Track Report

Doug worked his magic again (thank you!). Most of the track has been tuned up and is skiing very well. He went out along the Perimeter and the Cow Pasture. The inside Skate Tracks - the Boot and the Clover Leaf - are still skateable but have not been groomed in a few days. The classic track seems to be holding up the walls pretty well, although it looks like the tracks are getting a little shallow.

Happy trails!

During Ski Club yesterday, my daughter and friends made this snowman on the course, just off to the side of the track. On Thursdays we "just ski" for ski club, so why not just stop and play?
See if you can spot it while you're out.

Intact track

Despite all the rain today, the track is holding up and skiing surprisingly well. As you might suspect, there were very few skiers today. Those of us that did ski left some deep tracks that hopefully will be covered by overnight snow. I’ll post if I hear any grooming updates, but in the meantime both skate and classic are still alive and well.

The City has been hard at work with some really great additions to the Winter Park. You’ll notice signs with trail names and distances throughout the course, plus the new main sign at the trailhead, an additional marking sign at the trail head, and a trash can. Lost and Found items can be turned in to the Clubhouse rentals during their operating hours.

Looking ahead into the trail before skiing this evening.

And then looking behind me at the same point after skiing. My tracks are pretty deep (sorry! hope they don't freeze into giant ruts), but there was plenty of glide.

One of several new signs on the trail. Now you know where the  "Cow Pasture" is! (It's not really a cow pasture that you ski on, but it abuts a cow pasture and sometimes smells like one).

This Perimeter sign includes the 4km distance. Super cool.

Trailhead sign. Note the "No Dogs" sign, which conflicts with the sign next to it (pictured below) that has a Leashed-Dogs (but off the trails) policy. I'll ask the City for clarification.

Rexburg Nordic Trails

The Teton Lakes Nordic Ski Trails 

Wow, it's skiing really well. Check out the pictures below. Doug went out this morning and tuned it up, except for the Boot and the Clover Leaf - the "inside skate tracks" we call them. We've had snow all day though, so everything is probably covered again (but definitely still skiable). Thank you, Doug!

BYU-I Trail

Hooray! Scott buffed out the BYU-I trail (the fields to the south of the Temple), so it should ski much better - especially the skate track. The trail is a really fun option. It's ~3 miles of track, with about half of it all downhill (works your balance!) and thus about half all uphill (good workout!). There's a slight straight in between tops and bottoms of the two major hills. You can park in the church parking lots or over by the BYU-I Ropes Course, although if it's during school hours you may need to have a parking pass if you park at the Ropes Course parking lot. Thank you, Scott!

Nordic Ski Club

Note to anyone from grades 7-12 who want to try out the ski club: You can rent the classic skis at the Club House for $6 each time, or if you register through the City's recreation page, you can get ski rentals for ski club days at half-off - yep, just $3 each time. Nice. Thank you, Rexburg Rec. Dept.!

Fresh corduroy this morning, before the new snow covered it up

Doug worked long and hard tuning things up this morning.

The City has updated the signs for us, including Trail Etiquette.
The "No Fat Bikes" rule is still in place. Please don't mess up the
hard work our groomers do by riding bikes on the ski trails.
Also, zoom in on info regarding dogs: they must be leashed - City rule -  and
please keep them off the ski trail or clear to the side (unless
your dog wears skis, that is). :)

Zoom in on the "Join the Race" Strava option. Looks like fun!

BYU-I Trail - Grooming Done

Exciting news! A ski trail on the fields just to the south of the Temple is groomed now for both Skate and Classic skiing.  Thanks to Scott for the information and to the BYU-I groomers. Should be some fun skiing!

Ski report

The skate and classic tracks are in fantastic shape and everything is gorgeous. Doug got everything in tip-top shape for the Rexburg Winter Park opening day yesterday. We had lots and lots of people out, skiing on the Nordic ski trails, snowshoeing off to the side of the trails (thank you!), sledding on the hill, and just having fun being out. The City skis rentals (rented on site) made a great addition to the day, plus Redd’s Grill looked plenty busy. What a great day it was. Thanks to all of you for joining in the fun and spreading the word.

Local Nordic Ski Race Calendar

We've had questions from several about the Cupid Cup this year.  As of now, we do not plan to hold a 2019 edition.  You'll see when perusing the schedule below of Nordic Ski races in the area (kindly provided by Dan Streubel) that our preferred days were already taken by the Alta Race and Moose Chase.

We have no desire to compete with these races, despite the fact that we have in storage over a hundred of the special order Krieg "Cupid Cup" buffs waiting for future participants of the next edition.  Hopefully next year we'll be able to find a slot that will work for everyone!

• January 12 Teton Ridge Classic
• January 18-19 SOHO Super Qualifier
• January 26 Spud Chase
• February 2 Boulder Mountain Tour
• February 9 Alta Skate Race
• February 9-10 JNQ Boise
• February 16 Moose Chase
• February 23-24 IMD Youth Ski Festival
• March 2 Rendezvous West Yellowstone
• Finish practices Thursday March 7th?

Grooming and Winter Park Updates

Doug worked long and hard yesterday to tune up the track. The track was still soft as of yesterday evening, but should set up pretty well with this warmer weather. The practice loop by the parking lot is groomed and set for people who want to just learn or work on technique before skiing long. We use this little loop for our youth Nordic Ski Club when we do drills and relays (in order not to tear up the main track). Its a fun place to start before heading out for a longer ski. Feel free to use it! 

Grand Opening of the Winter Park Tomorrow!

In other news, the Clubhouse continues to be transformed to accommodate the City's brand new fleet of classic skis. Rentals will be available starting Saturday. Many thanks to the City Rec. Department, Jeff C., Dan, Kaylie, Jess and all the other people who are making this possible. 

A huge thank you, as always, to Doug for excellent work, and all the work Randy and Doug put in - including providing the grooming equipment, paying for gas and repairs, and especially for all the man-hours.  If you are interested, you can donate for gas money through the Donate option (also found at the top right of the web version of the blog), but there's absolutely no obligation. The grooming will still happen. :)