With warm temps today, the already-rocky 1km loop at Bolton was taking a hit. Temps are getting cold again tonight, so it was the crucial window for “snowfarming”.
We may not be at Craftsbury levels yet, but this mission was a success! If anyone is curious what the MNC version of snowfarming looks like…
It begins with shoveling the snow from the sides of the trail right onto the main ski surface. Slightly-wet snowball snow makes for big clumps!
Next step involves taking the snowmobile, with the groomer detached, and packing the shoveled snow down with the tracks of the machine.
Repeat those first two steps again, and again, and again…until it gets dark and you need to turn on the trail lights!
Next, set the groomer blades just deep enough to level-out the packed snow, and make a few passes to get it ready for skiing!
It’s turning cold for the next few days, with intermittent chances for snow, so hopefully this freezes right up for a good base! Thanks to Mike and Emily for the shovel brigade!
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