Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Big Creek - Des Moines/Polk City

As with Cocoa's comments on Carr Woods, it was a great evening of skiing at BC. It looked like an inch or 1.5" of new snow throughout the trail system and that coverage did wonders to all the hard packed/icy spots. The only place that is still shaky is the transition area between the Disc Golf Loops and the Lakeside Loop. Between the trail's camber there and the ice that had formed last week it is simply a difficult area so be careful because the fresh snow only hides the ice. The rest of the place was perfect. The skate lane was not super fast but it was just right for a nice consistent glide and very easy to get a good edge.

With the classic track being very shallow everywhere at BC the new snow made finding the track a little difficult but it too was great skiing. With the temp hovering just below freezing I kick waxed violet special and it worked great.