Big Creek trail 2/3

Tuesday, February 3, 2009 – Current trail conditions are icy due to the weekend thaw and re-freeze. There are a few small bare patches; the worst is on the south connector going out to the Lakeside Loop where melting exposed some of the bike trail pavement. Last night I used the trail tenderizer to scuff up the skating lane with mixed results. The Prairie Edge and Disc Course sections of trail are in slightly better shape than the Lakeside loop. I was not able to do anything with the existing classic tracks. Most of the classic tracks survived the weekend, but they are icy. If you attempt to ski the trail in the coming days, I suggest trying to hit it when the air temperature is in the high 20s to mid 30s to allow the icy trail to soften up a bit. With forecasted highs in the mid 40s, the forecast does not look promising for holding on to the trail base.