Don't bag on the groomer
Don't bag on the grooming, unless you are willing to step up and pull a drag behind your sled or have a clue as to how much grooming they actually do and what it takes to move the groomer around almost daily to keep the majority of trails relatively smooth. Silent is a long way in there to drag the groomer and it is a long trail to groom once you do.
Depending on snow conditions, they might not groom as it could be almost down to gravel in spots. The lady at the bottom does not drive up to the trailhead to check the conditions.
Maybe if the throttle junkies could learn a little thumb control and be smoother instead of driving miss daisy through the corners between random spurts of throttle to the bars along the stretches, less grooming would be required. Going fast is fine, the key is to be smooth. There is also no need to gas it wide open from a standstill on the trail and dig a nice big trench for everyone else to bounce through. Again with the smoothness.
Not bagging on you guys, I realise we all pay hard earned money for the sport, but the $15 also goes to helping the club keep areas open and for the warming huts, fuel for the groomer, etc. I also know how hard the grooming staff work late at night to keep the trails smooth. Nothing like spending time alone in the groomer by yourself away from your family to plow some trail into the alpine....
Trust me, they always get an earful about how bad the trails are, they rarely ever hear a positive comment.
to the groomers!
Don't bag on the grooming, unless you are willing to step up and pull a drag behind your sled or have a clue as to how much grooming they actually do and what it takes to move the groomer around almost daily to keep the majority of trails relatively smooth. Silent is a long way in there to drag the groomer and it is a long trail to groom once you do.
Depending on snow conditions, they might not groom as it could be almost down to gravel in spots. The lady at the bottom does not drive up to the trailhead to check the conditions.
Maybe if the throttle junkies could learn a little thumb control and be smoother instead of driving miss daisy through the corners between random spurts of throttle to the bars along the stretches, less grooming would be required. Going fast is fine, the key is to be smooth. There is also no need to gas it wide open from a standstill on the trail and dig a nice big trench for everyone else to bounce through. Again with the smoothness.
Not bagging on you guys, I realise we all pay hard earned money for the sport, but the $15 also goes to helping the club keep areas open and for the warming huts, fuel for the groomer, etc. I also know how hard the grooming staff work late at night to keep the trails smooth. Nothing like spending time alone in the groomer by yourself away from your family to plow some trail into the alpine....
