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Elk Pass is Groomed
Report Submitted by Bob Truman
(trip) Date: Thursday Nov 23, 2023
Submitted: Thursday Nov 23, 2023 at 19:07
Discussion:
In my younger days, as I raced up the big Elk Pass Hill, I occasionally wondered if I'd still be able to make it to the top when I was a septuagenarian. Well, I made it, albeit slower, and it feels like a much more significant accomplishment nowadays!
Today's grooming included Elk Pass, Blueberry Hill, Patterson, Hydroline, and Wheeler. There are still a few uneven spots which can easily be avoided. I removed one rock and a few loose twigs but the trails are in reasonably good shape for early season.
The air temperature at the Elk Pass trailhead at 12 noon was -3 and the snow was -2. An hour later, on Hydroline, the snow temperature was -6. I used VR50(0/-4) and it worked well all day.
The thrill of the day was descending Hydroline where the conditions were excellent. The grooming was a couple hours old and the snow was firm and fast. Being an old codger and somewhat risk-averse, I had to snowplow on the final drop of doom to Elk Pass.
Fox Creek has not been groomed but it had pretty good snow cover with skier-set tracks. It was bumpy in places.
Pocaterra Hut is open but the Visitor Centre is still closed.
 Elk Pass
 Pisten-Bully coming down the trail for the first time this winter.
 Laying down some corduroy. The snow pack is still too shallow for tracksetting.
 Starting up the big hill at the beginning of Elk Pass.
 Tom and Linda had stopped to adjust their wax. I also stopped and added another layer to help me ascend the big hill.
 View from the top of the big hill.
 Patterson
 Fox Creek
 The signs are up.
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Comments:
2023-11-23 at 20:03 - comment by SkierRoger
I don’t think you’ll ever get old, Bob.
Such great news that grooming has begun at PLPP!
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