in Blue Mound (Moderator: Walt Hougas)

I went out on it last night.   I was on a fat bike, but there were tracks ahead of me from normal mtb tires.   Trail is great to the parking lot cut-off at the end of chert dip.  As others have said, it is probably faster, and definitely easier riding than the summer trail.   

 I rode CD to the start of Holy Schist, but it is pretty soft after the cut-off.    Once you get to the start of HS, it is unrideable, and I don't think what trail was there was even the actual trail.    I'm working on procuring some snowshoes and will go out to stomp it once I get them, if anyone is interested in joining/aiding in navigating.

Spike and Dirk are planning to leave the pool parking lot on snow shoes this Friday at 2:50 pm for a pack-the-trail mission up Schist and Home Stretch.  The idea is that once the temps cool again it may be near impossible to smooth these trails, so let's get 'er done while the warm temps allow for shaping.  I doubt I will be able to go at that time but hope to get out with my wife maybe Sat morning. 

The snow shoeing really makes a difference.  Spike and I cut the existing trails after snowstorm Draco and I think we can all agree that the resulting ride quality is off the charts.  Whatever you can do to help on the yet to be packed trials will be rewarded. not just now, but in the afterlife.  Brian

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