ABR Trails

we groomed 45 k today, it was a convoluted route that had nordic pulse scratching their algorithms to figure out where we went. We are grooming Tamarack as a combination trail so you can ski to the Highlands via tamarack combi trail or you can use the blueberry/highlands combi connector. There a few wet spots we groomed around so I suggest you follow the groomer tracks tomorrow, or better yet ask at the front desk.

skiing today was great spring skiing on your best skis if you stayed on the right groomed trails. The narrow classic only are not so good “poor” because we don’t have a 5 foot wide Bully. We are groomed the wider trails where the Pisten Bully’s fit on.

Trails being groomed are Tamarack combi (skating allowed), River, Popple, memory, silos,blueberry to cold feet, cherry, deer, hilltop loop, and the majority of the highlands. Ridge runner and puumala are closed for the season,

Tamarack combi trail

10:00-1:00 pm Scavenger Hunt

Teams of up to three people, all ages welcome. Get your list/bag in the chalet at 10 am or later and meet back at the chalet to turn in your results by 1:00 pm. The winning team(s) will receive Nalgene Water Bottles and Foundation Stickers.

1:00-2:00 pm Sprint Relay Ski Race

Teams of three people, must have one female and one classic skier, all ages are welcome. Stadium loop at trailhead 0.75 K for each racer. We will have two or three heats and the top teams will advance to the final, the final will be the same loop. Winners will receive ABR Coffee Mugs and Foundation Stickers. Meet at the ABR Foundation Flags in the stadium loop at 1:00 pm.

2:30-3:00 pm Wife Carry Race

Teams of two people. Men will ski a 100 M ski, your wife will take your skis off, you will pick her up, and you will run back to the finish line carrying your wife. The winning team will receive one set of Swix Quantum One Poles to fight over Meet at the ABR Foundation Flags in the stadium loop at 2:30 pm.

2:00 pm – Silent Auction Begins

3:00 pm The Party Starts!

All are welcome, we look forward to seeing you on Saturday!

Sounding like a broken record….trails were frozen hard this morning again. We ran both Pisten Bullies again this morning for 3 hours, we groomed about 25-26 km of combi trails. Skiing was very good again today, and we are heading back out in the morning. We are contemplating going out to the highlands tommorow.

20-60% off in the ski shop, early season ski passes on sale $40 off.

The trails froze up hard last night so Pig Heart and Snow Cross headed out in both Pisten Bullies and groomed for 3 hours to provide 9 am skiers some good spring skiing. As the temps warmed most trails that were groomed became skiable. We groomed old ABR this morning. Trails continue to be covered and skiing well.

We plan to do the same in the morning tommorow,

It was a great morning for grooming…and skiing this morning. We just ran both Pisten Bullies and we groomed Tammarack 2 track to Jason park, the highlands and ridge runner with the smaller Pisten Bully and the larger Pisten Bully groomed “old ABR” combination trails.

the ski shop was busy with the 20-60% off sale, now thru march 16th at 4 pm.

Monday, we will be grooming “old ABR’ combination trails in the morning , weather cooperating. Check in at the front desk for current conditions. As of this morning everything was snow covered and skiable. we are closing Puumala trails, sunset, ridge runner. They are hilly and exposed to the strong march sun. We will groom them and reopen them as conditions dictate.

don’t forget to RSVP for the celebration next Saturday!