sorry to break the news, but there is skiable snow now, top of blue mounds is pretty decent for skating and odana is patchy but doable if you are desparate
also, waxless will work on just about any golf course
i say ski on, snow be damned
-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Bachmeier [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 01/04/2002 12:59 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [XC] Snow by Tuesday?
As the de facto MadNorSki meteorologist, I must sadly report that
there's only a small chance that we'll have adequate snow cover
to groom the course for the Tuesday night race. A series of weak
"Alberta clipper" systems should start to move across the region
next week -- these systems usually don't produce more than 1-3
inches, but if we can get 2 or 3 of these systems in a row,
we'd have a marginally groom-able snow pack. The computer forecast
models (if you believe such things) have the first clipper arriving
late Tuesday or Wednesday...so maybe we'll get lucky for the Jan 8th
Elver race? A stronger system the following weekend might
put us in better shape for the next Elver race on Jan 15th.
I'll join Madeline et al though for a pole jog at Elver
next Tuesday night!
-Scott, who thinks that roller skiing in January in Wisconsin
should be illegal
Madeline Uraneck wrote:
>
> I hope we'll have snow by the time of the first scheduled MadNorSki Tuesday night race series, which is this Jan 8, right? In case there's not, I think I'll bring my poles for a jog around the course. Maybe a time or two up the sledding hill. Feel free to join me?
>
> >>> "Heil, Karl P" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 1/4/02 10:08:20 AM >>>
> The "event" will be held as a candlelight hike. Same other details...free
> hot chocolate and cider, grills for cooking, brats, chili, and candlelight
> SKI t-shirts for sale. And for Lindsay, a bonfire to throw his hiking boots
> in after he's done! (This is this Sat., Jan. 5th from 6-9p.m. at Blue Mound
> State Park...a one and two mile loop will be lit for hiking...definitely not
> enough snow on the trails for even rock skiing in the dark...there is rock
> skiing to be had in the picnic area on the top of the mound, but the warm
> weather and sun is taking a toll on this area as well). Karl.
--
Scott Bachmeier University of Wisconsin - Madison / SSEC / CIMSS
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