It took several of us working in shifts to get the trail packed and groomed out, but it's done and the trail never looked better. We packed and widened most...
Jessica Kiesel recently wrote this excellent summary of the Pajarito XC Ski Trail above Los Alamos and the involvement of Southwest Nordic Ski Club in it's...
Gene Dougherty and Carl Hagelburg took over grooming last evening and made a pass on the entire system with the tenderizer rollers. It did a lot of good on...
Since Clay's 11:00AM report today it has cooked a bit with the sun and there were a fair number of icy spots. But the real problem was trash: I was wondering...
Groomed in 3" of fresh snow around the ski trail and meadow trail loop with classic tracks, +10km loop. Thanks to John U. for the help. Great skating and...
I plan on going up this evening to work on levelling the trails with the blade. I will primarily focus on that task, so I may not get around to running the...
Trails have been bladed and levelled quite a bit. Blading generated some of the softer snow underneath and ground up the trash. The drifts in the meadows...
All trails continue to be excellent with a 12-20" base. No classic tracks have been set but will be for the weekend. The new meadow trail is now groomed....
The woods loops of the Pajarito X-C Ski Trail, the multi use trail up to Canada Bonita and the new trail descending thru the middle of canada bonita were all...
Ken spent most of the morning packing and grooming the trail system. Mid day I took over long enough to get in a classic track around the entire system....
After Ken and Tom's work, we all skied and then Dave and I went back out to get a jump on the new snow received late in the day and wind drifts with the...
Regroomed this morning on the lower road, upper meadow trail and the woods trails - the basic 10km loop. Too much drifted snow in the far meadow trail for the...
We will be having a full moon ski and snowshoe pot-luck Saturday February 3 on the Pajarito Trail system. We will have a fire on the upper trails and carry...
John B groomed last night for skating: "I groomed the entire upper trail system with the bladed groomer last night. I tried to preserve the classic track -...
1. Tue eve ski tonight: 5:30, trailhead, moderate pace, about 1.5 hr ski. 2. Grooming last night, re do of the skating lane. 3. Sat night moonlight ski and...
As I left the hill last evening (~9:00pm), it was snowing pretty hard and there was already 3" new. It continued snowing off and on all night, so there is a...
Pajarito reports 14" of new snow since Tuesday, and it's still snowing as of 1:30pm today (Thursday). Ken and Gene started the process of getting the trails...
Dave, Ken and Tom worked to pack all of the trail network, first with just the machines because of the deep snow, and followed up repacking with rollers. We...
Trail is groomed, skate and classic, as of last night. Tonight is our SWNSC potluck and party, with full moon ski out on the upper trail. Meet at 5:30 at end...
Both skate and classic track are in great shape. Meadow track is windblown, but crusty enough to skate heading downhill. Best to get out before late morning...
In researching how other Nordic clubs function to get an idea of a model for ours, I thought you might find some of the stories interesting. First in line of...
Hard and icy conditions early and late, klister conditions mid day [ie: soft and wet]. Getting a bit trashy but the classic track is in good condition. Snow...
Ken did a lot of Tidd grooming mid-day in 2-3" of new snow making for some nice skating, and refreshed the shortcuts between the multi-use trail and the woods...