Track Report - Cupid Cup still a go (for now)

These 40F days and rain are killing me!  Doug said this morning that the track is still snow covered, although how long that lasts is anyone's guess.  He also said that if we had some freezing temperatures to stabilize the snow, he could groom, but it's so soft now that the groomer would likely punch through to the grass.

As of now, the Cupid Cup is still a go.  A couple of years ago we had to cancel due to rain melting away our track just days before the race.  Ugh.  I know there's not a thing we can do about it, but it still is frustrating.  We will just have to wait and see how things are at the end of the week.

Grooming Update

Doug just used the new groomer for the first time and said it was great. He also reset the classic track.  Skiing should be pretty wonderful. Thanks, Doug!

Sunday Falun

30km World Cup Classic race this past Sunday.  Lots of double poling!  Listen to the commentary around 17:30-17:40 as they talk about herringbone skiing with a flat or edged ski.

Saturday Falun Sprints - In English

In case you need something to watch, check out this past Saturday's sprint races.  Watch at about 10 minutes to 10 1/2 minutes - the broken pole exchange was smooth!

Grooming Update and Schedule(?)

Randy just finished up grooming the course this evening - yippee! Can you say, "Fresh corduroy"?  😀 Thanks, Randy!

Not to beat a dead horse or anything, but... a rumor is circulating that grooming is done daily, so it's "no big deal" to walk or snowshoe down the middle of the skate lane...

Please remember that grooming is done purely on a voluntary basis by Doug and Randy, and they groom when they can, but there is no schedule. 

We shouldn't have any expectations that the trails will be groomed, and in between we should try to take care of the wonderful grooming we get. 

Messing up the skate track might not seem like a problem - unless you're a skate skier. The holes, ruts and prints left by walkers, bikers and snowshoers ruin the corduroy and can trip up skate skiers, who are often skiing very fast. (It can trip up skate skiers who are skiing slowly, too!) 

  

Doug and Randy work very hard to provide the best classic and skate skiing trails they can. Please respect their work by seeing it for what it is: trails groomed for Nordic Skiing (with snowshoeing off to the side as an acceptable use, too). 

 
See this post from a few days ago for a good overview of ski etiquette at Teton Lakes.

New Groomer

Surprise! Randy came by this evening, sporting a brand new Ginzu groomer on his trailer.  Oh my goodness, it feels like Christmas.

Randy made the trip up to West Yellowstone this afternoon to bring back this marvelous new addition from Yellowstone Track Systems.  Wow, thank you! The old Ginzu has been great, but this new one has some pretty spiffy updates.
Our already-amazing grooming is just about to get even more amazing.

Awesome.

New BYU-I Trail Maps

From Scott: We made some revisions to the trails. The green line is the classic track, the red line is Fat Bike Groomed and then inside that is skate deck.

This map can always be found by clicking on the Trail Maps tab above.