Thursday, January 30, 2014
Concentrate on GPS
Mark - if I were you I'd concentrate on the GPS recording. If there is a lot of new snow, why risk getting stuck with an implement out there by yourself. Dave's crew should have Crooked John and Wulf's Cutoff done, so we won't have too much bushwacking. Also note that the forecast has changed: 6F tonight and only 22F tomorrow.
GPS tracking
John, Ray, Gus and Paul,
Great suggestion. I'll try to get there earlier and start out long before You are there. I'm wondering that if there is a lot of snow like there was at discovery today if I should tow a roller or open it up with just the Alpine II. any thoughts from you guys?
Great suggestion. I'll try to get there earlier and start out long before You are there. I'm wondering that if there is a lot of snow like there was at discovery today if I should tow a roller or open it up with just the Alpine II. any thoughts from you guys?
Professional grooming ojt
Mark - I suggest you take a machine carrying the GPS receiver and do all the trails, stopping at each junction to mark a waypoint. The Spire Loop will have to be done on skis. Why not take the 2-stroke Skandic, since it's easy to maneuver. The rest of us can come behind and do the grooming, hopefully gaining some more experience so that our work approaches professional standards. You have obviously been getting lots of experience so we don't need to worry about the quality of your work.
I would like to suggest that we start at 9:00, since the overnight temp is predicted to be 15F and the high tomorrow 24F. That would also give Mark an opportunity to get ahead of us.
I would like to suggest that we start at 9:00, since the overnight temp is predicted to be 15F and the high tomorrow 24F. That would also give Mark an opportunity to get ahead of us.
Hut area organization
Groomers,
Yesterday I went to Mt Haggin and spent much of my time working in around the hut area attempting to our equipment that we use on a regular basis easier access. The other priority as the board is talking about increasing funds to improve both Mt Haggin and Moulton was have our work area less cluttered and look more professional. My thought was if we are attempting to raise more funding we need to look like we deserve it. We keep getting wonderful compliments on our grooming and I see this as just another step in generating more members and collecting more donations.
Last night Jesse gave me his GPS equipment to remap the trails and include the new trails so give some thought on how you would like me to run the trails tomorrow during our grooming session.
Mark
Yesterday I went to Mt Haggin and spent much of my time working in around the hut area attempting to our equipment that we use on a regular basis easier access. The other priority as the board is talking about increasing funds to improve both Mt Haggin and Moulton was have our work area less cluttered and look more professional. My thought was if we are attempting to raise more funding we need to look like we deserve it. We keep getting wonderful compliments on our grooming and I see this as just another step in generating more members and collecting more donations.
Last night Jesse gave me his GPS equipment to remap the trails and include the new trails so give some thought on how you would like me to run the trails tomorrow during our grooming session.
Mark
Saturday, January 25, 2014
Track repair
Late yesterday Ray told me that someone had been on the trails with snowmobiles. Sara and I skied Vanna's, Sap Sucker and little Cal witnessing the damage today. Gus was at the waxing clinic and told me the search and rescue were in there looking for someone. So late this afternoon I went up and reset track on Little Cal, leveled Sapsucker and cleaned up Sleepy hollow and the skate lane on Crooked John. There was a lot of traffic today so again the descents were shaved off and there were numerous sitzmarks.
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