Half your hay

Heuristics. Rules ofThumb. Benchmarks. 

Somehow they’ve become important to me. There are two nondescript places that tell me when we can start real winter work on Montreal and Uller. One’s a water service valve head that’s a foot above ground (Uller) the other is a loose cable across a deer camp road (Montreal). When the snow settles to those heights for at least three days, it’s time to set some tracks. 

“When the days get longer, the cold gets stronger.”  Guess that old saying proved true this year. I remember muttering about us needing a good cold snap. Thank you. 

“Half your wood and half your hay should be left on Groundhog’s Day.”  We’re only halfway through winter. We look forward to this half; it’s usually the best part of winter we get. The base is set, February snow can be most exquisite and the sun starts tanning bits and pieces of our faces. What could be better?  Plan on getting out there!

It’s been a heck of a first half. Blizzard and brutal cold early, then a month of warm with a nasty Texas Rain followed by a clingy, wet snow that every Birch within 20’ of the trail bowed down to. Ground water wouldn’t freeze. Sticks and branches everywhere where on the trail; a track setter’s nightmare. On the other hand, I’m glad I don’t live in LA.

Join us for the best half of winter!  The trails promise to be wonderful. If you want or need new equipment, retailers are marking down their inventory.  Hyggy Hike at Night coming up! Try not to miss out. 

We’ll be out there, hopefully skiing a little more than the packing and shoveling we’ve been doing. Get out. Ski Freely!  Z