wondered why you couldn't just do that. Where do you
park? Being with one of the members, we had to go by a gate house. Can you
just park on a road and jump over there? Even though my friend said I could
go anytime, I'm just thinking, say I'm up there sometime, and he's not
around and I just feel like zooming for awhile? I'd like to do just that.
Those are great trails. Some of the hills were pretty steep (for me) but
they gave me a nice adrenaline rush, and the snow was so nice and powdery.

Have you gone to Aspen Woods Park and skied at night? That impressed me,
too. The lighted trails are really nice, and the woods are beautiful.

June

"32 degrees" wrote in message
om...
WEll, its a long story...
You are supposed to be a member or with a member to use their
amenities. But, since nobody cares about CC skiing there is nobody
around to check on people. So, any skiers in our area who want to
skate (about all 5 of us) just hop on the trails and go. They only
groom once a week (usually Thursday for the weekend crowd) but it
lasts for a while unless we get heavy snow. And, yes, I agree, they
are AWESOME trails.

We have some people who try to classic ski on these skating trails and
that is fine... it does not hurt the trail at all.

Happy skiing !
JK

That is an absolutely fabulous place, JK. Do you have to belong to it to
use
the nordic trails? My buddy up there said I could go with him whenever I
want, but I was just wondering if it's open for anyone to use those
trails?
I'm guessing not.

June

"32 degrees" wrote in message
...
yup, that's how they do it...
We get 20 inches of powder and they pack it rock solid for skating...
yeeee
haaa
JK

"John Roden" wrote in message
om...
Looks like that was a downhill area and they took the big groomer
out
on the nordic trails. They work pretty much the same, a tiller and
a
squasher, sort of like a zamboni machine for the snow.


"Diva" wrote in message
...
Most XC trails I have skied on so far are two tracks. Last weekend
a
friend
and I were guests at a private ski resort near Gaylord, MI and the
XC
trails
were groomed differently. They were about 8 feet across and had no
tracks
(or deep grooves) in them at all. Rather, they looked as if
someone
had
dragged a piece of corrugated siding across them. They were
wonderful,
powdery and enabled me to actually snowplow to a stop, something I
find
almost impossible to do when skiing in prepared tracks.

Why are trails groomed in tracks? Or why weren't these? Are there
different
grooming methods for different styles of skiing? I could see a
herringbone
pattern on the snow in front of us as we skied, as if someone was
maybe
skate-skiing there before us (maybe?). I liked those wide,
track-less
trails.

June

Oh yes, the Otsego Club trails are great.
Usually you can just drive in... if not we park on the west side of the club
off of Hayes road.
And, yes, I do ski Aspen Park too - nearly every day I could this winter.
Not many trails but it is groomed perfectly all the time. NIght skiing
there is fun too... very well lit.

gaylord has great skiing !

JK

"Diva" wrote in message
...
Heeeeee HEEEEE!!!! That's GREAT, JK. There wasn't a soul around there at
all
while we were there. I wondered why you couldn't just do that. Where do
you
park? Being with one of the members, we had to go by a gate house. Can you
just park on a road and jump over there? Even though my friend said I
could
go anytime, I'm just thinking, say I'm up there sometime, and he's not
around and I just feel like zooming for awhile? I'd like to do just that.
Those are great trails. Some of the hills were pretty steep (for me) but
they gave me a nice adrenaline rush, and the snow was so nice and powdery.

Have you gone to Aspen Woods Park and skied at night? That impressed me,
too. The lighted trails are really nice, and the woods are beautiful.

June

"32 degrees" wrote in message
om...
WEll, its a long story...
You are supposed to be a member or with a member to use their
amenities. But, since nobody cares about CC skiing there is nobody
around to check on people. So, any skiers in our area who want to
skate (about all 5 of us) just hop on the trails and go. They only
groom once a week (usually Thursday for the weekend crowd) but it
lasts for a while unless we get heavy snow. And, yes, I agree, they
are AWESOME trails.

We have some people who try to classic ski on these skating trails and
that is fine... it does not hurt the trail at all.

Happy skiing !
JK

That is an absolutely fabulous place, JK. Do you have to belong to it
to
use
the nordic trails? My buddy up there said I could go with him whenever
I
want, but I was just wondering if it's open for anyone to use those
trails?
I'm guessing not.

June

"32 degrees" wrote in message
...
yup, that's how they do it...
We get 20 inches of powder and they pack it rock solid for
skating...
yeeee
haaa
JK

"John Roden" wrote in message
om...
Looks like that was a downhill area and they took the big groomer
out
on the nordic trails. They work pretty much the same, a tiller
and
a
squasher, sort of like a zamboni machine for the snow.


"Diva" wrote in message
...
Most XC trails I have skied on so far are two tracks. Last
weekend
a
friend
and I were guests at a private ski resort near Gaylord, MI and
the
XC
trails
were groomed differently. They were about 8 feet across and had
no
tracks
(or deep grooves) in them at all. Rather, they looked as if
someone
had
dragged a piece of corrugated siding across them. They were
wonderful,
powdery and enabled me to actually snowplow to a stop, something
I
find
almost impossible to do when skiing in prepared tracks.

Why are trails groomed in tracks? Or why weren't these? Are
there
different
grooming methods for different styles of skiing? I could see a
herringbone
pattern on the snow in front of us as we skied, as if someone
was
maybe
skate-skiing there before us (maybe?). I liked those wide,
track-less
trails.

June

Yes, it sure does. It's quite nice up there.

June

"32 degrees" wrote in message
...
Oh yes, the Otsego Club trails are great.
Usually you can just drive in... if not we park on the west side of the
club
off of Hayes road.
And, yes, I do ski Aspen Park too - nearly every day I could this winter.
Not many trails but it is groomed perfectly all the time. NIght skiing
there is fun too... very well lit.

gaylord has great skiing !

JK