Just a quick notice to let all you hungry skiers know that conditions at Chicken Creek are what the ski areas euphemistically refer to as "Spring Skiing." In other words, alternately icy, slushy, sticky, scary and generally not-so-awesome. Bare spots are emerging in the usual places, the warm days are creating a rutted out layer of ice in the mornings, etc. etc.
This begs the question "why don't the trails get groomed more often, to improve the surface?"
I'm glad you asked. The grooming does improve the surface - temporarily. Sadly, it also results in the more rapid melting of what little snow cover we have. The only long-term solution to the problem is a good dose of snow, followed by consistently cold days and nights. What do you think the odds of that are? There is a chance of some snow coming up and we will keep an eye on it to see if we can extend the skiing a bit more. That would be fantastic. Stay tuned...
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