2013/2014 XC Ski Thread

[cbiker]

Got plenty of snow at Hartshorne but with the winds and the ultra light snow with no base you hit every rock on the trail. The only thing skiiable there is the fire road. Allaire is probably skiing nicely though.

 

[ebarker9]

Anyone try Mahlon? I'd like to head there tomorrow but wasn't sure what the snow cover is like.

 

[axcxnj]

i havent been in the park since the snow, but living a mile away, i can say that they got 5 inches. the fire roads are probably in great conditions, the single track might be a little rocky

 

[tichlo]

Is Thomson park dog friendly?

 

[pooriggy]

Is Thomson park dog friendly?

Yes, but dog's must be on a leash. There are seperate snowshoe tracks to keep walker's and fido off of xc tracks.

 

[tichlo]

I think 5" for Mahlon is a conservative estimate. Would love to hear trail reports as well as I'm probably going to hit it up Saturday

 

[pooriggy]

I think 5" for Mahlon is a conservative estimate. Would love to hear trail reports as well as I'm probably going to hit it up Saturday

Also take into account the density of the snow. This was a very light powderey snow. Normally 5"-8" is enough to cover rocks at Mahlon, the reports I've been getting is that this snow cover ain't doing it as far as providing good cover over rocks up north.
I'm going to head to Watchung tomorrow and I'll post up a report, they recieved 10-12" there. Plus hikers and skiers will have it packed down by then.

 

[tichlo]

My bad, I confused Mahlon with Watchung in my head.
The 5" being conservative refers to Watchung, not Mahlon

 

[pixychick]

I skied the grass in the gardens at Ringwood today, and there is not even enough cover for the carriage road 🙁. I am guessing that the areas with more snow are all on the east side of the state.

 

[MikeP]

Put in a bit over 2 miles at CCC today, mostly fresh tracks so it was definitely a workout.

 

[MikeP]

Double post, sorry.

 

[pooriggy]

Skied the Watchung Reservation after work. Light fluffy snow that was not great at covering roots and rocks but most of it was beat down by snowshoe'ers and hikers...and Vreeland with his fat bike.

I got the full loop in and finished up in the dark, which was fun.

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/434698873

 

[rocknrollgirl]

Iggy,
do you think the conditions are still good at Thompson Park for tomorrow?

 

[tichlo]

Dumping here in Summit. Will probably hit up Watchung later this afternoon.

 

[ChrisG]

Iggy,
do you think the conditions are still good at Thompson Park for tomorrow?

We did 2.5 hours there today, it was still in good shape.

My very first time on skis, ever. I liked it a lot.

 

[tichlo]

Been snowing all afternoon at watchung, its skiing great.

 

[pooriggy]

Yeah Watchung is in good shape. Looks like they got a fresh 3" from yesterdays snow. I did an 8 mile loop in there this morning.

 

[pooriggy]

Went over to Allaire today after work for about an hour. Conditions where poor, a lot of the snow has melted on the trails, coverage was very spotty. After the freeze tonight the remaining snow and slush should all freeze up tight. MTBing will be better but there will be frozen ruts all over.

This was the better section of Allaire, some spots had no snow. Was anyone in Wangchung today, how where the conditions?

 

[woody]

If u were on strava, u'd know I was at Watchung tonight.
🙂
http://app.strava.com/activities/109430339

Still totally snow covered, and well packed from lots of foot traffic. Pretty smooth surface, no ruts or deep footprints.

That said, I opted for running rather than skiing tonight. As much as I generally despise running and enjoy skiing, I've found that running in the snow is actually pretty fun, and i can go much faster running than skiing.

The key to the fun is the right shoes...

...and a good companion.

 

[pooriggy]

If u were on strava, u'd know I was at Watchung tonight.
🙂

whats strava?

everybody wangchung tonight, everybody have fun tonight.

nice pic of your dog.