January 8, 2011: Any Opinions?

“Due to the icy base and dry snow accumulation, tracksetting operations could not be performed. Tracksetting of the trails will resume as soon as possible.”

This was the announcement on the Gatineau Park Ski Conditions page this morning.  According to the site, the major parkway system was “compacted”. Any  opinions  from those who ski regularly in the park?  How did you find the skiing today?  Was any tracksetting done?  How are conditions compared to  our other yearly  January thaws?  What do you think of the announcement?

I skied just after dusk – see bottom photo (or not, it’s pretty bad)

The top photo was taken this morning near our compost pile,  2 k from the park.  At noon, it was still snowing, and minus 5.


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Concerned Skier
Concerned Skier
January 11, 2011 23:45

I have a lot of experience with tracksetting. Demsis are not doing a good job. At times it has been diffcult but there are many more times when they could make good tracks but aren’t. Skied Saturday, no packing of tracksetting on the parkways, despite lots of snow. Sunday no usable tracks in the Asticou area, same thing Monday. Finally today was good. The tracksetting has gone downhill fast for the last 3 years. In December I went skiing on a Sunday afternoon after our good snowfall, no tracksetting again, Yet on 2 of the days, the smiling NCC security… Read more »

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James
James
January 17, 2011 19:16

Just out today from Gamelin. Saw 2 skidoo guys “magic carpeting” the parkway. Now it seems like if it snows it’s great to magic carpet the new snow down, but once it’s packed and you continue to do this over and over it turns it into a hard hard packed surface. My skiis were slipping out from me every 5th skate. Is there some way they could maybe chop it up rather than zamboni it down….you know loosen up the top couple of cm’s….
just wondering

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musicianonskis
musicianonskis
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January 17, 2011 20:26

Are you thinking of beautiful corduroy? Neither Garry not I remember seeing it yet this year. Where are those real grooming machines? Has anyone spotted them?

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