Kincaid: Fresh groom on the Lighted Loops, Sisson and most of the Dark trails north of Raspberry Rd. Enjoy and drive carefully out there!
Hillside: Reset skate lanes. Track solid. On cue, rain sprinkles. Will monitor situation over next 24-48 hours. Stay tuned!
Beach Lake Trails: Made three passes on the Stampede racecourse. Worked a little bit on the start area also. Hope this weather system brings snow and not rain!
Beach Lake, the Lake: The trail around the lake has been scuffed up and refreshed. Have fun out there!
Kincaid: Lots of freshly groomed trails today! Everything but the Lake and Horseshoe Loops is good to go. Have a wonderful day!
Hillside: Refreshed the skate lanes on the Lighted Loops, Double Bubble and Gasline. Track is in solid condition.
Beach Lake Trails: Hit the skate lanes on the high traffic trails on the Chalet side of Main St. Still a little crumbly but decent skiing. Have a great Monday!
Bartlett HS: Cleaned up the skate lanes and set new track. Came out pretty nice and should be great skiing today.
Eagle River HS/Yosemite Dr: Made several passes on both sides and set new track where needed. Enjoy!
Kincaid: Refreshed the skate lanes and set new track with the snowcat on the Lighted Loops, some Dark trails, Multi-use, Lake and Horseshoe Loops. Let’s hope this new month brings us slightly warmer temperatures and more snow. Happy December!
Hillside: Double Bubble, Gasline, Lighted Loops and the Service Stadium have been refreshed with the snowcat. Old track remains in good shape. Hoping for solid precipitation this coming week to allow for grooming of multiuse trails and BLM. Have a great Sunday!
Kincaid: As we say goodbye to November, the majority of the trails (except the Lake and Horseshoe Loops and Raspberry Multi-use) have been refreshed for your skiing pleasure today. New track may be shallow in places. Cheers!
Hillside: Scratched up the Lighted Loop skate lanes for your Saturday skiing satisfaction! Classic track and Spencer loop remain in great shape. Have a good one!
Beach Lake Trails: Packed the stadium. Worked the skate lanes with snowmobiles, all the major trails. Took many base measurements 2 to 4 inches, average around 3 1/4. Granular, medium density, no ice layers, no bond to the trail surface. A Pisten Bully would certainly break it to the bottom in some settings, a little patience now will go a long way to keeping the dirt down. Have fun out there!
Coyote Trails at MLMS: Refreshed skate lanes with the snow machine and wing. Set up nicely and skiing looked great. Enjoy!
Kincaid: The Lighted Loops, SML and Elliot’s/World Cup have been refreshed. Enjoy!
Hillside: Check ride over Spencer. Clear and cold squeaky snow. Rest of the park in good shape. Have a good one!
Kincaid: Weather event recovery! Icy boiler plate trails requiring multiple cats for grinding and setting track. Lake and Horseshoe Loops have new track. Lighted Loops and Sisson have been groomed with new track. All other trails will be icy. Use caution. Happy Holidays and enjoy!
Hillside: Snowcat prowling Lighted Loops, Dbl Bbl, Gasline. Packed powder over ice. Tiller box ringing on occasion so them means rocks. If you see’em, toss’em. Happy John Madden Day!! Mind the track!
Beach Lake Trails: Cleaned up the skate lane on most of the park. Subzero temperatures couldn’t get a new track in with a track sled better than the one that I was taking out, so the old track remains. Still breaking shear bolts on my cutter, bringing home the lack of base depth. Have a great day!
Happy Thanksgiving!! All of us at NSAA are grateful for our members who make this grooming possible. Stay warm out there!
Kincaid: Snow machine groomed Lighted Loops. There are some icy spots still, but very skiable. Cat groomed Stadium, Biathlon and SML. Should be great skiing today!
Hillside: Refreshed skate lanes throughout the park. Have a good one!
Coyote Trails at MLMS: Made multiple passes with the snowmachine on the trails and Stadium. The leave was a little crumbly but it’s firm underneath with a dusting of powder on top. Have fun!
Beach Lake, the Lake: Trail around the lake has been refreshed with track. Enjoy!
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In pursuit of our mission to provide a state-wide platform for all trail conditions, and to support the grooming efforts of the clubs that make those trails possible, we are excited to now include automated grooming reports provided by the Municipality of Anchorage's (MOA) Nordic Grooming Map.
When MOA, NSAA, or Girdwood NSC update the grooming status on the MOA Map, it is automatically displayed here as well, thanks to our "Friendly Trail Bot". Each new grooming update is displayed as a text report, similar to our usual user reports, including the names of the trails groomed as well as any groomer comments. The groomed trails are also displayed on the map, color-coded based on how long ago they were groomed.
This is a new feature, and we'd love to get your feedback on how we can improve it. Please send me an email: cory@snowio.com And, of course, we still want to see all of your first-hand reports posted here as well!
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If you'd like to get your local club's grooming updates on this site (automated or otherwise), please get in touch. We'd love to make it happen!