I am so glad to hear someone else mention that Indian Lake would often times be better off NOT being groomed. I get so frustrated there. There have been times when I'm totally enjoying skiing until the grooming equipment comes by. One time I actually had to then take off my skiis and walk back! Other times I just continued on over the new spots of bare ground and roots. When I've called the Parks Department to mention this, they say that for every call like mine, they get (I can't remember, say) 10 calls from people wanting more grooming and more often.
Nancy Wiegand Of course, if we had more snow..... y On Tue, 12 Nov 2002, Joseph King wrote: > I didn't make the meeting yesterday so I'd really appreciate an > update on the club's position on a proposal to increase XC skiing > fees at Dane County Parks. I will no doubt attend the meeting > tomorrow because of another issue so it might be helpful to know > if the club has an official position. > > I will report back to this list what I hear at the meeting. In > the meantime, feel free to share your views on this list. At the > moment I don't feel compelled to speak on this issue. However, > my own view is that we would be better off if Dane County groomed > less often especially at Indian Lake. Typically the classical > skiing at Indian Lake is spectacular until it is groomed. After > which it is merely adequate. > > If I were in charge of the Dane County grooming policy, I might > or might not raise fees but here are the changes I would suggest > on day one: > > Indian Lake: follow the policy used at Blue Mound State Park -- > alternatively -- groom less often (only when there is a good > likelihood that there will be enough snow to set tracks within > the week). > > Stewart Park: groom for skating (Blue Mounds is nearby and it is > groomed for classic skiing only when there is enough snow to set > tracks) > > I would have to revisit the remaining sites but it seems like > there is room to groom for both skating and striding at Token > Creek, Lake Farm, and Cam Rock. > > Such changes would easily justify an increase in fees, IMHO. > > > A reminder that there is a meeting at the Parks Department > > Office Wed., November 13th, 5:15pm 4318 Robertson Rd. East > > side between Milwaukee St. and Cottage Grove Rd., East of Hwy > > 51. > > -joe > -- > Joseph King > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > bombay: www.BombayBicycle.org > madnorski: www.MadNorSki.org > -- > > _______________________________________________ > http://www.MadNorSki.org/ > XC mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/xc > _______________________________________________ http://www.MadNorSki.org/ XC mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/xc
