[NMCCSC] East Fork Loop: 1/21/2021 - Addenda

[Mike Meier]

Fellow Snowgoers,
Of possibly more interest than my whining about snow conditions, are the
following, from my Wednesday tour of the Loop:
A: The track and elevation profile. The track is NEW to me. There is a
narrow "hairpin" protruding from the south leg of the loop toward the
northeast. This is a route that Sam Beard created in the most recent
maintenance effort here. His motivation was to eliminate a steep, rough
section that is more direct. It's a very effective modification, pleasant
to ski, and has the added benefit of good shading from the sun.
[image: Ef loop.jpg]

[image: Screen Shot 2021-01-23 at 12.28.41 PM.png]
The elevation profile shows that this trail is a good candidate for Class
1+ skiing.

B) There were no obstacles on the trail. Thanks to Sam, Bill Savage, Jerry
Conner, Michael Arndt, and others who cleared trees, including a
"trainwreck" that is now the cleared from the trail as pictured here.
[image: IMG_3360.JPG]

C. It WAS beautiful. East Fork Loop Trail is one of the few in the Jemez
that have so far been unaffected by the fires.
[image: IMG_3357.JPG]

Happy Trails,
Mike Meier
-- 

The universe is not only stranger than we imagine, but stranger than we can
imagine. J. B. S. Haldane
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