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TOP GROOMING REPORT

TOP GROOMING RE”POR March 3m 2012

Managed to unplug the fuel pump on the Polaris w/ a little help from Clint Estes……
so there’s three new passes of corduroy everywhere…
should be as nice as it’s been all year at TOP…
get up there and enjoy!

C Haaland

March 3, 2012 | Categories: TOP GROOMING REPORT | 1 Comment »

TOP LEAP YEAR GROOMING RE’POR FEB 29 / 2012

7″ of new snow at Top of the Pines.

I ran the Polaris around twice just to pack it down…it’s pretty soft for skating.
With another storm brewing on the horizon, I didn’t bother to spend
much time out there, but plan on grooming Friday morning.  Should
be good for the weekend.  :)
Chris

February 29, 2012 | Categories: TOP GROOMING REPORT | Leave A Comment »

TOP Grooming Re’por Saturday

February 25, 2012

Welcome Skating Skirts!
…….an early morning groom for the ladies,,,,
Enjoy…..

Thanks for the chocolate espresso beans!

Chris H

February 25, 2012 | Categories: TOP GROOMING REPORT | Leave A Comment »

T.O.P. Grooming Re’por

February 15, 2012

1.5 inches of new for a nice resurfacing of the North Forty Loop
and classic track set in the Meadow…..thanks to Terry Daly for
shoveling in the thin spots!

C. Haaland

February 15, 2012 | Categories: TOP GROOMING REPORT | Leave A Comment »

T.O.P. Grooming Re’por February 9, 2012

3″ new pow pow

2 skating passes around the North 40 and Classic set in the meadow should make for some good fun, sweat, and a good excuse to go to the Colorado Boy!

February 9, 2012 | Categories: TOP GROOMING REPORT | 2 Comments »

T.O.P. Grooming Re’por Feb. 7, 2012

BLISS!

Jerry,

 8″ of new up there.
classic track set in the meadow
skating all around
hopefully it will stay cold enough not to get sticky.
CH

February 7, 2012 | Categories: TOP GROOMING REPORT | Leave A Comment »

T.O.P. Grooming Re’por

February 3rd, 2012

Ran the Polaris around a couple of times in the pm.
Meadow looks great with 3″ of new..
The North Forty however had groundhogs out with umbrella drinks.
Don’t know what that means….but the snow’s not any deeper.
Keep your speed down on the steep spots!
C. Haaland

February 6, 2012 | Categories: TOP GROOMING REPORT | Leave A Comment »

T.O.P. GROOMING RE”POR

Saturday Jan. 28 / 2012  9 am

Corduroy and one set of classic set.

Get’s a bit “sticky” mid day.

Best to go before 11 or after 3.
Enjoy..but keep an eye out…

Chris H.

January 28, 2012 | Categories: TOP GROOMING REPORT | Leave A Comment »

T.O.P. Grooming Re’por Wednesday January, 25, 2012—09:21

T.O.P. is almost starting to look like a cross
country ski touring area.  4″ new. I madethree passes of corduroy….still a little thin
to drop the classic tracks…maybe next time.
Chris H.

January 25, 2012 | Categories: TOP GROOMING REPORT | Leave A Comment »

T.O.P. GROOMING RE’POR January 22, 2012

6″ of new powder….with virtually no base.
meadow is windblown w/ icy spots
North 40 trail a bit thin.
Basically survival skiing, but still fun.

Be careful out there.

C Haaland

January 22, 2012 | Categories: TOP GROOMING REPORT | Leave A Comment »

T.O.P. GROOMING RE’POR

Sunday January 8th

3″ of new snow is nice insulation for last week’s winter wheat planting.
…also nice surface to skitch around on while it lasts
three passes of corduroy out there but thin spots remain in all the usual places.
be careful out there…don’t forget to stop….and enjoy the peace.
C. Haaland

January 8, 2012 | Categories: TOP GROOMING REPORT | 2 Comments »

TOP GROOMING RE”POR—Thursday December 22, 2011

8″ of new powder squashed down into 8′ of corduroy
Enjoy.
But be careful!
Many thin spots.
CH

December 22, 2011 | Categories: TOP GROOMING REPORT | 1 Comment »

TOP GROOMING REPOR’ DECEMBER 16, 2011–OPEN!!!

Just for grins I ran the groomer around a couple of times and then went skiing.
More like “skitching”.
It’s way thin so be really careful…..and don’t bring your $ 500 skating skiis.
Go to Lizard Head for good skiing….but if you just have to get out….TOP will get you there.
Chris Haaland

December 17, 2011 | Categories: TOP GROOMING REPORT | Leave A Comment »

TOP OF THE PINES—”UPDATE”

TOP GROOMING RE’POR MAY (yes) MAY11, 2011

If this snow rate keeps up through the day T.O.P. should have enough base to
open for a new summer season.  See you up there.
Chris H.

May 11, 2011 | Categories: TOP GROOMING REPORT, UNCATEGORIZED | Leave A Comment »

T.O.P. Grooming Haiku 3/9/11 9 am…by C. Haaland

six inches of new
fresh corduroy glistening
T.O.P. beckons

March 9, 2011 | Categories: TOP GROOMING REPORT | Leave A Comment »

TOP GROOMING RE’POR 3/4/11 5 pm

5″ New graupel/ snow
8′ of Corduroy…should actually be pretty good in the a.m.

C Haaland

March 7, 2011 | Categories: TOP GROOMING REPORT | Leave A Comment »

T.O.P. Grooming Re’por 3/3/11


There’s an old groomer’s adage..or is it groomer’s old adage?… that goes:
If it’s white it’s alright,
If it’s blue so are you,
If it’s grey let it stay,
If it’s brown shut it down.
Well, It’s getting brown out there folks and unless we get that proverbial 6 inches, this may be the
last TOP grooming re’por of the 2010/11 season.
Historically we’ve pretty much been able to ski from Dec. 1 to March 15 up there.
This year we lost all of  December and now half of March……anomaly or trend?………
Anyway…thanks for all your support…It’s great to see all your smiling faces.
Your Faithful Polaris Driver
Chris Haaland

March 3, 2011 | Categories: TOP GROOMING REPORT | Leave A Comment »

T.O.P. Grooming Re’por 2/20/11

1 1/2″ of new…just enough to resurface,

The Meadow loop may be blown in a bit
but the North Forty loop should be nice with
new classic and skating track.
Chris H.

 

February 21, 2011 | Categories: TOP GROOMING REPORT | Leave A Comment »

T.O.P. Grooming Re’por Thurs. 2/17

Made a couple of passes around this morning with the Zamboni….much better now….

Yes it’s icy out there folks, especially early and late.
But, if you wait until mid day 11:30- 2:30, the track is quite agreeable.
Hoping for snow….
Chris Haaland

February 17, 2011 | Categories: TOP GROOMING REPORT | Leave A Comment »

T.O.P. Gooming Re’por for Wed. 02/9/11

There’s always good news and bad news in a groomer’s life.

The bad news is that the Polaris has a broken steering column and will be down for a little while.

The good news is that John Kivenhoven was able to lay 12′ of corduroy down with his snowcat.

My apologies to the classic skiers, but the skating should be as good as it gets up there.

Hopefully I’ll have the snowmobile fixed by the weekend to set some tracks.

Chris Haaland

February 10, 2011 | Categories: TOP GROOMING REPORT | Leave A Comment »

T.O.P. Grooming Re’por Friday 2/4/11

8′ of new corduroy and one set old classic tracks

snowing lightly at 5 pm……………

February 4, 2011 | Categories: TOP GROOMING REPORT | Leave A Comment »

T.O.P. GROOMING RE’POR 2/02/11

2 p.m. Freshly groomed for Skate Skiing and Classic.
Chris Haaland

February 2, 2011 | Categories: TOP GROOMING REPORT | 1 Comment »

T.O.P. GROOMING RE”POR –February 1st, 2011

We’re back in business!

Nearly a foot of snow fell and it’s still snowin and blowin.

I tried grooming in whiteout conditions in the meadow…looks like inebriated route finding…

so will wait until tomorrow am (Feb 2nd) to polish the corduroy and lay the classics.

See you out there.

Chris Haaland

February 1, 2011 | Categories: TOP GROOMING REPORT | Leave A Comment »

T.O.P. GROOMING RE’POR FRIDAY 1/14/11

We got about 1-1/2″ of new snow..that’s: 3.8 cm’s for the meter heads

It’s freshly groomed for skating and classic, but still very thin coverage.

Please be careful out there…keep an eye out for rocks, sticks, sagebrush and the Coen brothers.

Best skiing is around 10 am or at sunset (4:30 or so)

Chris Haaland

January 14, 2011 | Categories: TOP GROOMING REPORT | Leave A Comment »

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