Nordic Pulse

Another day of excellent conditions and even more kilometers of groomed and tracked terrain for you to get out and enjoy. As always, keep an eye on the pulsing GPS dots of the groomers as they do their thing this morning and make the trails list and map update live. The team was able to open Skater's Waltz and Aither Trail yesterday after packing these two trails. We did not set track on these two while we wait for a bit more base, but they are beautiful and should be nice and quiet today. Lower Haul Road is the next trail we look to get open today or very soon after tackling work up there. Please stay off any closed trails and follow the status of each trail. We're making snow with our HKD fan gun near the entrance of Fox Track and Telemark right off the meadow. Kick wax for today is green warming to blue as temps get into the mid-20s.

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While we were focused on our big Santa gift of lots of snow and sunshine the last several days, we did have one lump of coal in our stocking in the form of an inoperable PistenBully tiller for 2.5 days. We are pleased to share that the PB100 rides again and is out there making the trails really shine today (and every day for many years to come with no more repairs needed...). For those not versed in the various grooming implements, a PistenBully is the Cadillac of groomers and makes trails wide, takes more air out of the snow to make it denser, and sets perfect tracks. It costs the same as a pretty nice house and is essentially a supercomputer on tracks. That complexity means a lot of parts and the more parts you have the more parts that can break. The team still did a bang-up job with our other drags and the softer snow the last few days had plenty of positive reviews. Here's to seeing the big red groomer out there every morning the rest of the season!

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FYI for those looking to redeem their Ski Vermont reciprocal day at Trapp please note that we are currently in a blackout holiday period through January 1. We welcome you to come and purchase a day pass or you can redeem your complimentary day pass almost any other day this winter (except MLK and Presidents Day weekends). 

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Cabin is open 10AM - 330PM. Cabin keepers Annie and Joe will be up there taking care of you and starting with a Bacon and Corn Chowder and a vegetarian option to be determined. Split pea with Ham, Curried Butternut Squash with Veggies, and Turkey Farro Vegetable Soup will all be on the menu soon. Reminder that Cabin is cash only.