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A Blueberry Afternoon.

Report Submitted by SteveR
(trip) Date: Wednesday Mar 13, 2024

Submitted: Wednesday Mar 13, 2024 at 21:05

Participants:

Jo and I

Discussion:

We made a snap decision after breakfast to "follow the grooming", and hit the trail to Blueberry Hill at the crack of noon. Ski conditions and the weather were great throughout, with a cm or two of dry snow over the corduroy. My Rode Viola Multigrade wax worked great for grip, but with a few sporadic minor issues with sticking. On the other hand, Jo on her skins had none of those problems, but had to herringbone a bit more than I. Descending Blueberry was easy in the soft snow, but there was one icy scraped spot at the S-turns that got our attention. By the time we returned via Elk Pass and Fox Creek- the tracks were icing up a bit, and there were scattered small re-frozen tree bombs that were no real issue. South facing hills could be icy tomorrow, before the heat comes on. An awesome spring day with a touch of winter! Although conditions were transitioning to springlike this afternoon, it should still be decent tomorrow.

Excellent conditions along upper Fox Creek on the Elk Pass trail.

A lunchtime visitor at Blueberry junction. Got any more of those energy bars?

Warm sun and plenty of soft snow on upper Blueberry.

No wind at all on top. Time for another tea break in the sun.

The moderately fast and smooth tracksetting on Fox was as good as I've ever seen it, with surprisingly few tree bombs.