12/19/08 -Icy start to winter activites

Last year at this time we were enjoying great ski and snowshoe conditions at Notchview. Except for some very windy weather which caused a call out to volunteers to help to clear the trails of debris,we were doing OK.

    This year on the other hand,we were hit with a severe ice storm that caused most of us to lose electricity for a week or less and caused the loss of many trees on the mountain. Thanks to much help ,the trails at Notchview are still being cleared and are in great shape.

    Then we get two back to back snow storms which gave us beautiful conditions just before Christmas. I hope you got some skiing in then, because now we are in a "rain cycle" that is taking a lot of the snow away and giving us icy conditions that Jim and his crew are coping with. Skiing and snowshoeing are certainly possible,but we need some colder weather and more snow to give us the conditions we expect up here on "our mountain."

Glenn Roy

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