2014 12 07  Ski Season Kicked Off at PTdN

We did not get much snow in town last week, but up north they got just enough to open 10 km of the P’tit Train du Nord.  The only other place reporting any trails opened was at Mont Tremblant XC (aka Domaine St Bernard) where they had 20 km open.  But for this first ski of the season, the PTdN is just fine, so we made that our destination for both Sat and Sun.  As usual, we met at Mont Rolland, at the halfway point of the 10 km stretch of opened trail.

Sat was cloudy and -3 C at 10 am for the 7 of us who turned out.  There had been a chance of freezing drizzle in the weather forecast, but there was no precipitation of any kind.  Most of us opted for the 5 km of trail going north from Mont Rolland.  What a pleasure to be out on skis again!  Special violet wax worked great.  We went to the end of the 5 km and then turned back, so a nice 10 km.  As always, the beauty of sharing an out Continue reading →