[NMCCSC] Aspen Vista Trail

[Amy Mathis via NMCCSCeGroup]

Hi all,
Yesterday I drove up to the Sante Forest to ski Aspen Vista trail.  I got a late start and didn’t start my ski until noon.  By then it was in the 30s with warming conditions.  There was 2-inches of fresh snow at the beginning of the trail.  The snow was heavy and somewhat wet so I used Maxiglide right from the start.  I didn’t have sticking issues but others I encountered on the trail did.  The snow was slow but consistent.  It was a gorgeous afternoon with brilliant blue skies and hoar frost on the aspen.  Once I was a good 2.5 miles out, the foot traffic dropped away and there was only a clearly defined ski trail.  As I climbed, the snow depth increased to 4-6 inches of new snow.  I turned around when the ski track ended.  Since I am not knowledgeable about avalanche safety I decided to turn around shorty after the ski tracks ended.  It was a long 4 mile decent and I glad the snow was fairly slow.  As I got closer to the parking area, the trail had already been compacted and post-holed by foot traffic making for a sketchy descent.  All in all, it was a great outing with enjoyable spring conditions.  

-Amy
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