dear madnorski faithful, i went out on lake mendota friday night (from tenney park to picnic point) and it was splendid for skating. the average ice depth, judging by ice fishing holes, is 15-17 inches. this depth was verified by an ice fishing hotline. the snow is perfectly crusted over and the entire lake is skiable from my experience. it is better a ways off the shore, where there was ice prior to the thursday night snowfall, as it is even and nicely crusted here. along the shore there are some rocks and uneven spots. in various parts of the lake there are small upheavals that can mostly be avoided. otherwise they can be skied over, as they are frozen over. parallel to the east side of picnic point there is a large upheavel that should be avoided because it has created a 1-2 foot wide section of open water surrounded by solidly frozen ice. otherwise it is smooth, fast and fun skiing.
if it is above freezing during the day, the night skiing is good because the snow quickly crusts over. enjoy the snow while it lasts! zach larson __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.MadNorSki.org/ XC mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/xc
