Alturas… nice and sunny
On Wednesday, March 24th, the temperature at 8 a.m. was around 8 degrees at the Alturas Lake Ski Area. After an inch of snow blew through on Monday, the trails were all rolled on Tuesday and looked really great for skating. Classic tracks were reset to the lake but looked a bit ill formed and shallow in many areas… not the crisp sharp edged channels, ever so parallel, that thrill the heart of the classic skier. However, the sun is out in a clear blue sky, the redwing blackbirds are singing, and it should be a great day for skiing Alturas. Reportedly, crusty, sunny meadows have been supporting skinny cruisers on their way to the lake, however, large cruisers can expect occasional crust collapse and breakthrough.
