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‘Peaceful Winter “Wind in the Willows” at Beaver Valley Lodge: By: Pam McElravy’
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Kahler Glen resident Bill Miller gave up some sleep last week to bring us this report from the Snow Grooming Dept.
A few hours after midnight, every winter Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Fred Carani (picture below, from Sunday Jan 15th about 5AM) and William Shepard fire up the state cross-country groomers for a good night’s work. Between them but not always on the same days, they plow all the Lake Wenatchee State Park XC-ski trails, the See and Ski XC Ski trail just East of Midway and Nason Ridge trails.
The PistenBully groomer is a wide tracked vehicle with a plow in front, and tiller, comb and tracker behind, that lays down the track for classic skiers and combs the center area for skate skiers. Its way is lit by spotlights that catch reflective blue diamond signs nailed on tree trunks as guides through the trees and the dark. At times it is only the blue diamond sign that can be seen during a snow storm. [click to continue…]
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