Conditions this weekend were close to optimal. A bit of a steady breeze made it a little cold with the windchill but other than that it was fine. The trails were composed of an icy base with a sugary texture on the top that made for perfect skating - fast and easy. Over the two days I did a couple of tours around the lower Park covering the Parkways and a most of the main side trails. The final hill on Burma was a bit of a bobsled run which made me think twice about trying Penguin. Decided to stick to the slightly less steep trails but I probably would have been fine. The snow should last through a couple of weeks yet. The weatherman is predicting a bit of a warm up next week but only in the low single digits. With a compacted base of close to 1 meter in spots we should be good to ski to the end of the month.... but into April will be a stretch.
Pictured here is a bit of natures stone work. Freeze-thaw action on this southern slope must have brought this big chunk of rock down. Too far off the shoulder to bother the skiers but I assume the NCC will stabilize the cliff before reopening the road to cars in the spring.
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