Join us this Saturday, Feb. 3, for snowshoeing at Deer Creek. Meet by the trail
map, ready to start at 9am.

Expect it to be cold, but bright and sunny. The forecast calls for
blustery winds. However, once we get up the trail a bit and into the
trees, Deer Creek is pretty well protected. Deer Creek holds snow well
in the winter, and I've gotten reports that the snowshoeing has been
good there. There are lots of trees, so it will be colder in the shade.

Dress in layers. Wear gaitors - I expect the snow to be fairly deep
higher up. Wear warm shoes, perhaps waterproof, with warm socks.

We'll decide how long, and at what effort, as a group, at the start.
I'm guessing we'll be out about 2-2.5 hours, but there will be options
to go longer or shorter. I'd like to get up to the Red Mesa loop. It's
a lot slower going in the snow, so you can't compare your running times there.
Once we get up higher, where we're breaking trail, it's fairly easy to keep a
diverse group together on snowshoes. The stronger runners will do the extra work
breaking the trail, and the slower runners can follow behind with much less
effort.

I do have some extra snowshoes. I'll reserve them for the first people
who respond at this address, runuphillracing@...

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