Poop Scoop
Grateful Dogs and JNSKI are hosting a Campground caca cleanup Sunday April 14 at 11:30. I know.
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Saturday Campground Conditions
Conditions at campground were remarkably good at 11:30 this morning! Classic track was well groomed and a little firmer than yesterday. The classic track looked very good too. Well worth your time to take a…
Saturday grooming @ Campground
Finished Saturday’s grooming Friday evening in the hope that it might set up over night a little. Reset the classic track as well. Both skate and classic were in great shape when I finished last…
Lake surface flooded
The Mendenhall Lake has not been groomed as it is mostly covered with standing water.
Mendenhall lake
Mendenhall lake snows melted down to ice surface. Will take cooler weather and more snow before grooming continues.
Groomers On Fleek
Lake and Campground were double or tripleteamed in an MMF style attack. Result near perfect conditions as the team beat back the washboard with a long slow groove and added milage with a Visitor Center…
Finished grooming lake 1:30
Outer loop was finished at noon and inner loop should be done by 1:30. Much of the washboarding was smoothed out by going slow with the groomer, about 10 mph. The downside is that it…
Friday March 8 grooming
I’ll start grooming the campground about 8:30. Doug will be helping out with the lake and everything should be groomed by about noon. Hopefully we’ll get another couple of good days skiing before the weather…
It’s a taxing Monday
It’s a taxing day but there’s luv too. Last day of grooming TODAY. Alas it’s getting difficult for the grooming equipment–spring is here as is gravel and ice. There’s still decent skate skiing but you…
Sunday grooming
I’ll groom starting about 8:00 and should be ready to ski about 8:30-9:00.
Montana Creek Groom
Groomed early today , Upper half excellent for skate skiing. Lower section from bridge to Slide zone icy . Will be groomed again on Sunday Morning. Grouse are hooting.
Grooming finished at 9 am
Trail has more ice than yesterday on the first part of the trail and the first gravel has appeared just past Montana Creek bridge. A classic track was set yesterday afternoon starting about 1/4 of…
Friday morning grooming – April 15
I’ll begin grooming about 8:00 this morning. I’ll post afterwards.
Thursday April Grooming
I’ll start grooming montana Creek about 7:30. Should be ready to ski by 8:30. It froze last night so will probably have to wait until the snow softens up to set a classic track. Should…
Montana Creek Groomed
Montana Creek was groomed for skate skiing this afternoon. This improved condition a lot. More grooming early on Thursday morning with the addition of classic track is planned. Much thanks to Del Carnes for repair…
Obstacle course skiing great
9am Sunday snow is wet fast, well compacted for skate skiing with a nice overnight crisp. Unfortunately ATV tracks are there to keep you on your toes the entire way. And someone was walking a…
New snow- We are still skiing!!!!!!
There is a dusting of new snow on the trail at upper Montana Creek covering the needles. And the rain has softened things a little bit so you can ski straight across those former ice…
Mmachine Down
Problems with MC machine Transmission. Moving machine out on Tuesday. No more grooming for the season. Should be skiing for rest of week with out grooming. See you next year and have a great summer!
The Secret of Roan Innish
Awdigaan Yeèdat. That’s nice day to you in the local argot. If you know the secret to Roan Innish, you know you will have to find the empty skin of the selkie in the attic…
Best Classic Track In Town 🙂
Ok – it is still very skiable on classic gear. The track is icy and glazed in spots, but still ok. Skating is probably the best
Groomed Montana Ck early Sat. AM
Must walk to last rise before the bridge where machine is parked but creepers not necessary. Track is fast early but should slow as temps rise. Track is level and hard in most places with…
Montana groomed today about 10AM
Groomed up skate lane early and came out flat and fast. Its bound to warm up during the day but conditions this morning were excellent.
Thurs Nite – Still Good!
Still quite skiable for classic and skate after work. Did not look like it was groomed at all Thursday, but JNSC grooming equipment still on site. Plenty of snow to make it to the weekend.…
Montana Creek is great
Thanks groomers for resetting the track. Skate lane is good too and much of the spruce needles have been plowed under.
Montana Creek
4pm: Temp: 50s at parking. Good snow depth. Snow starts just down from conex. Condensed, well groomed & packed, corn snow. Fast. Skate track not mushy. Classic track fast-icy.
Upper loop EC on Saturday, March 23
Classic Xcd Upper Loop Saturday afternoon. Apparently had not been groomed since the 21st (?). Several “water hazards” to navigate and many pole plants went straight through the weak, soft snowpack with no bottom. And,…
Upper Loop is good
It’s worth the hike up. Coverage is great. The groomers fixed a couple creek crossings that overflowed. The cat left a few chunky spots but very skiable. 54F Tuesday afternoon and HOT.
Upper Loop Tuesday
Dave said that due to flooding issues on the mountain they didn’t have time to get over to groom the upper loop. But they should have it groomed on Tuesday.
Loops are good
It was snowing Th on both loops. The Upper Loop is faster than the Lower Loop as it’s just that much colder. Try both just because you can.
Good as it gets
Finished two trips around the tracks at 930 and no others on the trail. Snow is about as good as it gets. Violet wax was perfect for track conditions. Lower lot is now cleared and…
EB grooming done for the year
Cheers to all skiers, cabin users, sledders, & casual walkers that enjoyed Eagle Beach this winter. Grooming is finished for this season, and we hope everyone had fun out the road at the area this…
Eagle Beach Groomed Today
Groomed Eagle Beach for skate and classic. Soft conditions for both. Classic track gets soft along main road on left side towards hill, beware the ditch, I got stuck twice! A lot of debris from…
Eagle Beach ready for Border to Border!
The snow machine is fixed and grooming is back at Eagle Beach. The area will be ready for Saturday’s Border to Border event. As of Thursday night, all of the track had been groomed for…
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.
Cheers for the Pioneer Road!
The Pioneer Road grooming effort is a perfect example of our Nordic ski grooming efforts – it sounds trite, but it’s very true: “if you build it, they will come.” A huge pat on the…
A Pioneer Road Goodbye (until next season)
The ski season for the Pioneer Rd is over. The snow is melting away fast and Enco is plowing the road so they can remove their logs. Thanks to Tim, Mike, and Hank for coming…
Sunday will likely be the last day to ski
The road will be plowed early next week so the logs can be hauled off. It’s been a fun first season. Thanks to JNSC Board member and groomer Wayne Carnes for making it happen!!!
Border to Border committee member
THANKS TO THE CLUB, Eagle Beach state park, Dave/Eaglecrest and all our overtime and amazing groomers for getting all nordic areas in Juneau ready for our Border to Border event. Ski one or ski all…
Pioneer Rd
Not groomed today to preserve the limited snow cover. The classic track is still okay. The skate lane is very firm – almost skittery in a few locations – and rocket fast.
Incredibly deep snow at Spaulding
skied to Auk Mountain and found a foot more snow than last weekend, wow! Possible to walk to the Muir Cabin but we skied all the way down past the big bridge on the trail.
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.