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Posted: November 18, 2008 - 3:44 pm
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Flattop Mountain basks in the afternoon light on a clear, cold day in Anchorage.It feels like winter. It kind of looks like winter, with frost on the trees and a little snow in my yard. But we still haven't got enough snow around town to really call it "winter."
Gina’s had her cross-country skis out a couple times, and we plan on hitting the trails again tonight, but we’re still several inches of snow away from having groomers massage it.
According to the Nordic Skiing Association of Anchorage's Web site, we’re off to our slowest start to a skiing season in years. NSAA grooms trails all around town. There isn’t enough snow yet to groom any of the local trails. Last year, the first day of grooming was Nov. 11. In 2006, it was Oct. 30; in 2005, it was Nov. 10; in 2004, it was Nov. 3; and in 2003, it was Nov. 12.
Hopefully, that will all change shortly. But it's the weather -- what can you do?
-- Steve
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