Campground and lake
Campground track set and groomed. Looks great. Setting off to roll the lake
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Campground 9 am
Hard crust over the groom track and the tracks kinda deep and fast. Not bad at all. Temp was about 28 degrees.
Campground groomed
Rolled, ginzued,tracked and ready to go. Looks great. Had to repair 4wheeler tracks that had torn things up.
Lake & campground groomed- 11:00
Lake and campground finished grooming 11 am Friday. Great conditions! Bring your sun glasses.
Lake at 9 am
Lake pretty much unskiable as hard crust of about 4 inches of ungroomed snow. Should be fantastic after the forecasted snow gets groomed.
Ski for Gold – Community celebration of Nordic skiing
The Juneau Nordic Ski Team (JNST) would like to invite the Nordic ski community to participate in the second annual Ski for Gold – a community celebration of Nordic skiing on Sunday Feb. 17 at…
Lake is superb!
The tracks are excellent this morning. VR 30 Blue/green wax early or VR 40 blue wax later in the day for kick wax. Jeff W. was going to buff up the skate lane too.
Did you lose your sunglasses on the lake?
I found a sporty looking pair of sunglasses in the middle of the skate track on Mendenhall Lake this morning. Call 209-94fivesix to claim.
Ninja Dust
Diagonal reset, skating groomed wide. Temps around 30f. Keeping up with the new snow ain’t easy but we are efforting it. Groomer moved the diagonal over to make room for a ‘sidewalk’.
Los Lonely Boys
Cold, cold, fun. No crowds. The groomer made two passes with the ginzu to take out the tracks, then two passes with the roller and comb and extra weight, then 2 more passes with ginzu…
Fresh groom
Fresh groom and track set this morning. No wind and ~15 degrees at 730. Get out and enjoy a beautiful ski!
Montana Ck. reset and flat/fast for skate lane. Classic left just fine!
No one out there so get after it.
4H Youth skiers at Montana trail today 1:30-3 p.m.
Young skiers with parents utilizing Montana Creek trail today.
Community Skiathlon!!
The Juneau Nordic Ski Team and Club are hosting a community skiathalon race Saturday, February 9th, at 12PM (noon), Pioneer Road Trail. A skiathalon is an event where skiers start on classic skis and then…
Pioneer Road
Pioneer Road groomed for skate and classic – 11.5k round trip. Very thin coverage especially in the classic track – WATCH OUT FOR ROCKS
Freshly groomed
Set a new track and groomed for skate. Cold temps (was 12 a 5:45 this morning) are keeping the snow light and a bit soft, but sure is nice! Get out and enjoy the winter…
Momtana Ck. skate reset and looks awesome!
Skate groomed up nicely, and there’s sugar on top for you sweettooth, herring-bone striders. Fast conditions and stream is still open and running in places which makers for a pleasant skating scenario. Enjoy the warming,…
Grooming Montana this morning from about 8 – 9:30AM
Will reset skate and imagine that’s impossible for classic until we get warmer snow.
Lower loop tilled with pisten bully – more km added
Eaglecrest was able to get the pisten bully around the lower loop despite continuing thin snow conditions. The forest trail that parallels the road is now packed and the Fish Creek loop extended past the…
Lower loop groomed for skate and classic
Lower loop groomed for skate and classic as of 9:30 a.m. Excellent conditions at the moment, but light snow and wind may fill in tracks in places as the day progresses.
Lower loop freshly groomed!
Scott groomed the usual 4 km of the lower loop for skate and classic this morning. Conditions are excellent!
Grooming at EB on hold until further notice
As of Feb 20 the snow machine is still in the shop. I will likely be a few days before it can be used for grooming. Until then, EB grooming is on hold. We will…
Eagle Beach grooming on hold Feb 15
Eagle Beach is skiable with good snow coverage. However, the snow machine is down for needed repairs; consequently, the trails will not be freshly groomed over the weekend of Feb 16-17.
Eagle Beach groomed for Feb 9
Eagle Beach was groomed late Friday evening for skate and classic. Conditions are very good / excellent, with soft, new snow and good coverage everywhere.
Community Skiathlon!!4
The Juneau Nordic Ski Team and Club are hosting a community skiathalon race Saturday, February 9th, at 12PM (noon), Pioneer Road Trail. A skiathalon is an event where skiers start on classic skis and then…
Grooming Eagle Beach this morning.
Will get new snow rolled and reset for both classic and skate. I will repost after coming back but will be this afternoon.
Pioneer Rd
By noon today received between 1/4″ and 2″ of high moisture content snow. Rolled entire road for skate only – waiting for a bit more snow and cooler temps before I set the classic (probably…
Pioneer Rd
Groomed for classic and skate today. The best conditions are from the gate to the second log pile. Still very skiable the southern half just a bit skinnier on snow coverage. A few rocks still…
1″ of new snow Monday
Midday Monday it was snain with some sticky snow. Bring your glide wax. Coverage is good.
Peterson/John Muir/Spaulding
On Friday the lower Peterson Lake trail has ok coverage for rock skis. The traverse through the woods is thin. The marked trail between John Muir and Peterson is excellent as is the ski to…
Pioneer Rd
Laid fresh corduroy for skating this evening. It should set up tonight and be really good Sunday. Merry said it was excellent! I did not touch the classic track as we need more snow. Enjoy…
Pioneer Rd
Groomed for classic and skate. Fresh corduroy for the skaters. Still a few rocks in the classic track
Pioneer Rd
Regroomed with the ginzu in the late afternoon. Very nice for skating and a good classic track. Still a few rocks showing in the classic track.
Pioneer Rd
Come on out for some Island Time – the crowds are non existent and the skiing is good. A few rocks, but nothing to freak out about – just pay attention especially in the classic…
Trail Etiquette
- Walkers / Snowshoers, walk to the far sides of the trails when possible.
- Dog Owners, control your dogs and pick up the scat. Please, no dogs or walkers on the groomed trails at Eaglecrest. Please use the dog loop.
- Skiing the loop trails- It’s common to ski the loop trails in either direction. Just watch for oncoming skiers and give right of way to the skier zooming downhill.
- Show courtesy for all and share the trails.