East River Valley - Carr Woods

sunday surprise! trail snow cover was still hanging tough at Carr and I had a very nice afternoon out there. For both skate and classic there are icey patches at highly traveled corners, primarily where prairie links to woods and field loops and the beginning yards headed toward the the dam; several patches of scattered small trail trash, yet- conditions were surprisingly good over most the trail. Classic skiers you know you have several places where track is pretty well wiped out, but it's still more than doable. I brought classic skis but stuck with skates, however, a talented, anonymous and clearly pleased classic skier verified a good workout. Advise rock skis to better weather occasional ice and trail junk, but all considered a sweet day out there.