Tidied up all the skate loops today and did a lot of brushing on Will's Crossing and Long Rider - still more to do. William set track on Thursday on all the classic loops and plans to touch them up Saturday morning. There's a new trail map for Razorback - you can access it by going to the Razorback trail information page here on SkinnySki and tapping on trail map.

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(Robert Polic)

All the skate loops where rolled and groomed today and came out looking really nice. We held our Wednesday night group ski on the trails tonight and they skied well, slightly on the soft side. They should be in great shape in the morning. We will be out grooming the classic trails tomorrow.

(Robert Polic)

We are back in business. New clutch and belt installed on groomer this morning. I just got in from grooming and tracking Short Cut, Doug's Folly, Pine Hollow and Hair Raiser. Robert will be out early tomorrow morning to begin rolling and grooming skate side loops, after which I hope to have time to complete grooming and tracking of remaining classic side loops.

(Will Maines)

Just got back in from the trail with the John Deere service tech. The Gator is down on the trail with a blown belt and a clutch that blew apart, tearing up the belt in the process. He's hoping to get parts overnighted and possibly get the repairs done out on the trail maybe tomorrow afternoon. More likely Wednesday. In the meantime, skiers have been using Ridge Trail, Will's Crossing and Hair Raiser which had been given one or two passes with our old Tidd Tech before the breakdown. Everyone is welcome to ski any trails, groomed or not, but wanted to get the information out that they are not groomed.

(Will Maines)

Grooming disaster. Was making initial passes with 5' Tidd Tech this morning before taking the Ginzu out to finish. Blew a belt on the Gator coming back in from first pass over Hair Raiser, about 1-1/2 miles from trailhead. The only trails I had hit completely with at least one pass were Ridge Trail and Will's Crossing. Bottom line is that if classic skiers wish to ski those loops in bushwhack fashion they are welcome to do so. Truthfully, they are not in a condition where I would want to try and skate them.
Update: Heard from our groomer dealer, he won't be able to send a tech out to replace the blown belt until sometime Monday morning. Unfortunately, no trails will be groomed until then. Will's Crossing and Ridge Trail have had two rough passes completed, panning only. One pass on Hair Raiser until the blown belt about a half-kilometer before getting back to the intersection with Will's Crossing. Skiers are welcome to bushwhack ski until we can resume grooming.

(Will Maines)

Skied Oak Ridge and Pine Hollow on the classic side this afternoon. Cold, dry snow made it a little bit slow, but skiing was excellent. Almost no litter in tracks. I plan to be setting track on all remaining classic loops tomorrow morning.

(Will Maines)

After being out of town for three days I am playing catch-up at Razorback. Robert did an excellent job of rolling all trails and grooming skate loops over the weekend. I went out this morning to groom and track Short Cut, Pine Hollow and Oak Ridge on the classic side. Tracks set up deep and firm. I plan to be going out early tomorrow morning to groom and track the remaining classic loops. Conditions on what we have finished are excellent.

(Will Maines)

All skate loops where groomed this morning. With the exception of having to back down a couple steep hills and leaving a pile of snow behind (which will be cleaned up next grooming) skate loops are in great shape. Grooming plans: Will is heading out either this afternoon or tomorrow to set track on the classic loops (they are rolled and packed).

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(Robert Polic)

It looks like we picked up a good 6 or so inches of snow so far - whatever it is, it was too much for the 9' foot groomer so switched to the roller and after a minor issue, got all 30K of trail rolled this afternoon/evening. Depending on how much more we get overnight into the morning, we will either be rolling or grooming tomorrow.

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(Robert Polic)

Finished setting track on all classic loops about noon. Mostly deep, firm tracks. Skate loops were groomed last night by Robert, and they are excellent. Pretty much all the leaf and pine needle litter is now all covered. Should be great skiing until next snowfall.

(Will Maines)