This sunny, cold weather is creating ideal Nordic skiing conditions.  I was just up at the lower loop at Eaglecrest, and I’ve never seen a better trail.  The snow was firm but not hard, with a fine courderoy texture on the skate lane and perfectly chiseled groves for the classic tracks.   While skate skis glide a bit slower at these cooler temperatures, it’s really easy to get good kick with classic skis on the well-packed powder trails.

As good as the lower loop is right now, Eaglecrest is also offering us a bonus treat this Valentine weekend: they’ve groomed the upper loop and even set a classic track to access it going up Trickster! Here’s a great opportunity to get some variety in your skiing by taking advantage of this fun trail, which Ken reports was “wonderfully groomed” on Friday.  The sun should be soothing, the views exhilarating and the setting idyllic.  If enough skiers get up there and use the upper loop this weekend, Eaglecrest will be motivated to groom it more often during the rest of the winter.