[NMCCSC] Report on Ladera Trail maintenance in Jemez Mtns, Sun., Nov. 26

[Vicky Kauffman]

Thank you to all who make those trails skiable again! I love the Jemez!

On Mon, Nov 27, 2023 at 2:43 PM Sam Beard via NMCCSCeGroup <
nmccscegroup at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:

> Hello Skiers,
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> On Sunday, Nov. 26, five Ski Club members removed fallen trees from the
> lower part of Ladera Trail on Los Griegos Mountain. We were walking in 6 to
> 8 inches of snow all day. The temperature was 22F when we started hiking at
> 1015 am.
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> Michael Arndt cut over a dozen down trees with his chain saw, and the
> other volunteers moved the cut sections from the trail. Sarah Stout cut
> aspen seedlings with long-handle loppers.
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> After lunch we realized that we still had to hike about one-half-mile
> uphill in the snow to get to Griegos Junction. We were at the location
> where Lower Road is near Elk Ridge Trail; therefore, we decided that the
> easiest route back to the highway was to hike down Elk Ridge Trail and go
> back on lower Ladera Trail to the parking lot. We found a few trees across
> Elk Ridge Trail as we hiked out.
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> Skiing on Los Griegos Mountain this winter will be limited, because Ladera
> and Elk Ridge Trails are not completely cleared.
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> The volunteers working on Sunday were Michael Arndt, Alan Shapiro, Sarah
> Stout, Greg Hartman, and Sam Beard.
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> Sam Beard, Trails Chair
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> N. M. Cross Country Ski Club
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