I went out on the River Loop yesterday and with the fresh snow it was really

quite good. I used my classic skis with blue wax and even though it was

around +1, I had no problems.

I skied to the ski hill on the back trail and found that on the un-skied

area it was the best snow/no ice. Yes there was barely any snow under some

of the big trees 1/2 way to the hill by the river. There are some big moose

tracks punched along the trail and lots of coyote tracks as well. Either

wolf or cat tracks too. As this is a wildlife corridor, it is great to see

the wildlife using this route. Closer to the ski hill there are the usual

springs open on the trail - some I could ski over as there was a snow bridge

but the last ones I took my skis off and walked in the water and carried on.

It took me 2 3/4 hrs. pretty much straight skiing.... W