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Trail
Report as of 3/24/09:
Chippewa
Trail is pretty well clear and ready for hikers and
bikers. Other trails may be pretty muddy in spots, and a few
may be flooded and impassable, like the short connector
between the River Trail and Sugar Bush Trail by Six Island
Pond; in Oxbow Woods; some of the Ridge Area Trails; and the
connector between Chippewa Trail and the Badour Road parking
lot at the Wetlands Area. Of course, the Arbury and Meadow
Mouse Trails continue to be inaccessible from the Visitor
Center parking lot due to the preschool building
construction.
Trail
Report as of 2/23/09:
The 4"
or 5" of snow that fell Saturday helped a lot to freshen
things up! It's not enough to do any grooming, though. There
have been a good number of skiers out already and they have
set their own track, so we won't ruin it by rolling. There
are no bare spots on the River Trail, but in the pines on
the Homestead Trail it's quite close to bare. We recommend
your rock skis just in case you find some "trail" under the
snow.
There are
still ice sheets under the snow, so watch for those super
slick spots, especially if on foot!
The
weather coming up doesn't look all that good for skiing,
with Thursday and Friday calling for almost 40 degrees. Come
out and enjoy it while you can!
 Trail
Report as of 2/20/09:
Trails are not so good for skiing now! The river has
gone back down since our warm spell flooded the trails.
There were sections of the River Trail that were under
water, and some still are, but now there are ice sheets up
on the trails – once again! The base is “base”ically all
gone! There are quite a few bare patches scattered along the
trail.
The Chippewa Trail has lost almost all of its snow; just
watch for ice patches! The Homestead Trail and Wood Duck
Trail are mostly high and dry and the low areas are now
passable.
Get out and enjoy the
“Spring-ish” weather and be looking for buckets to start
appearing on the Maple trees soon!! The Sugarhouse will be
open on weekends in March starting Sunday, March 1 from
1:30-4:30 pm.
Trail
Report as of 1/29/09:
We
groomed and set track on everything today. The trails are
perfect for classic and skate skiing! The Chippewa Trail is
hard packed all the way to the Tridge.
It's a good thick base and your pole tips don't hit the
asphalt underneath. We don't
have any bare spots anywhere.
Have a great day on the trails!
Trail
Report as of 1/23/09:
As of
last night,
the Chippewa Trail was groomed and tracked. That completes
all of our normal grooming. That still leaves 7.7 miles of
un-groomed trails! The temperatures have been great and
perfect for getting outside without freezing any exposed
skin!
We'll try to keep you updated and would appreciate you
keeping us updated on how conditions are for you on the
trails and how you're liking (or not liking) the grooming
and trails that are groomed or not groomed. Email Curt at:
cholsinger@chippewanaturecenter.org
Trail
Report as of 1/20/09:
The
trails are looking good. The River Trail and Homestead
Cut-Across were groomed with track set today, and hopefully
we will get to the Chippewa Trail tomorrow.
Trail
Report as of 1/16/09:
All
the trails have been groomed and track set! The Chippewa
Trail Bike Path looks great (a few bare spots) but overall a
good base. We set Classic Tracks on the one side and
groomed wide enough to skate beside it! Come out and give
us feedback on the skate skiing.
Trail
Report as of 1/13/09:
The trails were all rolled today. We're still trying to
build our base back up on top of the ice sheets that are on
the trail in the flood plain areas. We got 3 inches of cold
powder snow today, and are supposed to get some good
drifting overnight. We plan on grooming and setting track
tomorrow (Wednesday). Conditions look great!
Trail
Report as of 1/09/09:
The trails are improving. We've had 4 or 5 inches of gradual
accumulation over the last few days. On the Chippewa Trail,
there are 2-3 inches of solid base, but in a few of the
sunny spots there maybe less and potentially completely
bare! Watch out for those spots.
In most places, a good base is built back up on top of the
ice, so it’s not as slippery. Most of the trails are fine,
but down in the flood plain there are a few really
slick spots. (In fact, we re-routed the trail near the
Oxbow.) The re-route is obvious, and now includes a fun
downhill curve! (Okay, it’s only 15’ of drop, but for
Midland, it’s good!)
All the trails were rolled yesterday and we plan on grooming
and setting track today (Friday).
Come out and enjoy the weekend, because… it’s a beautiful
day for a beautiful day!
Trail
Report as of
12/19/08:
Wooo-hooo!! SNOW!! What a great winter this has been so
far! The trails are in great shape. No bare spots at all
now. We’ve got 4’’ of fresh, beautiful snow as of 10:00 am,
and it’s coming down hard still!
The trails were rolled early this morning, and
you can’t hardly tell it’s been done. Later this afternoon,
we’ll roll again… then groom and set tracks! First tracks
set for the season!
Trail
Report as of
12/17/08:
The base is building! With that last warm spell, the base
turned into mostly ice, and with last night's 3” dusting, it
made the trail quite slippery in spots!
The trails were rolled today and we plan on grooming Friday.
Track will be set when we get a little thicker base. There
are no bare spots, but the trail is either solid ice or
powder.
We are
hoping to keep getting enough snow to groom the Chippewa
Trail all the way to the Tridge! It’s about 3.5 miles, and
aside from the few road crossings, it’s a great trail to
ski! It should be wide enough to get some good skate-skiing
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