Don't Forget the North Side

I saw a coyote as I pulled into the parking lot at Rockwood yesterday. It was on the south side of Rte 29. Maybe that's why I decided to ski the north side of the state forest. I went in via North Loop Road and skied some good rolling hills to the gate. At the gate, you can follow the trail down to Rockwood Lake. I saw open water on the inlet side of the lake. I'd like to find a route from the east end of the lake back to North Loop Road. Will have to explore that connection next time.

I was breaking through 4" of soft, old snow, due to the warmth. There's probably 12" total, plenty of coverage on the trails and just enough in the woods. I came across ski tracks after the B-Road intersection. Skiing in the tracks was easier, except the tails of my BD skis kept dragging in the soft tracks and throwing the tips of my skis outward during my forward stride. Otherwise, no one has been using the north side.

Air temp was 50+ degrees. I used Swix Red/Silver kick wax to get some grip, even though both pairs of skis I used are considered waxless,--one with a sintered (porous) base that can be waxed, the other extruded. For the most part, smearing Red/Silver on both the glide and kick zones,--thin and evenly, not globs,--worked. I probably lost some glide, but I climbed the hills with decent grip.

Skis: Black Diamond Polar Star, 3-pin set up
        Tried out a pair of rock skis I put together; old Alpina Tundra, 3-pin set up

Just a light sweater, 4pm to 6pm. Need to bring a fanny pack with a bottle of water.

Storm Totals

Something to keep in mind, the plows may be too busy on the roads to plow the parking lot at Rockwood just yet.


...FULTON COUNTY...
   CAROGA LAKE           10.0   457 PM  3/01  WEATHERNET6
   FISHHOUSE                 9.0   503 PM  3/01  WEATHERNET6
   PERTH                           9.0   449 PM  3/01  WEATHERNET6

...HAMILTON COUNTY...
   WELLS                         12.7   527 PM  3/01  WEATHERNET6
   INDIAN LAKE            9.5   528 PM  3/01  WEATHERNET6
   INLET                           6.5   838 PM  3/01  SPOTTER
   LAKE PLEASANT        3.9   700 PM  3/01  TRAINED SPOTTER

...MONTGOMERY COUNTY...
   FONDA                       13.4   629 PM  3/01  WEATHERNET6
   HESSVILLE                10.0   507 PM  3/01  WEATHERNET6
   AMSTERDAM              7.2   506 PM  3/01  WEATHERNET6

The trees are decked out...and more on the way

Something to keep in mind, the plows may be too busy on the roads to plow the parking lot at Rockwood just yet.

...FULTON COUNTY... Inches
   JOHNSTOWN              8.0   524 AM  3/01  WEATHERNET6
   GLOVERSVILLE          7.0   527 AM  3/01  WEATHERNET6
   PERTH                          7.0   553 AM  3/01  WEATHERNET6
   FISHHOUSE                 6.0   524 AM  3/01  WEATHERNET6
   CAROGA LAKE           5.8   434 AM  3/01  WEATHERNET6