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  1. Chester Creek Trail

      [Anchorage] - 5:00 PM, Thu Jan 26, 2012 by Ed Brewer

    Chester Creek from Mulcahy out to the tract was "groomed" by the dog sled folks, prepping for Rondy and the Iditarod.

  2. Chester Creek Trail

      [Anchorage] - 4:00 PM, Thu Jan 26, 2012 by Larry Rundquist

    Upper Chester Creek trail appeared to have been groomed this morning for both skate and classic, but then it appears that something came through with a blade and cut up to an inch deep and 5-6 ft wide down the middle of the trail. I do not know how far this blade action was done.

  3. Hillside

      [Anchorage] - 1:00 PM, Thu Jan 26, 2012 by Ken Zafren

    Hillside skate lanes were tuned up and then a little snow fell. The tracks were new 2 days ago and have largely been left as is but are still good. Conditions are a bit slow, but skiing is generally excellent. It's much faster than yesterday when everything was very slow due to cold new snow.

  4. Cuddy Park

      [Anchorage] - 10:00 AM, Thu Jan 26, 2012 by e blair

    oval fresh mop -5 degrees

    looks great - little chilly

  5. Moose Range

      [Mat-Su] - 7:00 PM, Wed Jan 25, 2012 by Mark Stigar

    Thanks Moose Range groomers for making Lemonaid from Lemon drifts, the Moose enjoy it also us skiers !

  6. Moose Range

      [Mat-Su] - 3:00 PM, Wed Jan 25, 2012 by Billie's Dad

    Somewhat re-established the Swamp Trail over hard-packed drifts, only the width of one groomer though. Groomed trails west of Wendt Road parking, including Linguine. Linguine is a challenging groom and an interesting ski. Powder Loops are holding up. Much less debris near Sun Valley Road access.

  7. Moose Range

      [Mat-Su] - 8:00 AM, Wed Jan 25, 2012 by Karen

    Gene opened from Wendt to Buffalo Mine including Campsite last night and is out there again this morning..at 17 below! No wind, some debris still on trails. Drifting is posing quite the groomer challenge - If you find a groomer stuck in a snowbank bring him home.....

  8. Sheep Mountain Lodge

      [Mat-Su] - 5:00 AM, Wed Jan 25, 2012 by Zack

    No new snow in the last week. Trails are in in great shape for XC skiing and will all be touched up today for the weekend. Step off the groomed trail and you are easily up to your waist in powder. Trails are groomed for both skate and classic (track) skiing. Bring large snowshoes for an off-trail adventure! The Old Glenn Hwy (Mile 115) is in good shape for ski touring as well, it is almost 4 miles one-way, and was been groomed four foot wide. Day users please contribute to the trail grooming donation jar in the Lodge front entry.

  9. Hillside

      [Anchorage] - 8:00 PM, Tue Jan 24, 2012 by Sean

    Anyone find a light weight jacket in parking lot along Abbott? Jacket says Bianchi/Grand Performance. Also has SPBRC written on it. Think I dropped when I was putting equipment in truck. Thanks Sean work Five 5 Zero-7440

  10. Kincaid

      [Anchorage] - 6:00 PM, Tue Jan 24, 2012 by bc

    Groovy--as in no fresh groom: Ridges and no smooth plane upon which to skate. OK, we're spoiled. Had a nice ski around 0 degrees with CH4 over Toko cold powder. J Peabody, thanks for contribution to cold waxing discussion. We will consider your methods in our box of solutions. Mostly I don't worry about speed: I just like to get out and be able to ski instead of walk with boards on feet. Awesome winter!

  11. Bartlett High School

      [Anchorage] - 6:00 PM, Tue Jan 24, 2012 by Doug O'Harra

    Fresh groom with corduroy. Somewhat slow skating climbing hills at zero degrees, but fast on descents and flats. As of Tues night, surface was smooth enough to ski without a headlamp.

  12. Campbell Creek Trail

      [Anchorage] - 4:00 PM, Tue Jan 24, 2012 by SC

    Not a report, but a question... How far west do the groomers go on Campbell Creek trail? Last night I skied a few miles from Taku Lake, heading west (simply for convenience since that's where I live). The tunnels under Arctic and C street were completely dry, and the rest seemed to just be hard packed from other folks. I figure someone on this forum would know. Thanks!

  13. Hillside

      [Anchorage] - 3:00 PM, Tue Jan 24, 2012 by Ed Popek

    Hillside is perfect - everything is freshly groomed.

  14. Moose Range

      [Mat-Su] - 10:00 PM, Mon Jan 23, 2012 by Billie's Dad

    Powder Loops groomed this afternoon. Powder Loops near Wendt Road still have a lot of blown down sticks on the trail. Loops from Sun Valley Drive are in better shape. Swamp Trail is still heavily drifted.

  15. Chester Creek Trail

      [Anchorage] - 7:00 PM, Mon Jan 23, 2012 by Ashley

    Skied from I St. stairs to Northern Lights bridge, one of us on skate skis and the other on classic. Conditions were fast for both--a welcome change from the last couple weeks. The tracks were in very good shape, and the skate lane was also in good shape, no deep boot/bike prints.

  16. Homer

      [Kenai] - 5:00 PM, Mon Jan 23, 2012 by Ellen Toll

    Kachemak Nordic put on a great weekend of racing - thanks to all the volunteers! Skiing was awesome and so were the views at LookOut.

  17. Kincaid Park

      [Anchorage] - 4:00 PM, Mon Jan 23, 2012 by jay peabody

    all lighted loops groomed today. skating was great. Mize had seen a lot of traffic by 3:30pm but the rest of the lighted trails had only a few tracks - but several buses were rolling in as I left. Still good.

  18. Chester Creek Trail

      [Anchorage] - 2:00 PM, Mon Jan 23, 2012 by Larry Rundquist

    Fresh groom of skate and classic track on upper Chester Creek, Tikishla loop, connection to Goose Lk, Northern Lights, and APU bypass to Tudor overpass (and beyond based on Campbell Creek report). Nice to have positive temps for skiing again.

  19. Campbell Creek Trail

      [Anchorage] - 11:00 AM, Mon Jan 23, 2012 by keb

    Fresh grooming, 12 above, and beautiful skate skiing this morning from Campbell Park @ Lk Otis, E to Tudor Ctr Dr underpass, then up to Tudor overpass, and back. Only a bit of dirt near road on MLK, otherwise great conditions!

  20. Kincaid Park

      [Anchorage] - 10:00 AM, Mon Jan 23, 2012 by jay peabody

    bc - I'm no waxing expert and I'm sure you can find some good tips online or by asking others but here's what I do when it's cold: wax with CH4 or LF4 (or other cold glide wax), mix in a little cold graphite (I use graphite because I still have it but I think most people are now using Molly), hot scrape then let it cool, buff the heck out of it. While slower, I still get a reasonable glide. My lower temp limit is more related to cold burning my lungs rather than lack of glide. As long as I'm still passing the classic skiers, I figure my glide is still pretty good. If nothing else, it makes for a good workout which is always better than running or going to the gym.


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