...that is the question. The answer is to wait until after the thaw predicted for Monday. Until then, please enjoy two more days of excellent classic skiing.
And now, if you are not into nitty-gritties, please stop reading and go ski.
Several considerations affect the decision of when to groom. While the classic track on D-R-X-C-M is very fine, the skate areas still have ungoomed snow on top. Here's the thing...
- Friday's snowfall was rather small, about one inch after compaction
- skate-skiing in this amount of new snow is really fun
- skate grooming will inevitably drag up lots of the ice which is lurking just below
- the classic track on the skate loops is still very good
- orienteering activity (Feb. 10) normally does far more than its fair share of damage to the grooming
- rainfall (Feb. 11?) is deadly on compacted snow, far less so in new snow
- the head groomer is totally exhausted from 18 hours of slugging in two days
- one of the two club snowmobiles is down for the count & unserviceable.
Now, go ski.
