Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Tuesday Feb 28

Beaver trail gully 1 km east of Trillium. Gord in front, Keith behind
Kenner - Lower Bullrush Lk
Kenner - Lower Bullrush Lk
Kenner - Upper Bullrush Lk
Kenner - Keith & Gord
Wolf at Trillium
Kawartha - Beaver pond at gully just south of Wolf
Kawartha - Gord & Keith

Gord Schmidt, Keith Buchanan, & Pete MacLoghlin skied an 11 km loop starting on Kawartha up to Wolf to Kenner then down Kenner, returning to the Woodfine Chalet on Beaver. We met
Arndt Kruger on Kenner who was planning to ski with us but arrived just after we left the Woodfine chalet. The trails were groomed & snow covered with occasional icy patches. Pete fell at the bottom of one of the hills on Beaver when his skis hit some ice & slid from under him. Enjoyed lunch at Honey's

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Tuesday Feb 7 2012

Keith, Barry & Frank - N Kawartha at Otter
Otter pond
N Kawartha pond
Frank on N Kawartha
Franks beside PL & N Kawartha signpost
PL - Barry, Pete, & Keith
PL upslope
Frank on a PL downhill
Keith on a PL downhill
Barry on a PL downhill
PL - note mature white pine grove
Barry on the same long & fast PL hill
Keith still standing after skiing down the big PL hill
Frank on the big PL hill just after the Kenner turnoff
Tanney cabin bird feeder
Barry at Wolf & Trillium
Pete on Adam Scott
Keith & Barry climbing up the Beaver Tr gully between Trillium & Adam Scott
Frank’s photo of Pete, Barry,& Keith on Trillium with the Beaver hill in background
Barry & Keith - Trillium from Beaver
Frank taking a photo on Beaver at the Trillium junction
Beaver between Kawartha & Trillium

Pete MacLoghlin, Barry Diceman, Frank Marett, & Keith Buchanan skied a 16.3 km loop. From the chalet east on Beaver across Trillium to Adam Scott, up Scott to Trillium & the Tanney cabin. From Tanney skied to PL, across PL to N Kawartha & down to Otter across to Owl, then down to Kawartha & back to the chalet. As the photos show the trails were groomed & in very good condition with just spectacular weather. The conditions are amazing considering the lack of snow & mild temperatures this winter! Kawartha had icy sections with the occasional bare spots. Left the club at 2:40 pm so didn’t stop for lunch.

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Tuesday Jan 31 2012

Red Fox a winter wonderland
Pete on Red Fox
Keith on Red Fox
Gord & Keith on Trillium at Red Fox
Wolf & Trillium
Keith & chickadee
Gord & Chickadee
Frank & Keith at Tanney
Tanney cabin - Peter & Gord
Powder snow on Kawartha between Wolf & Owl
Frank & Peter on Kawartha between Wolf & Owl
Keith at the last gully on Kawatha before Wolf
Frank on Kawartha at the Red Fox turnoff
Gord on Kawartha approaching Red Fox
Peter on Kawartha approaching Red Fox
Kawartha just after the Beaver junction


Gord approaching Kawartha from the chalet

Pete MacLoghlin, Frank Marett,Peter Hamley,Keith Buchanan & Gord Schmidt decided to check out the conditions after phone discussions between Peterborough, Oshawa & Norwood because there was a chance of rain & we were unsure of the road conditions + if the snow might be wet & sticky but as the photos show conditions were ideal for skiing with dry powdery snow from an overnight snowfall.The snow was starting to become a bit sticky as we crossed Red Fox, as the temperature climbed from -5 C to 0 C.We skied a 12 km loop starting up Kawartha to Owl & the Tanney cabin, then down Kenner to Wolf, to Trillium, across Red Fox to Kawartha.