We had 5 skiers today, Peter Hamley, Ken Featherstone, Barry Diceman, Ian Sine, & Pete MacLoghlin. There had been a snowfall of about 8 cm overnight but because the temperature was around 0 C we were concerned that the snow would stick to our skis. We headed out to the Kawartha junction (1st photo) where we met a lady whose ski bases were covered with a layer of 2 cm of dense snow, so after rewaxing our skis continued on Beaver (next 2 photos) to Trillium where we met the groomer which had finished packing the Kawartha-Trillum loop. Skied up Trillium to Wolf (photo of Ian skiing), on Wolf to Kawatha (upper 3 photos) & down to Red Fox, across Fox where we enjoyed the newly set track to Trillium. Then down Trillium to Kawartha & a thrilling run down the "Big Hill" on the new snow, returning to the Woodfine Chalet having skied a distance of 9 km. It was a treat to ski in a winter wonderland + the conditions allowed us to glide on the skis. I have a pair of waxles skiis & was very pleased with their performance in the mild temperatures. With proper waxing using both gliding & red gripping wax the others also had an enjoyable ski although they did slip slightly on the uphill slopes but we did not have the problem of the snow sticking to the ski bases which can be a disaster. The groomer told us that with the new snow they hoped to have Owl open on the weekend
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