Montana Creek Grooming

Montana Creek was Ginzu groomed today for Skate skiing. Turned out very good I will call it **** star above the bridge. With Montana creek so cloose to the trail there is some build up of horifrost crystals that help a great deal in adding to the skiing surface. You...

Montana Creek good for skate skiing

When Scott found that he couldn’t groom the campground yesterday (Wednesday), he went to Montana Creek and started grooming there. He and Don Thomas were able to get the machine across the bridge despite the low snow cover and groomed the road so that skate...

Die Harder

Montana creek holding on. JM recommends bare feet for the first hundred yards for the full experience. It is alternatingly, thin, soft, wet but still skiable and all fun. Well ,Like McClane says, “It doesn’t have to be fun to be fun.”

Don’t be fooled.

Don was grooming as of 10:00 AM, Monday. Don’t be fooled by conditions at the gate, which is water covered ice, and truck tracks. The snow is holding up fine past the container where the grooming equipment is stored. Spring conditions, very skiable. Bon Apetit....
Groomed Sunday

Groomed Sunday

Someone groomed the skate lane midday and softened some of the classic lanes. The snow cover on the road is really thin (no asphalt yet). The trail is ok. Scales are best as blue klister didn’t work with afternoon warmth. Some twigs in classic track but mostly...

Well preserved

I took waxless classic gear and it was good at 2PM. It’s still a little slick but really ok coverage still on two tracks. The skate lane looked ok minus a few icy patches. There is still snow in the trees to give you an idea how cold it is there.

Ginzu

Light Ginzu, left classic tracks alone, as they looked fine. Wet, skate lane seemed soft but skiable. Don and Chris Thomas were leaving to ski it as I finished grooming. To soft to bike, and dog walkers will hammer it, also.