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First
training session for the
Elk Mountain Grand
Traverse. Ruth,
Neal, and I skied a nice
loop on Sunday, January
8th. It went from
the Hunter Creek parking
lot (by the water tank)
past the McNamara Hut on
the trail toward Margy's,
and followed Woody Creek
down to the turn at
Spruce Creek.
Instead of turning up
toward Margy's Hut we
continued down Woody
Creek to Lenado and then
followed the Tinpot
trail up to Four
Corners. From
there we dropped back
onto the Jeep road
leading back down into
Hunter Creek and back to
the car. The loop
was seventeen or
eighteen miles and had
about 5200 feet of
elevation gain, a
perfect early season
outing. Most of
the trail was broken
although we did ski a
few miles of new snow
over an old track.
Between us we used
lightweight track gear
or light metal edged
skis. We did carry
light packs but included
full repair kits and
such in case our light
gear blew up. The
loop can be lengthened
by including the climb
up to Margy's via Spruce
Creek and Sawmill Park
while descending back to
Lenado via Larkspur Road
and Silver Creek.
We like it because the
loop is close to home
and usually has a track
after a few day of clear
weather (thank you
hutsters!). By the
time we finished up the
weather had turned from
a 20% chance of precip
to a 100% full blown
blizzard! |
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