New Year's Eve

The lake trail at Pilot Knob State Park skied pretty well today.  There's not enough snow to set tracks but the thin layer was good for skate skiing.  

   

First of the season

I had to start the season out with some work on the snowmobile since it didn't want to start.  Turned out to be enough fuel gummed up in the carburetors to be the cause.  This was solved after a thorough cleaning of the carbs.

I was able to take the roller and new snow mover out on Pilot Knob Lake this morning to get a decent start on that trail.   Even though there was only one inch of snow on the ice it should skate ski fairly well once it sets up.  The new snow mover needs some modifications before I use it again, but it did help accumulate some more depth on the trail.  It might be possible to take the Ginzu out next time for a much better skating surface.

Jeff