Well, if you haven't noticed, fall is here. The Pajarito ski area parking lot
and the SWNSC shed parking and trails were abuzz with activity this past
weekend...lots going on.
A few of us got up to the shed to start (or finish?) work to prepare for the
up-coming season this past Saturday. We never quite finished the construction
and have just "made do" with the space thus far, so hopefully we'll inch a bit
closer to having that "condominium" that we've been dreaming of.
Pretty much from now until the start of the ski season, we'll have some
projects. If you can find time and are willing, we could use some help. We'll
probably put together some sort of work party each Saturday and/or Sunday.
We'll keep the group posted via email and the website (still being
updated...check it out: www.swnordicski.org). So, sharpen up those chainsaws,
break out the limb choppers, find those old buckets of paint and paint brushes
and come up for some of the fall "fun." The projects are not so big this year,
but we do have quite a number of them.
Here is a list of what we have going on. We can always use donated materials
for any of this:
For the shed:
Equipment shed flooring (need roofing tar, roofing mineral roll ~90mil)
Steps to personnel door (in progress...need concrete, cinder blocks, paving
bricks)
Install external trim boards between rafters, under the eaves
Insulate shed (need insulation) & finish walls (also need drywall or any wall
finishing materials)
Paint exposed trim/wood surfaces (Dave & I already applied water sealer/stain)
For the trail:
Trim branches from trees & brush at sides of trail
Cut aspen shoots in trail (ALWAYS needed!)
Help cut out & move downfall trees (several big ones at the moment)
Move rocks out of the trail
Set out steel fence posts for shade fencing
Install fencing (wait till we see it will snow)


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