I skied from Olin/Turville to the Kites On Ice around 3:00 pm. The snow was great, as long as you avoided the large fault upheaval near Kites. In the past, I've found that in going from Olin/Turville counterclockwise, one could ski all the way to Monona on good snow. This might be a good spot for the Tuesday night race. Errol Hartman ----- Original Message ----- From: "eric stonebraker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2003 2:25 PM Subject: [XC] lake monona ski report
> Hey FOlks- > I involuntarily joined the polar bear club while skiing today. Some friends > and i skated over to the kite festival and had to cross over that large > "upheaval"--or where the ice sheet fractured. I think it exists pretty much > around the entirety of the lake--settling of the ice? ANyway, to make a > long story short-- the ice is not as thick by these fractures. Plus-as it > turned out, i crossed it too close to the Yahara river(At least a couple > 100 feet out). ANyways i fell through but just down to the next layer of > ice.--up to my knees maybe. Definitely got the heart pounding. Fortunately, > i had a wool blanket in the wagon. > > Beware.... Besides that, the snow was super slick early in the morning. > After skiing on sandpaper the past couple of weekends at ABR, this was a > pleasant surprise. I actually thought, so maybe there is another birkie in > my future? MOst of the ice is quite thick--at least 12" as measured > through the fishing holes. The snow coverage is becoming sparse, but > hopefully it will hold through tomorrow morning. IF my clothes and boots > dry out tonight, i may ski again tomorrow but this time with "swimmies" on > both arms... > > Cheers, > > Eric > > At 08:39 PM 1/31/03 -0800, Zachary Larson wrote: > >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 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
