SUN RETURNS TO IMPROVING SKI TRAILS
After a 9 day winter onslaught with 3 – 5 feet of new snow, howling winds, 40 degree warm ups, equipment breakdowns, the rockin’ pneumonia and the boogie woogie flu, on Friday, the 27th day of January, the sun once again is shining on the Sawtooth Valley Ski trails.
At the Alturas Lake ski area on Thursday afternoon, The Trail to the Lake as far as the junction, Over the Hill, South Loop and Sheep Thrills were packed out and rolled into an excellent looking wide wail, soft corduroy textured lane. Do note, as mentioned, this lane is soft and probably well suited for touring enthusiasts. No classic tracks yet… but they are expected today. The Trail to the Lake from the junction to the lake has been roughly snowmobile packed and will be rolled out today. At 10 a.m. the temperature at the Alturas ski area was around 3 degrees above 0. Grooming is also planned at Park Creek ski area today… Lupine, Camas, and Shooting Star are improving and Skyrocket has finally been packed and rolled. Blue sky, sun, deep snow and improving ski trails are expected to combine into a most beautiful winter landscape over the next few days at the Sawtooth Valley ski trails.
