Thursday, February 17, 2011
Webster City 5k Trail Modifications
Using this 60 degree weather and 0 % snow cover to advantage, today we made two modifications to the Briggs Woods Five Hills race course to benefit our more novice skiers. Observations of "involuntary snow angel" locations, and word of mouth indicated a need to make the following changes: The downhill at about 2 3/4 k which left hand traversed next to a big white pine has been changed to a right hand flat traverse along the ridge followed by a more gentle straight downhill across the valley to the left. The next uphill has been shortened about 30% with a corresponding 30% shorter downhill on the original track. The net changes leave the course at exactly 5k. Now all we need is cold weather and a foot of new snow!
