Nordic Pulse

Upper 5k, Wolf Meadow and access trails were groomed this morning. It's real nice but there are problematic sections. 

The SML, Stadium and Biathlon area have been refreshed. Be cautious of variable conditions including icy spots and puddles. Have a great day!

Saturday PM groom of the skate lane. Nice refresh for the early birds Sunday AM. Support grooming by the Mat-Su Ski Club

33F at 11:20am. Skiing is still good up here.

Morning groom. Excellent conditions with Buddy tracks set up the road. 22F with spots of blue sky. 

Partial scarification of skate lane. Lots of bare sections and ice.  Last grooming session unless we get more snow.  Ski at Independence Mine or Archangel Rd.

Bill inspected some of the trails last night and found many to have good coverage and still edgeable. Any grooming would only turn up rocks/mud and do more harm than good. So, he's calling it for this season. Skiing is still possible, with rock skis, if you don't mind a sporty...

Another groom of the 5k and arlberg bike path Saturday night. Pray for snow.

Scuffed what is left of a dwindling groomable surface and zero to minimal base. Portions of trail reduced to grass and dirt.  Blind downhills are either narrow passages in ice or dirt, rocks, grass. Using limited resources to create an inferior product.  More foot an...

Groomed Sun Valley > Swamp double wide for skate skiing.   Also touched up Powder Loops. 

Alaska State Parks has taken over the grooming efforts. They groomed yesterday from Glen Alps down to upper Huffman then back up the powerline trail, just shy of the intersection with Ptarmigan Pass. The trail was pretty soft after grooming, due to the snow, being light and fl...

Refreshed the thin "base." More bare spots starting to show. Ski with caution and have a great weekend!

March 2 Conditions report - thank Jim Stanford!  Inner Loops were groomed Thurs Feb 27.  Overflow has gone down, Light freeze overnight.  Inner loops skied great on Saturday.  The "boneyard" slough is too wet to ski and groom right now and the ...

There are more rocks showing up here and there and some bare spots on a few of the hills. Moved the oval in the stadium to the center a bit to take advantage of the "fresher" snow. Bring your rock skis and ski with caution. Have a great week!

Hauled a few loads of snow to cover ice on wolf hill pass 🐪 hump so should be skiable again. Very hard to find a non-frozen bank of clean ❄️ to haul from. 

Tsalteshi bike trails got a tune-up today. Should be good riding tomorrow 

March 2:  We lost our snow in the townsite this week but are still hoping for one more round this year :)

Pulled steel drag around Slikok Trails yesterday trying to fill holes and help bond snow to ice. Should be good for walking and fat tire biking. Use extreme caution if you are skiing. Terrible frost heaves in some areas pushing up lots of dirt and creating big holes. It will t...

All trails groomed and are ready to ride. 

Sunset Loop  and  Midway  groomed this morning.

Scuffed up the trails on both sides. The field at ERHS and a few hills on Yosemite have exposed grass. It's edgeable and ok-ish skiing. Have a great day!

Mud and Gull Lakes off Maud Road extension, Palmer. Not enough ice to support a groomer, but also not enough snow to need it. 15 mm of snow on top of enough ice to support a skier made for very good skate skiing, even onto McRoberts and Jim creeks. Classic would be even better...

Groundhog Day 2024: rumors of a rolled marathon trail....

Waiting for snow!

The Mahaffey Loop got the trail edges pushed out today.  It will be very soft on the sides but about a meter more wide in sections.  Great time for someone to set a classic track on the edge.   Patrick may head out again tomorrow.  It's about as good as it ...

Waiting for snow!