New Year's Eve

 Condition update. The road was still good for skating today.  And the lake was excellent for both skating and striding. 

Great day!

 What a day for skiing at the Knob!

 

 

Refreshed trails

After two days of above freezing temperatures, I refreshed the skate deck on the road at Pilot Knob.  I didn't think that I could improve the classic tracks on the road so those were left alone. 

The lake was refreshed for both skate and classic skiing.

The Lake

Fresh snow

 We received another 3 inches of fresh snow last night.  Pilot knob road and lake have been groomed this morning. 

Christmas Ski

 Today the knob was a great place to ski with family and friends!

Merry Christmas

 The road and lake in pilot knob has been groomed for both skate and classic style skiing. Ît doesn't all look as good as the picture below thanks to the effects of the high winds, but it should be fun skiing. 

PILOT KNOB LAKE

Packing new snow

 I packed the lake and the road tonight before the winds pick up.  Too windy the next two days to try to finish groom. Maybe the winds will calm down to a reasonable level on Saturday.

Pilot knob lake.  The ice is finally thick enough to use the snowmobile to groom on. 

Pilot knob road

 We had 2 inches fresh snow to groom this morning.  I only had time to groom for one lap. I reset the classic tracks which look great the whole length this time. And I made one pass on the skate deck.

Pilot knob road

The road

 Pilot knob road has been groomed for both classic and skate skiing.

Blowing snow.

 Started some packing this morning with about 2 or 3 inches of blowing snow and still coming down. Picked up sticks Wednesday.  Once things settle down, we should have some decent skating conditions on the road.

Pilot Knob road 

New snow

 We received 5" of warm wet snow Friday morning.  The temperatures did not drop enough to groom, so we'll have to wait for colder days.  And with a good chance of significant rain coming Tuesday, we might be starting over again soon anyway.  

Pilot Knob Lake has an issue with water pushing up over the ice because of the heavy snow on top.  So that will take some really cold weather before that can be groomed.

However, it's still fun to get out to ski and enjoy the area on a warm day.  

Pilot Knob lake

Pilot Knob Road