REDEARTH CREEK TO HAIDUK LAKE Sunday
Trip date: Monday Apr 11, 2022
Submitted by DEMOCRATIZE AB
Particpants:
Mr. Real Democracy on metal edged xc skis
Discussion:
Sunday afternoon/ night ski
The first 1.5 km of the Redearth Creek trail is icy. A little minor new groppel snow did help things out slightly to give better grip. This section of the trail could use 3 cm of wet snow to greatly improve the skiing.
The further up one skis up trail the better the trackset and skiing. There had been a couple of minor snowfalls since the last skier skied the trail. There is a thin crust layer with dry snow on top which improved the skiing.
I skied up the Egypt trail for a few hundred meters to the switch backs. Someone on fat skis appeared to break the trail. There is a couple of cm's of new snow on top of the skier track.
At the Warden Cabin it was -4c in the afternoon.
The Shadow Lake Lodge trail was rather nice and wide. Snowmobile tracked with up to 6 cm of new snow up higher. The trail was wind blown further toward the Shadow Lake Lodge.
I broke trail up to Haiduk Lake. Generally winter like conditions. Very nice soft skiing. I left the lake as it was becoming dark. Stunning 1/2 moon+ lighting with a big halo which made for good moonlight skiing and great night scenery.
At Shadow Lake Lodge around 11:00 pm the temperature was -10c with mainly clear skies.
The icy hills on the Redearth trail about 1.5 km from the parking lot were awfully noisy to ski down. Thankfully another fat skier came up after me and then snow plowed down the hills to smooth them out a little. Extremely fast skiing down the ice in snow plow position.