Category: Conditions

Pisten Bully grooming with 6 inches (of snow) is as good as sex. Hopefully I don’t offend anyone, especially my wife Angela. We had 3 of us out there today prepping the trails, I was in the bigger bully grooming all of old ABR, the other team members groomed the Highlands, Ridge runner (with no tracks just groomed flat), then they groomed and tracked most of the famous single track trails, we have a full team back in the early morning to groom and set tracks.

I want to take a few minutes to tell you about the nonprofit Foundation Angela and I established in 2019. It is called the Anderson Bluffs & River Trails Foundation (501-c-3) or ABR Trails Foundation for short. I am on the Board of Directors as a founder. This team is a diverse and extremely talented group of volunteers that take their role very seriously. The team of over 50 volunteers and numerous specialized committees have been very busy the last three years preparing for Angela and I to retire and turn over the reins in 68 days. I try to catch many of you to tell you about the ABR Trails Foundation when you ski, but I miss some of you. Please go the Foundation website to learn more (click on top right corner). 

what a nice surprise , lake effect snow all day long! Skiers enjoyed the firm base under the 4-6 inches of snow that fell on todays morning grooming! We groomed most of the combi trails this morning and retracked …we left classic only trails for tomorrow’s grooming.

we plan to have Pig Heart groom with the bigger Pisten Bully on all of “old ABR’ early in the morning, Crasher and Black Smith will groom the Highlands and Ridge Runner, ( not sure yet if Ridge Runner will be classic or skate, check in at the front desk. After 9 am coffee break we will conquer some of the classic only trails, not sure if we make it to Puumala trails and wolf tracks.

Lunchbox Saturdays started today. Order your pastie from Rigonis bakery with coupon code ABR and get a discounted Pastie delivered to the guard shack/ or main chalet at 12 noon. Order at /.  https://www.rigonibakery.com/

groomed up 45 km of combination trails after 2 inches of new snow. We will retract single tracks and maybe ridge runner Thursday am. Hilltop house is open Presidents’ Day weekend.

very sorry for the late post, I am just coming in from a meeting, one of my top 10 favorite activities, grooming is still number 1.

we have 2 of us heading out early tommorow to groom, the temps have moderated and will continue to over the next few days. Rigonis Bakery is on the schedule for this Saturday lunchbox Saturday.

it was chilly today! You don’t hear that from me too much but -24 f at 5 am, I called snowcross, our up and becoming new chief groomer, and he said I don’t think it will add value to the skiing experience, most skiers will be classic skiing and the tracks are fresh and in great shape. The skiers today headed out on tamarack to silo’s warming cabin and Jason park warming shelter and a few headed north to jack pine white pine.