XC Ski Trail
Latest Grooming Reports
Tuesday January 23, 2024
Walking Trail Grooming Report #4:
Groomed all three loops on Tuesday afternoon. They are in great shape. Please feel free to use these trails during the warm up.
Sunday January 21, 2024
XC Grooming Report #5:
XC ski tracks were freshened up Sunday morning. Several people out skiing and reporting “fantastic conditions”. Get out before the warm up. Support our expenses with a donation today.
Friday January 19, 2024
XC Grooming Report #4:
Groomed fresh tracks this evening. The pine tree sections will be thin but expect deep tracks elsewhere. Our volunteers are free but our expenses are not. Donations fund the grooming operations. Please donate today to keep us running.
Thursday January 18, 2024
WALKING Grooming Report #3:
Groomed this afternoon with grooming device to help flatten surface. Trail is marked with yellow signs and yellow tape. We have two 1 mile loops that start from the trail head and a 3 mile hilly loop that starts from CTC side (see map – Crosby and 13th street). This trail is okay for shoes and snowshoes. Grooming is funded by donations only. Please conciser donating today to the cause via website.
Wednesday January 17, 2024
WALKING Grooming Report #2:
Thank you Steve for taking snowmobile out and finding the trail once again after second snow storm.
Sunday January 14, 2024
XC Grooming Report #3:
First day we have been able to set tracks. Expect deep tracks. Next groom is scheduled for Friday night.
Saturday January 13, 2024
XC Grooming Report #2:
Took snowmobile out only after storm to once again find the trail. Will groom on Sunday.
Wednesday January 10, 2024
XC Grooming Report #1:
Groomed today with snowmobile only to pack in the snow. Next groom with machine will be Friday night.
WALKING Grooming Report #1:
Snowmobile taken out to find trail after first snow storm.
Friday March 10, 2023
XC Grooming Report #15
Groomed this evening. Expect sections to be great and others to not be. Sections that are close to where they logged a couple of years ago get a lot of sun exposure and the warm weather and sun this past week has left those areas bare. But there is some fun to be had. No more grooms planned unless we get more snow.
Friday March 3, 2023
Grooming Report #14
Groomed this evening. Much different than last Friday. Expect 6-7 out of 10 on conditions. Spots where it is still great and other spots where it is getting thin and not a deep track.
Wednesday March 1, 2023
Grooming Report #13
Trails are being groomed this morning. Tracks should set well after receiving 6 +/- inches of new snow. Ski during cold temps to avoid snow sticking to skies due to moisture. Tracks should set well.
Sunday February 26, 2023
Grooming Report #12
(sorry for delay in updates – was having website issues.)
Groomer went out Sunday morning after receiving around 3-4 inches of new snow on Friday night. Expect great conditions except by the river where a snowshoer stomped down the tracks. Our groomers are free – our expenses are not. Consider donating today. See website.
Friday February 24, 2023
Grooming #11
Groomer went out friday night after receiving around 8 inches of snow on Thursday. Expect nearly perfect conditions. Our groomers are free – our expenses are NOT. Considering donating today. Every dollar counts
Friday February 17. 2023
Grooming Report #10
Received 6 inches of new snow. We groomed on Friday night and after it freezes tonight I am expecting to be pretty darn good. Get it before the warm up.
Friday February 10, 2023
Grooming Report #9
Groomed Friday night and surprisingly the tracks look really good considering our recent weather.
Saturday February 4, 2023
Grooming Report #8
Groomed Saturday morning. Not much new snow but we reset the tracks. Rating a 7-8 out of 10. With the winds expect some oak leaves in the tracks.
Wednesday February 1, 2023
Grooming Report #7:
All the walking loops were groomed today. We have 2 one mile loops that start from the trailhead. One that goes down by the river and another that will lead you through hardwood and pine forest.
The 3rd loop you may park at WMISD located at 13th and Crosby. You can access trail from there and we have a nice 3 mile walking loop groomed.
FOLLOW YELLOW TAPE on trees.
Sunday January 29, 2023
Grooming Report #6
Received 2-4 inches of new snow. Groomed again this morning and tracks are definitely improving. Giving it a 7-8 out of 10.
Saturday January 28, 2023
Grooming report #5
Groomed this morning to set track. They are not deep but they are there. Giving it a 6 out of 10. Need more snow to get deeper tracks.
Monday January 23, 2023
Grooming Report #4
Not enough snow to set tracks. But we did groom the trail on the east side of Seeley road to smooth out frozen foot prints and ski marks. Trail is open to all activities – biking, walking, and skiing. Once we have enough snow to set tracks we will only allow xc skiing on this trail.
Monday December 26, 2022 – PM
Grooming Report #3
Trail was groomed with tracking device. Reporting excellent conditions.
Monday December 26, 2022 – AM
Grooming report #2
XC trail was opened up with driving snowmobile only. Received a total of 15 inches of snow with a lot of drifting.
Friday December 23, 2022
Grooming Report #1
Scott Dunham headed out early afternoon with just snowmobile to start packing snow. Received around 6 inches of dry snow. Support our expenses by donating today
2022 – 2023 Grooming Season – Monday December 19, 2022
There is snow on the trail but not enough to groom yet. Stay tune.
Tuesday March 8, 2022
Grooming Report #17:
Tim groomed this afternoon after receiving approximately 5 inches of new snow. He reports there are some great sections and other sections that are pure ice or bare. Our volunteers are free but our expenses are not. Consider donating today so we can continue doing what we do.
Thursday March 3, 2022
Grooming Report #16:
Ryan groomed tonight. We felt we had enough snow to try and reestablish tracks. The east side there was not much to work with. But the west side has more and he was able to lay some nice tracks, considering what we have to work with. Remember our volunteers are free but our expenses are not. Donate today so we can continue doing what we do.
Monday February 28, 2022
Grooming Report #15:
Tim groomed in the afternoon to reset the tracks after a busy weekend. There are spots where we would rate the tracks an 8 out of 10 and others a 4 out of 10 due to lack of snow to make them deep. As of now no future grooms until more snow.
Friday February 25, 2022
Grooming Report #14:
John groomed this afternoon. He rates the conditions an 8 out of 10. There are still some thin areas.
Our volunteers are free but our expenses are not. Consider donating today. See the donate tab on the website.
Saturday February 19, 2022
Grooming Report #13:
Received 3-4 inches of new snow on Friday night into Saturday morning. Ricky headed out first thing to groom. There are still some sections of the trail that the tracks are not deep but others where they are. Also be cautious as there is ice under that new snow and with the cold temps the snow will not bond with it very well. Picture is from the trail on the west side of Seeley Rd.
Sunday February 13, 2022
Grooming Report #12:
Received a couple of inches on Friday night which made it look like we did not groom on Friday night. Kevin headed out on Sunday afternoon to set up some nice tracks. No future grooms until we get past the warm up on Wednesday.
Friday February 11, 2022
Grooming Report #11:
Received one inch of new snow on Wednesday night and another 2 inches on Thursday night. Ricky groomed the xc ski trail on Friday night. The new snow has helped with the ice glaze from last weeks warm up. It was warm yesterday but with the refreeze at night I would expect the tracks to be firm.
Monday February 7, 2022
Grooming Report #10:
Tim attempted to groom Monday morning. Snow is too hard pack and icy. He aborted mission. We will not groom until we get more snow. People are still out skiing though. Tracks are not deep and they will be ice glazed.
Friday February 5, 2022
NON GROOMING REPORT:
After Tuesday’s warm up and then refreeze it has left things hard and icy. With no new snow the snowmobile and groomer would not be able to reset tracks. No groom scheduled on XC ski until we get more snow. People are still out skiing but expect tracks to be icy and fast.
Monday January 31, 2022
Grooming Report #9:
Tim groomed this morning to set fresh tracks after the weekend. We received approximately 3-4 inches of lake effect snow on Sunday morning. He reports tracks are thinner leaving from main trail head. But much better on the west side. Next groom is Friday.
Friday January 28, 2022
Grooming Report #8:
Rick headed out on Friday night to set fresh tracks for the weekend. Expect deeper tracks on the west side. Tracks leaving main trail head are thinner. Next groom is Monday.
Monday January 24, 2022
Grooming Report #7:
Tim Chipman groomed Monday morning. He was able to set nice tracks but rating them a 7 out of 10. Snow is too dry to set nice firm and crisp tracks. Our volunteers are free but our expenses are not. Consider donating today.
Sunday January 23, 2022
Non-Grooming Report
We received 4-5 inches of new snow yesterday. Just the ticket to get a groom in and hopefully set some nice deep tracks. We have a groom scheduled for Monday morning. In the meantime, there have been several skiers out skiing so there are man-made tracks.
Thursday January 20, 2022
Grooming Report #6:
Groomer Tim went out on Thursday morning. We did receive some new snow but less than an inch.
East and west side the tracks are not deep but we freshened up what we could. Also a side by side got on the XC ski trail on the west side only. His groom was able to reestablish the tracks that were destroyed.
Monday January 10, 2022
Grooming Report #5:
Groomer Tim reestablished xc ski tracks for you today. He is reporting no bare spots but some icy spots. He gives the east side an 8 out of 10 and the west side a 9 out of 10. We do need more snow
Saturday January 8, 2022
Grooming Report #4
Did a partial groom today training a new xc ski groomer. Welcome Tim Chipman to our grooming crew.
Friday January 7, 2022
Grooming Report #3
Groomer Steve headed out on this brisk day to dial in some sweet xc ski tracks for your weekend activities.
Wednesday December 8, 2021
Grooming Report #2:
Steve groomed for you this afternoon. The tracks are very firm and we are rating it a 7 out of 10. However there are a lot of oak leaves on the trail. Next groom is scheduled for Friday but will depend on weather.
Monday December 6, 2021
Grooming Report #1:
Scott Dunham headed out with snowmobile only to establish the trail. Plans to groom with xc skiing machine will happen on Tuesday or Wednesday. Support our expenses of having groomed trails by donating to a badge today. See website for details or purchase at McLain’s in Cadillac.
Friday February 26, 2021
Grooming Report #24:
Thank you for heading out Friday night Ricky. We were unsure if a groom was even feasible due to the freeze/thaw. He felt that he helped in some spots and others not. The snow is melting. The tracks are less deep and they are icy. No future grooms planned unless we get more snow.
Monday February 22, 2021
Grooming Report #23:
Thank you Steve for grooming Monday after a weekend full of traffic. We received a few inches of new snow on Sunday night. Reporting tracks to be great. Less great in the pine tree sections.
Friday February 19, 2021
Grooming Report #22:
Thank you John for grooming this morning. He set some nice tracks for the weekend. He reports tracks to be a 10 out of 10. Lower in the pine tree sections. A logging operation is going on near CTC. Be careful with possible debris in the trail. Please help us out and the skier behind you and throw off the trail. Our expenses are covered by donations. Please consider donating today.
Monday February 15, 2021
Grooming Report #21:
Thank you Steve for grooming Monday afternoon. Reporting tracks to be 10 out of 10. Lower in the pine tree sections.
Friday February 12, 2021
Grooming Report #20:
Thank you Ricky for grooming Friday night. We received a few inches of snow on Thursday night. He is reporting the tracks to be 10 out of 10. Lower rating in the pine tree sections.
Tuesday February 9, 2021
Grooming Report #19:
Thank you Steve for touching up the xc ski tracks this afternoon. Reporting conditions a 10 out of 10. Lower in the pine tree sections.
Friday February 5, 2021
Grooming Report #18:
Thank you John for heading out Friday afternoon to tackle that 8 inches of new snow received overnight. He is reporting conditions to be 10 out of 10. We are a non-profit incurring these expenses and our grooming is funded by donations. Please see our website on how you can help out. Thank you!
Monday February 1, 2021
Grooming Report #17:
Thank you Steve for grooming Monday late morning. He was able to clean up after the weekend and we are reporting tracks at a 7 out of 10. Expect a lower rating in the pine tree sections.
Friday January 26, 2021
Grooming Report #16:
Thank you Ricky for grooming Friday night. We have added more weight to our groomer and the results are some deeper tracks. Still reporting conditions to be an 8 out of 10 due to no new snow. Pine tree sections are slightly lower.
Monday January 25, 2021
Grooming Report #15:
Thank you Steve Davis for grooming and refreshing the xc ski tracks this morning. Reporting tracks at an 8 out of 10. Pine tree sections slightly lower. Support our expenses by donating to the grooming badge program. See website for details. Without these funds we do not have a groomed trail.
Friday January 22, 2021
Grooming Report #14:
Thank you John for grooming this afternoon. He had about 4-5 inches of snow to work with since our last groom. He skied afterwards and is rating the tracks a 8 out of 10.
Support our efforts by grabbing a grooming badge today. Our volunteers are free but our expenses are not. Without these funds we do not have groomed trails.
Monday January 18, 2021
Grooming Report #13:
Thank you Steve for grooming the trail this afternoon. He is reporting tracks to be an 8 out of 10. Could use some more snow to smooth out some bumps. Hopefully this week.
Saturday January 16, 2021
Grooming Report #12:
More snow overnight left an early wake up call for Kevin. He headed to groom the xc ski trail again this morning to be ready for weekend traffic. Support our efforts by a donation today. We are a non profit which relies on donations to support these grooming expenses.
Friday January 15, 2021
Grooming Report #11:
4 inches of wet heavy snow was received during the day on Friday. Thank you Ricky for heading out to groom Friday evening to set fresh tracks for the weekend traffic. Expecting the tracks to be great.
Friday January 8, 2021
Grooming Report #10:
No new snow but thank you John Smith for grooming this afternoon and doing your best to create good tracks for the weekend. The pine tree sections are thin and tracks that are exposed to the sun can be icy. We will not groom the XC ski trail again until more snow is received.
Tuesday January 5, 2021
Monday January 4, 2021
Groom #9:
Steve went out this afternoon to groomthe trail and conditions remain excellent With the relatively warm days and cool nights the trail is getting faster.
Saturday January 2, 2021
Grooming Report #8:
Thank you Kevin for heading out this morning and grooming that additional 5 inches of snow received overnight. Tracks are deep and ready for you !
Friday January 1, 2021
Grooming Report #7;
Avid skiers are giving the trail a two thumbs up !! Thank you Ricky for heading out Friday evening and cleaning up the tracks for the weekend. Depending on how much snow we receive tonight the tracks should be great.
Wednesday December 30, 2020
Grooming Report #6:
FINALLY some snow to work with for you skiers. Thank Scott Dunham for grooming this afternoon. The tracks look dialed !
Saturday December 26, 2020
Grooming Report #5:
Thank you John Smith for your efforts on the XC ski trail this morning. However the conditions are a 2 out of 10. Just not enough snow was received the other day. Watch for ice. We will not groom again until we received a substantial amount of new snow.
Tuesday December 22, 2020
Grooming Report #4:
Thank you Scott Dunham for grooming this afternoon. We received 2-3 inches of fresh snow. A local skier rated conditions a 7-8 out of 10. He reports that we have walkers at the start of the trail. If you get past that he reports conditions an 8 to 9. Tracks are still a little thin in the pine tree section.
Support our efforts by donating to the grooming badge program today. Our volunteers are free but our expenses are not.
PLEASE no walkers on the XC ski trail.
Sunday December 20, 2020
Grooming Report #3
Thank you Steve Davis for grooming the XC ski trail this morning. Steve is one of our new volunteer groomers ! Welcome!!! The pine tree sections are thin and the remainder of the trail is in excellent shape. Would like to get some more snow to set those tracks deeper ! Grab your grooming badge today to support our expenses. Next groom scheduled for Saturday morning.
Saturday December 19, 2020
Grooming Report #2:
Thank you to Ricky for grooming the XC ski trail this morning. We have new groomers so be patient with us as they learn.
Support our efforts by grabbing a grooming badge today. Can donate via website or Mclains in Cadillac.
Next groom is scheduled for tomorrow.
Sunday December 13, 2020
Grooming Report #1:
10 hours was spent clearing the XC ski trail today after receiving 10-12 inches of wet and heavy snow. Only the snowmobile today and no set tracks yet. Next groom scheduled for Friday night. Thank you to John Smith for your efforts today.
Grab a grooming badge today. Our volunteers are free but our expenses are not.
Friday February 28, 2020
Tuesday February 11, 2020
Grooming Report #4
Tuesday January 21, 2020
Grooming Report #3:
Monday January 13, 2020
Friday January 3, 2020
Non-grooming Report:
After the 45 degree weather we’d had on Thursday our snow became soft. Then our temperatures dropped and it froze. It is not recommended for XC skiing at this point. Hope we get the snow predicted on Sunday. Stay tuned.
The Cadillac Pathway XC ski trail remains open to all users (walkers, bikers and XC skiers if you dare). All pine tree sections are down to dirt
Thursday January 2, 2020
Non-grooming report:
Happy New Year! We hope that Mother Nature blesses us with a lot of snow these next couple of months so we can get out on those skinny boards.
We have received 3-5 inches of snow over the last few days. Not enough to groom. People have been out setting “manual” tracks. Reports are coming in that there are areas that are still thin and you can feel ice and sticks below.
Support our two groomed trail systems by donating to a grooming badge today. Check out website for details or visit Cadillac McLain’s.
Wednesday December 4, 2019
Monday April 1, 2019
The Cadillac Pathway is now open to all users – hikers, trail running and mountain biking.
If you wish to donate to the efforts put forth to maintain this trail in the summer and winter time please consider donating to our cause via this website.
Friday 3/1/2019
Grooming Report #6
John and I groomed the Pathway this morning. We would rate the groomed trail conditions at 8 out of 10. The snow is dry and the leaves are either buried or have blown away. The trail is a little fast in spots where the sun could get at the track. It is worth noting that this is the time of year when the sun has a little heat in it. We groomed the Big Kahuna bypass today and the Big Kahuna has been skied.
Wednesday 2/27/2019
Grooming Report #5
Steve and I groomed the Pathway this morning. We have received so much snow in the last few days that we were unable to groom the entire Pathway. We did pack the entire Pathway and we groomed a portion of it. We believe the packed portion will ski much better than unpacked, deep, loose snow. We just did not feel that we could groom the entire trail with our equipment, because of the deep fluffy snow. We tipped over several times and it would have been a much bigger problem had we had the groomer attached.
Steve and Roger
Thursday 2/21/2019
Grooming Report #4
Jerry and Roger
Thursday 2/14/2019
Grooming Report #3
Jerry and Roger
Tuesday 1/29/2019
Thursday 1/24/2019
Grooming Report #2
Jerry and Roger
Wednesday, 1/2/2019
Grooming Report #1
Jerry and I attempted to groom the Pathway today. It was basically ugly. Imagine grooming a trail that has hanging icy tree limbs that go almost to the ground, and they are covered with snow. We did not groom the whole Pathway as it took us two and one half hours to do what we did. We started at the Career Tech Center (CTC), took the northern outer loop to #6, turned around and came back the southern outer loop to the CTC. We did not touch any of the inner loop connectors. There is quite a bit of broken limb debris in spots on the trail. We stayed out of the Clam River Loops, as the pine trees hold a lot of snow, and that makes for thin snow cover. We did see three skiers on the trail today, and very few tracks. We would rate ski conditions at 2 out of 10.
We need some warm weather to melt the ice and snow off the limbs of the trees along the Pathway. We could also use some help from skiers, if you wouldn’t mind helping remove some of the small brush that is on the trail. We did remove quite a bit of brush, without having to use our chainsaw.
Jerry and Roger
Monday 2/12/2018
Monday 2/5/2018
Grooming Report #4 – Jerry and I groomed the Pathway yesterday (Monday 2/5). We would rate conditions at 6 out 10 in the pines at the Clam River end of the trail and 8 out of 10 in the hardwoods. We could have used a little more snow to work with in some sections of the Pathway, but the 6″ to 8″ that we received is great. The heavy winds that we have experienced lately did dump a couple of dead maples across the Pathway, and they have been removed. We groomed the bypasses only. It is worth noting that our groomer is very heavy duty and it does take a great deal of abuse when we groom. The Pathway is pretty rough underneath the snow. Our groomer was built by the Wexford-Missaukee Career Technology Center’s Fabrication Class.
Monday 1/8/2018
Grooming Report #3
Jerry and I groomed the Pathway today. We would rate conditions at 8 out 10. We could have used a little more fresh snow to work with in some sections of the Pathway. With all the wind that we have had lately there are quite a few leaves in the track. We groomed the Big Kahuna and the Neiss (between #5 and #8) sections today. We did not groom the bypasses for these two sections, as they are very skiable.
We appreciate the assistance from Dave Mackey and his class.
Jerry and Roger
Wednesday 1/3/2018
Grooming Report #2
Jerry and I groomed the Pathway this morning. We had quite a bit of snow to work with and we would rate conditions at 9 out of 10. The snow had a fairly dry texture and that usually brings into question how well it will hold up. The last snow that we groomed was similar in texture and it held up very well. We think the Big Kahuna bypass came out better this time and it includes a suggested adjustment from fellow skier, Dave Foley.
Our thanks to Dave Mackey and his Career Tech students for getting our grooming equipment out and ready to groom.
So, get your cross-country skis out and enjoy this wonderful trail. Roger
Thursday 12/14/2017
Jerry and I groomed the Pathway today. The groomed trail actually turned out very nice. We would probably rate conditions at 8 out 10. We questioned a skier and he said conditions were no less than a 9. The groomer hit a few tree roots, but there seems to be plenty of snow. The snow is fairly dry so it may not hold up real well.
We did not groom the Big Kahuna, but we did groom the alternate path thru this section. We did not get the track exactly right through this alternate path and we should be able to improve that a little next time.
Our thanks to Dave Mackey for his assistance. Dave just happened to be working in his classroom on a snow day.
Thursday 3/2/17
Thursday 2/9/17
Grooming Report #6
Scott, Steve, and I groomed the Pathway today. We used two snowmobiles and one groomer. We used a new snowmobile today that was made available between the Cadillac Rotary Club, Bear Claw Epic Mountain Bike Race and Yamaha for our use in grooming the Cadillac Pathway. It is bigger than the one we were using, so, in order to use it, we had to have the trail widened in places.
This trail is a State of Michigan owned trail, so it is very appropriate that Scott Slavin from our DNR accompany us and cut down the trees that were impediments. Scott is a XC skier with XC trail maintenance experience and it was very nice to have him join us on the Pathway today.
There is more to do, but for the duration of this season this is probably all the remodeling that we will do. Steve and I pulled the groomer with the older snow mobile and helped stack brush where needed.
Skiing conditions are probably better than the were, but a 4 out of 10 is probably fair. There is a track in most places, but it is not that deep track that we are accustomed to. I tried skiing the Pathway prior to our grooming and it was way too fast for me. We need some fresh snow to improve conditions.
We would like to thank Dave, Ken, and their students for their efforts in getting two snow mobiles and a groomer out and ready for our use. Steve and Roger
Wednesday 2/1/17
Grooming Report #5
Jerry and I groomed the Pathway this morning. “It may be as good as it gets this year skiers.” We would probably rate conditions at 9 out of 10. It’s still a little thin in the pines at the Clam River end of the trail. I skied those sections with the pine trees and they are pretty good, but they may not hold up quite as well as other sections. We did groom the Big Kahuna and its bypass. We are grooming the Neiss bypass near #5 and we probably will not groom the original section this season. Enjoy.
Our thanks again to Dave, Ken, and their crew for helping us make this happen.
FRIDAY 1/27/2017
THURSDAY 1/26/2017
We actually did not groom the Pathway today. We were advised not to as the snow was wet and sticky. Perhaps you can imagine packing wet snow and then having the track freeze tight. We are planning on grooming tomorrow.Check the grooming report tomorrow if you want to see how it turns out. I skied a couple of miles of the ungroomed trail today and I would rate the track at 2 or 3 out of 10. Roger
THURSDAY 1/12/2017
Grooming Report #3
THURSDAY 1/12/2017
The XC ski groomers had every intention of grooming early this week however mother nature has gotten in the way. With the colder temps expected today and tomorrow they hope to get out and groom for some fresh tracks this weekend. Stay tuned for further updates.
FRIDAY 1/6/2017
Happy New Year from the Cadillac Pathway! As you can see we have not groomed in a while due to not enough new snow has been received. Our current equipment sets a 2 inch plus track and with our current base if we groom we would do more damage then good. Who wants to ski in dirt…. right?
We hope to do a fresh groom by early next week. However the trail is still skiable. People are out skiing and keeping it manually groomed. So bundle up, grab those skinny boards, open those heater packs to keep those toes and hands warm and get out and ENJOY! See you on the TRAILS. 🙂
FRIDAY 12/20/16
XC Ski Update – Received 1-2 inches of new snow over night. This should help with covering up the pine needles and icy spots. It hasn’t been groomed since Tuesday 12/20 but people are still out skiing and keeping the tracks manually groomed.
Grab your skinny boards and get out and explore our trail system.
Please refrain from walking or snow shoeing on the groomed XC ski trail. Please use the Winter Sports Trail or walk next to the groomed tracks. Let’s make this a trail usable and enjoyable for all.
TUESDAY 12/20/16
Monday 12/12/2016 1st groom!
Jerry and I groomed the Pathway this morning. We had six inches of snow in most places and grooming went pretty well. We would rate skiing conditions at 5 or 6 in the pines area (#1, #2, #3, #6, #7) near the Clam River end of the trail system. I skied this section and it went very well as there is a little less snow on this portion of the trail. We would bump skiing conditions up to 7 or 8 in the hardwood portion of the trail. Our groomer hit a few tree roots in this portion of the trail, but there are also some very good stretches of smooth well-defined track. There are a few places on the trail where the snow is a little yellow and that is a result of the warm earth under the snow. Those sections were not icy today.