So far this winter the Oregon Cascades have received little snow and what snowpack exists is getting thin and icy. We have skied on backcountry trails out of the Swampy Lakes SnoPark once. But the snow conditions continue to deteriorate as we wait for new snow.
Linda and I were fortunate to have purchased Mount Bachelor Nordic season passes when they went on sale last fall. We have enjoyed skiing the groomed trails there many times already this season.
Over past years Linda and I have taken “skate skiing” lessons at Mount Bachelor. Lessons were essential for me to succeed at this activity. Even so I found skating to be exhausting and sometimes frustrating.
[Read more…] about Low Snow Skate Skiing, Oregon, January 2012