Sunday, December 30th, 2001
Snow & Trail
Conditions at The Telemark Lodge
New Snow: 0 inches
Surface snow:
2 - 4 inches
KM Open: 48 KM Trackset: 11
KM Skate Groomed: 48 KM
Hours: 9 am to 4
pm.
Approximately 48 KM of the Telemark/North End/Kortelopet 65 KM trail
system have been groomed for skating. This includes the Birkebeiner Loops,
Tony Wise Trail, John Bauer Trail (to Kortelopet split), Kortelopet
Trail (rolled from start to 9 KM), North End Trail, Bill Koch Trail on the
south side of Mt. Telemark, Sven Wiik and Caldwell World Cup
trails.
Classical tracks have been set on the Birkie Loops and the
Kortelopet Trail from 14 KM to 23 KM. Tracks are a bit thin in spots but very
good in most sections.
The trail snow base is thin, but solidly
frozen. The trails are in fair to good condition and skiable
throughout.
The Tubing Slope is open. The Snowboarding Slope is open at
3:00 p.m. on Monday, December 31,
2001, New Year’s Eve. The Snowshoe Trails are open.
Telemark is
open for recreation, lodging and dining seven days a week. Normally, hours
for cross country skiing are 9 am to 4 pm, 7 days a week and hours for tubing
are 9 am to 8 pm, 7 days a week.
Snowmobile trails in the area have 6 – 10” of snow – lakes
are not yet staked and are not yet safe to ride on. Groomers are not grooming yet. Contact www.cable4fun.com for additional
information.
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