No real concerns with the course at this point – in fact we should have some of the best conditions we have seen in years throughout the entirety of the course. Temperatures will be very cold however so we are VERY STRONGLY recommending skiers take preventative measures. Do plan for face tape over exposed and frostbite […]
Trail Reports
The recent deep cold has done amazing things for our water crossings. Trail prep today was concentrated on Forestville to the Log Yard finish line (final 4K) behind a day and a half of some lake effect and in front of some more impending snow. There is a lot of snow in the terrain from […]
Not too many changes to the trail report at this time since a few days ago – which is quite good news. We will certainly not loose any of our snow – there are some questions about how much additional snow we might get from lake effect between now and race weekend however. At this […]
Director’s Report 1/15/19 Greetings from the 2019 Noquemanon Ski Marathon! Mother Nature has blessed with the right snow and temperatures and our course will be incredibly solid. This year we get to introduce the new Mead Hills bypass in the 24K that we have been working on for a couple of years. It definitely will provide a different […]
NSM Course Update: All new snow from 6K to the Dead River Basin has been rolled. The Basin crossing was also packed to 16 feet wide and a few of the low spots in that area were filled in. More rolling will occur in other areas over the next week. The whole trail should be […]
Our area received 8-10 inches of wet heavy snow on Monday and then temperatures dropped and the lake effect snow machine turned on! An additional 6+ inches of snow fell across most of the areas of the course. Early this morning Jason and Andy roll packed the new Mead Hills bypass and then rolled all […]
NSM Course Update: It has been a fantastic ski season so far with 10 full weeks of great skiing. Overall, snowfall is currently less than we normally get, but the skiing has still been great. Our race course is in ideal condition from the Dead River Basin down to Forestville and is ready for a […]
One edit to yesterday’s trail report – head NTN groomer Andy checked the lower ponds (at 5K) and indicates they are not safe to cross. If skiing in the area we recommend that you should not try to cross those bodies of water at this time. You’ll note the section of ski trail down to […]
Happy New Year from the race committee! Current trail conditions are quite good with solid coverage throughout the entire marathon course and we’re feeling great about where things are at right now. Ice conditions on the water crossings are also good at this time although the lower pond crossings in the final 5K have not […]
Skiing has been relatively good from the NTN Forestville Trailhead and the trails have held remarkably well after the extended thaw and now cooler dry period. The base was prepped well and it’s gotten us through with good skating at least – we’ll need some good new snow before classic tracks return to really good […]