Best conditions of the year

I just groomed at Timber Coulee; the Rod & Gun land and DNR trails.  The conditions this weekend may be the best we get all year... so get out there and enjoy it!  There is not enough snow on the hill road - please do not ski on it because it will damage our skis.

It is going to be hot Monday - Wednesday, and it doesn't take much for our snow to go south in a hurry.  I will wait until it cools down and then assess when I can groom again.

KVR and Viroqua Hills Golf Course (skate only) were groomed recently.  Prairie Wind is a nice option in town.  Lots of local choices this weekend.

Fresh tracks in town! (at Prairie Wind)

Sonya has graciously allowed us to ski at Prairie Wind.  The groomed loop is a little more than one mile long and has a few gentle hills.  There is good snow and the weather is improving, so get out and enjoy it!  Prairie Wind is just south of the cemetery.  Find Prairie Wind Way off Lewison Lane.  You can either park on the east side of Lewison Lane or on the south side of Prairie Wind Way.  There is a residence on the land; be courteous and don't park in their driveway or block any traffic.

I plan to groom at Timber Coulee again soon.  I'll update the blog when I do.

Nice tracks

The trails were re-groomed on Saturday.  They are in the best condition so far this year, and should hold up for a while.

The jumpers had to plow the hill road for the tournament, so there is no snow on it.  Please do not try to ski on the hill road, or over to the jumps.  I will groom there when we get more snow.

Bundle up and enjoy the trails!

Snow for a while...

Good news; I got all the trails groomed after the fresh snow on Thursday, and it won't melt soon.

Bad news; it is windy and some of the tracks are already drifted over.  It is very cold.

We will probably hold off on the next outing until it warms up a bit.  But, you are welcome to brave the weather and get out and ski on your own.  I will try to touch up the trails next week.

Golf Course skiing

It was great to see some familiar faces and ski with everyone on Monday!  I was pretty impressed with the kid's skills.  Hopefully we can get out again next Monday, if it's not too cold.

Viroqua Hills Golf Course has been groomed for skating (no tracks set).  It is a fun place to ski with some nice hills.  You can go through the tunnel under the highway and ski on the 'Back 9' also.  Do not ski through the tunnel!  Please take your skis off and walk through.

Enjoy Winter.  I'll update later this week.

Outting Monday!

Sorry for the short notice.  I went down and groomed the new snow Sunday evening.  It looks better than I expected, and should set up pretty nicely.  So, I will be down there Monday from 4:00 - 5:30 for a little ski session.  All are welcome to join.  I can give some lessons to kids and parents, or we can just ski around.  I set track on Rod & Gun and also up on DNR.  The DNR trails are still a little thin, with some ant hills, brush, etc.  But, it is ski-able.

See you tomorrow (Monday)! 

Grooming Update

Pretty much the same as last week; I set some tracks on the Rod & Gun land and packed the DNR trails.  It is still very thin... use caution if you go up on DNR.  There are some tracks along the stream.  On the side by CTH P there are bare spots, ant hills and brush.

The Jumping Club will have a Junior Tournament on Feb 5 and 6, using the 65m jump.  They will be actively grooming the landings and out-runs and driving on the hill road until then.  After the tournament, I will start grooming down there again.  In the mean time, please stay away from the jump area as they prepare the hills.

If you are up for a drive, Blue Mound and Mirror Lake SP should be good.  I saw a report that Levis Mound is also in decent shape.  Sounds like Hixon Forest and Coulee Experimental both could use more snow in order to set decent tracks.