Sunday, December 2, 2001
Snow & Trail Conditions at The Telemark Lodge Cross country ski trails are packed to a 3 inch (low spots) to 7 inch base (high elevations) . At this time 27 kilometers of the 65K trail system are rolled and open for skiing. Five trails are open. Conditions are good to very good. The temperature dropped to 22 degrees overnight. With upper-30s temperatures forecast trails can be expected to soften by mid-day. Rock skis should not be necessary. No new snow is predicted throughout the weekend. The Birkebeiner 2, 4, 5 & 7 K loops and the Tony Wise Trail are groomed for skating classical skiing. There are a total of 11K of track skiing. The Sven Wiik and Caldwell World Cup trails are groomed for skating, but are not tracked. Two kilometers of the new Treland Trail have been rolled, but not tracked. The Kortelopet Trail, from the Tony Wise at about 18K to the Valhalla Townhouses at 22K has been rolled and may be skied two-way for the present. The Tubing and Snowboarding slopes are not open. Some snowshoe trails are broken in already. Telemark is open for recreation, lodging and dining seven days a week. Hours for cross country skiing are 9 am to 4 pm. For further details and a Calendar of Special Events check www.telemarkresort.com.
