Rochester Active Sports Club
Trail Reports
XC Ski Trail Grooming Report and Conditions
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
The 2007/2008 XC ski season is over for this year. We'll be back this coming November!
Do you have Ski Trail Grooming questions? Send them to: rascgrooming@charterinternet.com.
RASC Groomed Ski Trails
Other Local Ski Trails
Oxbow Park
3/14/2008
The ski season is now over.
Park Site
Trail Report - Northern Wisconsin
This trail report provides the most recent update on trail conditions on many of the most popular trails in Northern Wisconsin.
2006/2007 Season XC Ski Trail Year End Grooming Summary
RASC Volunteer Ski Trail Grooming started this season on November 11, 2006 and concluded on March 12, 2007. During that time, a team of 7 volunteer groomers performed trail grooming on approximately 4.5K of trails at the Quarry Hill Nature Center. A 2.25K loop was also groomed on the fields of Schmidt Park on an experimental basis.
We provided good groomed conditions for 58 days of skiing. The team groomed 46 separate times for an approximate total of 144 volunteer hours, 426 snowmobile miles, and used 121 gallons of gas. Grooming operations were conducted without incident throughout the season, i.e. there were no occurrences of equipment damage, personal injury, or any other unexpected events. The new grooming equipment performed well. The most amazing results came from the YTS Ginzu Groomer’s ability to renovate an icy trail back to an ideal combed skiing surface in one pass. Packing and grooming for skate skiing took approximately 2.5 hours per outing. Setting a classic track took an additional 2.5 hours.
We’re looking forward to grooming next season. We’ll be researching better equipment and methods to pack large snowfalls as well as options for setting classic tracks with minimal snow. We will also work with the Park and Recreation Department to understand their preferences for grooming on the northwest side of town with the hope of continuing to offer that service next season.
