Over
No grooming today. It’s been a great run.
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…
Friday Grooming finished 9:30
Skate track turned out great, but starting to soften up. Re set classic track and it turned out good. Definitely worth a ski before the weather turns.
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…
Botox Party!
Droopy eyelids, Resting B’ Face? C’mon out. The ATV guy busted through the dirty layers, And clean up, left a fresh track! Talk about lemonade. It is soft and why people want to walk their…
Montana Creek
5pm. 45 degrees. Good snow depth. Damp & dense corn snow. Skate track eviscerated by ATV. Classic track survived in spite of some spots chomped-out by ATV. Had a good classic ski tonight. But, the…
Thursday March 21 grooming
Groomed at noon. Softer than yesterday because it didn’t freeze last night. Classic track still in good shape. Some debris on trail but gooming helped. Still decent skiing.
Nicely Done
After being gone for a week, Montana Creed exceed my expectations for classic. Yes, a bit icy on the top and first 20m down the hill, but after that, oh my what a great time.…
Montana Creek Conditions
5pm, 45 degrees, Packed corn snow with good depth & some iciness at start. Did not need cleats to get past the ice – yet. Fast skate track not too mushy. Good upper body work…
Very Icy Monday night
Went out to ski at about 7 p.m. on Monday night. It was very icy in the beginning. Honestly the most I see I’ve ever seen it so we turned around as I just wasn’t…
Montana Ck. ready to go for classic and skate!
Dynamic out at Montana with winds, raging, brown stream and great tracks. Snow has condensed with recent rain and it’s spring corn snow conditions there. Both classic and skate reset and warm out!
Swix gloves found
I found a pair of Swix gloves on the road shortly after leaving Montana creek. They can be picked up at the Brudie/Pillifant residence.
Montana Creek
3-11-19 Mon 5:30pm 37 degrees. Light rain. Soft on skate track. Firmer condensed corn snow in classic track. Good snow depth.
Montana Ck. reset for both classic and skate.
Both tracks came out beautifully. Snow is soft and temps are rising. Almost is hats and gloves off skiing. The campground is firmer but the quiet up Montana Ck. is wonderful. Plenty of snow left…
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.