Silver Crest Trails Association

We will set some limited classic tracks mid morning depending on trail conditions. Recent snow and cold temps have made grooming possible again. High temperatures will be in the low 40’s for Saturday.

Bob

Snow is predicted all weekend. We will groom Saturday afternoon. 3 to 7 inches for Saturday and temps in the high 20’s. It rained yesterday so we will see how things look. By Sunday night there could be 8 to 18 inches of new snow !

Bob

We reset the classic tracks today and roller packed enough so skate skiing is doable. Not the entire width of the trail but enough to get by. Thursday/Friday high temps will be 39F/37F. Saturday and Sunday temps are looking good. 33F/ 32F. Light snow is predicted all weekend.

Bob

We groomed Friday afternoon for skate and classic skiing. A little new snow is predicted over night and Saturday there could be 1 to 2 inches more. 3 to 5 inches coming Saturday night and 1 to 3 inches Sunday. High temps will be 30 F for Saturday and 18 F for Sunday. Reports for the parking lot look good. Bare or mud in spots and snow/ice for most of it.

The Pisten Bully is done for the year but we will groom Friday afternoon with SCTA board members . (Thanks Gary and Chuck ! ). Its going to snow throughout the weekend with 3 to 5 inches coming Saturday night ! We will update grooming plans and trail conditions Friday night. Be aware that parking lot plowing has also stopped so be prepared with either a high clearance vehicle and good tires or park across the highway. Its too early to predict what the parking lot is going to be like for the weekend.

Things are going to get warm in a hurry. Grooming plans are the usual with KHGA going in Thursday night and leveling the trails out and Jake setting classic tracks later in the afternoon on Friday. Friday temps will range from 27 F in the morning and rising to 45 F by late afternoon. About the same for Saturday. Sunday will get to 49 F for a high.

Late edition. We have everything done for Saturday skiing. The Pisten Bully went thru Thursday night and Jake set classic tracks Friday evening. Its going to be warm weather skiing for the weekend. 35 to 42 F for Saturday. 33 to 39 F for Sunday. Remember to try waxing so you don’t have to deal with snow sticking to your skis. Swix F4 Liquid Premium Warm Glide Wax. For 25 F and warmer. Apply, wait 2 minutes, polish with a felt pad. Have a great weekend !

The trails are in great shape for classic and skate skiing. Thanks to Jake for excellent grooming Monday. No new snow is in the forcast for the next several days. High temps in the mid 20’s for Wednesday and Thursday. Friday 34 F, Saturday 43 F, Sunday 38 F. One thing that there will be plenty of until Monday is sunshine !

Bob

Its been warm recently and the moisture content in the snow is high. Great for snowballs but, we have seen several skiers coming in with snow sticking to their skis turning a good day into a bad day. Its been happening with our grooming equipment also with clumps of snow sticking to our roller. Most people these days have no-wax skis with fish scales being the most popular type base material. People ask if they should wax their no-wax skis. Yes you should. No wax skis just means you do not have to apply a sticky grip wax to the grip or kick zones ( the fish scale area ) in the mid section of the ski. The best case scenario is to keep the glide zones (tips and tails of the ski ) slippery and the kick zone clean of snow. The bottoms of your skis should be black and shiny. If they are dried out they will have a grey or whiteish color to them. That means saturated, moist snow will collect in those areas and you will have heavy skis to deal with. “Some skis have a white bottom but this still applies”. You can go to You-Tube and type in ” wax your waxless skis” in the search bar and several videos will pop up. There are three types you can try out. Liquid, paste or iron on. Liquid is the easiest to apply but they are only effective for one day and need to be re-applied for best results. Paste wax is applied with an rough cloth that usually is included. There are several products from wax companies that will work. Most known is Swix. They have a liquid all round product called Easy Glide that comes in a warm and cold temperature range or a universal all round glide wax called F-4. Toko makes Grip and Glide, Maxx Waxx and Maxi-Glide Quick Wax are similar products that are designed to be used on no-wax skis. If you do wax your skis, apply it to the kick zone too as that area needs to be treated also. For best results you should buy a stiff nylon brush for pre waxing preperation and a softer brush for working the wax into the base after application. Waxing doesn’t have to be tricky or confusing, just get the basics down. Bighorn Outdoors has these products and they can get you going to a better day on the trails.

Bob

Big thanks to Jake for going up today and grooming 7 to 10 inches of new snow that fell all day on our trails. He reports we have new tracks set and the skate lane packed. Mid week skiing should be pretty nice if you can make it. High temperature predictions are 15F for Tuesday, 32 F for Wednesday, 40 F and windy for Thursday. Thursday night is predicted for 2 to 4 inches more. We will hopefully get the Pisten Bully in again Thursday night and new tracks set Friday.

We had a great turnout for our Moon Light Ski tour Saturday night ! Thanks to all the SCTA volunteers who made it happen and special thanks to everyone who came out to participate in a fun night. We’ll do it again !

Bob