A big thanks to our volunteer groomers and everyone that came out to ski this weekend! It was great to be out on the trails with you and see so many of you enjoying a beautiful day outside yesterday.
During the day Sunday we saw vast improvements to our snow surface. Early in the morning, Pingree was resurfaced, now providing the firmest skating surface in our trail network. Later in the morning, the Grassrides trails at Appleton were groomed with the Ginzu for the first time after this storm, recieving multiple passes of skate grooming as well as some classic tracks.
This morning,
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Welcome to the weekend, skiers! We’ve got plenty of snow on the ground and a bright sun overhead! ❄️☀️❄️☀️
North Shore Nordic has been been grooming into the night Friday, however the wind has been fighting back hard in large,open fields. Despite our efforts, some fields have waves of drifting snow mid-field and deeper drifts at the leeward sides. Very dramatic to see in person. The wooded trails are beautiful.
The following trail areas have been skate groomed with roller, with some surfaced with corduroy:
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Good Morning Skiers,
After "bombogenesis" winter storm Grayson left us with a over a foot of fresh snow, we are looking forward to some excellent skiing in the days to come. Facing challenging grooming conditions (check yesterday's report for more details) our volunteer groomers have laid down a preliminary surface on much of our trail network. Grooming deep fresh snow is challenging and optimal conditions cannot be achieved right off the bat, requiring multiple passes and adequate time to let the snow 'set up'. Over the day today, our team will continue to work on resurfacing existing groomed terrain, as well as set classic tracks on wooded trails.
The following trail areas have been skate groomed with roller, and with some surfaced with corduroy or have a set tracks this morning ; there is lots of fresh snow and good skiing to be had.
- Appleton Farms: Lamson Field
- Appleton Farms: Grassrides Trails
- Pingree School Loop
- Harvard Forest- Pingree Woodlands
- Bradley Palmer- Asbury Loop
Be sure to check back for additional updates as more grooming takes place throughout the day.
Hope to see you out on the trails and remember to support North Shore Nordic with a donation!
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At 8:00pm we measured the snowfall from Storm Grayson at 12", and it is still coming down.
We are going to call today’s battle between North Shore Nordic’s valiant grooming crews and Mother Nature’s blizzard a tie!
She had us on the ropes in the open fields, with white out conditions challenging navigation and deep 3’ drifts swallowing the sled and stalling the roller. More than once, teams had to dig the sled out or unhitch the roller and “pre-pack” with the snowmobile alone. Rolled trails quickly filled in with blowing snow.
Crews recovered in the sheltered, wooded areas, establishing base trails in preparation for finish grooming tomorrow.
The Scorecard:
Pingree Woodland/Harvard Forest, Appleton Grassrides, and the Asbury Trail in Bradley Palmer are the most skiable surfaces. These trails have been rolled, but do not have set tracks or fine corduroy.
The open fields at Appleton Farms and Pingree do not have established trails that are not covered by drifting snow.
With a full roster of volunteers we will be out early tomorrow grooming the fields as much as the forecast and wind allows. We also plan to set tracks on the wooded trails.
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Our volunteer grooming team was out early this morning re-grooming trails at Pingree. Fresh corduroy for your skiing pleasure!
Next stop is Patton Park where we will groom and train new grooming volunteers. If you'd like to help there are a variety of areas where we can always use help, Click here for our volunteer list.
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Our volunteer grooming team did a test up and around Sagamore Hill. They encountered thin cover, wind blown, and icy conditions. There wasn't enough snow to use our ginzu groomer and our roller had little effect due to the icy crust. There is still good skiing at Appleton, Pingree, and Bradley Palmer. See our grooming report from yesterday for a complete list of trails, and don't forget to donate. See you out there for some good winter exercise!
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The low temps did not keep us from grooming this morning. We covered a lot of ground. Here's a list of what's been groomed:
- Harvard Forest Pingree Woodland Connector groomed for skate
- Appleton Grassrides multiple routes groomed for classic and skate- ski it while it's fresh!
- Lamson Field groomed for skate and classic
- The Plains groomed for skate and classic
- Farmstead Connector groomed for skate
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After a day moving equipment and making minor repairs, NSNA braved the 10 degree chill and was back refreshing Pingree tonight. The skating lanes should be wide, firm and fast with extensive classic tracks set as well. Hope you get a chance to get out there and ski! Don't forget to donate!
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Last night grooming volunteers connected the Pingree Trails to Bradley Palmer via the Asbury Loop Trail. This morning they headed over to Appleton and groomed for skate and classic at Lamson Field, the Plains Loop, and the Farmstead connector. In some areas of light snow coverage the track setter could not be used. Conditions are soft corduroy due to very dry snow, and and high winds are covering fresh tracks in some areas.
The plan for this afternoon is to groom the Williams Field Loop at Appleton.
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Board member Jim Trudeau snuck away from holiday festivities early afternoon to groom Pingree, and he reports wide, firm corduroy. Great for skating or classic. He was able to come back again tonight for second pass and added classic tracks. Blowing snow may fill in some of the sections in the open fields. Check back tomorrow for additional updates.
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