Campground groomed – 9:30 Saturday
I groomed for skate and reset one classic track . Still a bit of debris on the track from all the wind.
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Fresh groom, some sticks
Groomed for skate and set a fresh track. Some areas have a lot of debris, others will ski well.
January 23rd – Women Master Ski #2 – All Comers. FREE for JNSC Members. 5PM Location TBD
The first session was a great success in spite of the cold temperatures. Eight skiers (four skate skiers and four classic skiers) came out for this first clinic. The next clinic January 23rd will focus…
Campground has been groomed
Watch out for speed bumps and thin spots occasionally, but otherwise the skating lane is great. Didn’t set the classic track but it’s still pretty good.
Lake is still UNSAVE
Drill lake this morning and found Ice to be below Safety standards . Some water is present between ice and snow interface causing bad ice build up on skis.
“Pop-Up” Race Saturday at EC Upper Loop!
Join us for the first annual “pop-up” 3.5k(ish) freestyle race! This Saturday (12/28). Fun goes off at 11am on the EC Upper Loop. The race is free, but make sure to purchase your EC Nordic…
Lake surface flooded
The Mendenhall Lake has not been groomed as it is mostly covered with standing water.
Your Morning Jacket
Cold. New Corduroy coat for the skaters, diagonal will have to live with the tracks we have until more snow falls.
Fun(d)raiser today!
Come support the JNSC, sip a drink, enjoy snacks, win raffle prizes, and learn how your contributions will enable a sustainable future for Nordic skiing in Juneau! Become a member at the event, and you…
Nordic Ski Team training at Montana Cr 4:30-6 pm
The Juneau Nordic Ski Team will be training at Montana Creek from 4:30 to 6 pm. Thank you to the Juneau nordic ski community for your support!
January 23rd – Women Master Ski #2 – All Comers. FREE for JNSC Members. 5PM Location TBD
The first session was a great success in spite of the cold temperatures. Eight skiers (four skate skiers and four classic skiers) came out for this first clinic. The next clinic January 23rd will focus…
Montana Creek Jan 15th
Kaxdigoowu Heen Groomed for both skate and classic. Wax for cold conditions.
Wonderful grooming, cold
Classic track really good, one going up, one going down. Cold, wind-free, dabs of sunlight to lure you on. Skate in the middle, good corduroy. Another stellar example of the Groomers bringing their best work!
Montana groomed @ 9:30 Monday
Freshened skate track, looks good. Left classic tracks as is—they look good also.
Montana Ck. groomed for skate, classic left as is, no new snow.
Skate track set as well as possible without teeth on Ginzu groomer working – frozen. Classic track looks good from yesterday. No new snow, not windy and temps in high teens.
Grooming Montana Ck. 8:30 – 9:30
Headed out now and should be done by 9:30. Will repost after returning home.
Montana Grooming
Groomed for skate and classic this morning. Classic excellent skate a bit soft.
Montana groomed for both classic and skate this morning.
New snowfall at Montana of 3 – 4″ overnight and still snowing when I left at 10:45AM. I rolled the new snow and then was able to groom for both classic and skate. Classic is…
Grooming Montana Ck. 8:30 – 9:30
Should be a fresh 1-2 inches this morning and if it continues during the day I will return this afternoon for another session. Will post later morning after returning from first visit.
Montana creek
2-3” new snow. Groomed and very nice on top half. Little scratchy getting there. Suggest hiking first half or bring “rock” skiis
Eaglecrest Upper Loop
Upper meadow is superbly groomed. Skated on green wax, reasonable glide, stayed warm with Hotties inside boots.
Eaglecrest Lower Loop Groomed by Piston Bully (partial)
Talked with the Eaglecrest Operations manager who reported they took the piston bully with the tiller out to groom the lower loop at around 10 AM this morning. He says some vegetation is showing through.…
Upper and lower loops groomed!
Upper loop perfectly groomed for skate and classic. Lower loop groomed for skate but it’s also fine to classic skiing. The cold firm snow will let your skis track just fine. Cold conditions! Green wax.
Upper Loop is Excellent!
The UL is groomed to perfection for skate and classic. Well worth the short ski/ hike up there. Its cold and dry, but glide is good with green wax.
Eaglecrest upper and lower loops
Eaglecrest upper loop groomed for skate and classic and in the usual perfect condition. Lower loop is now skiable with solid frozen base, no open water or muskeg and good snow on surface. I skied…
Eagle Beach packed and rolled Jan. 7
Ranger Brad rolled and packed Eagle Beach campground this morning. Conditions are skiable, but still thin; a few rocks and other obstacles are showing. Still too thin to set a classic track. The next dump…
Eagle Beach Campground Update
Ranger Brad rolled the campground around noon. No track set yet, but snow is okay for classic on main road. Major bare spot in woods on back loop, but a short loop around the hill…
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…
Groomed for skate only
Finished rolling the 3″ accumulation at 2100. It is skiable – BUT – there are rocks under the thin snow cover. Suggest using old skis and skiing gingerly. If you find rocks or sticks please…
Its a start!
1/7/2020 at 1930 – finished rolling the road. Not recommended for skiing yet as the snow cover is Flat Stanley thin, but it was snowing hard when I finished. Hopefully there will be enough accumulation…
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!!!
Spaulding is awesome- no snow machines
The meadows are phenomenal powder. The Lake Creek trail is all frozen up so no more mud holes. We put skis on at the main meadow. The lower trail is too thin for skiing but…
Spaulding Meadows powder
The lake creek access is a bit muddy but the skiing is awesome with about 10 inches of powdery snow up high.
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…