Tuesday, February 17, 2015

ThursdaySki on vacation this week

Thursday, February 19th, 2015

Vacation week has required me to be a substitute instructor, so unfortunately no WednesdaySki or ThursdaySki this week.

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Tour de Bartlett, try again on Thursday, February 12, 2015

Thursday, February 12, 2015

Since I was the only participant last week, I am posting this plan again for this Thursday!


This is a fun one way tour from Bear Notch Ski Touring Center to Attitash. The route follows groomed XC ski trails covered with Monday's fluffy powder. Most of the route is flat or slightly rolling. We will explore where a future Bartlett Recreation Path/Bike Path will be located! Wednesday looks sunny with temps up to 20, heat wave.

Here's the plan:

10:00 am. Meet at the Attitash parking lot, behind Matty B's, near the railroad tracks.

We will leave a car(s) here, then carpool to Bear Notch Ski Touring Center.

If you have a Kiwanis Discount Book, bring it to use the Bear Notch 2-fer coupon. I will have a few coupons for the group if needed. Bear Notch does not have a weekly 2-fer deal, we need the coupons!

We will ski up from the Center via trails 5 and 6, then cross Bear Notch Road via trail #40, zig zag on a few trails there, dropping down to the railroad tracks. We follow the tracks for a short distance, then ski on a power line trail, eventually popping out near Thorne Pond. We cross route 302, and ski along trail #50 by Thorne Pond, behind the cemetary, behind the Attitash Condo Village, emerging at the tennis courts. Here we jump in the car and return to Bear Notch to retrieve the cars and enjoy some fresh warm bread and hot soup!

This light beautiful powder is as abrasive as sandpaper on our skis. Wax up or at least use F4 or similar glide wax to get good glide!  I have some for you if needed.

Bring snacks/lunch and beverage.

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Tour de Bartlett via Bear Notch Trails. 10:00 am Wednesday

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

This is a fun one way tour from Bear Notch Ski Touring Center to Attitash. The route follows groomed XC ski trails covered with Monday's fluffy powder. Most of the route is flat or slightly rolling. We will explore where a future Bartlett Recreation Path/Bike Path will be located! Wednesday looks like light snow with temps in the 20's, heat wave.

Here's the plan:

10:00 am. Meet at the Attitash parking lot, behind Matty B's, near the railroad tracks.

We will leave a car(s) here, then carpool to Bear Notch Ski Touring Center.

If you have a Kiwanis Discount Book, bring it to use the Bear Notch 2-fer coupon. I will have a few coupons for the group if needed. Bear Notch does not have a weekly 2-fer deal, we need the coupons!

We will ski up from the Center via trails 5 and 6, then cross Bear Notch Road via trail #40, zig zag on a few trails there, dropping down to the railroad tracks. We follow the tracks for a short distance, then ski on a power line trail, eventually popping out near Thorne Pond. We cross route 302, and ski along trail #50 by Thorne Pond, behind the cemetary, behind the Attitash Condo Village, emerging at the tennis courts. Here we jump in the car and return to Bear Notch to retrieve the cars and enjoy some fresh warm bread and hot soup!

This light beautiful powder is as abrasive as sandpaper on our skis. Wax up or at least use F4 or similar glide wax to get good glide!  I have some for you if needed.

Bring snacks/lunch and beverage.

Barb and I explored these trails Monday in the snow.......Winter Wonderland!!!!!