...spring skiing



THE ROUTE:  Parking area at Stormy Lake Overlook, down the embankment to the lake, along the shore of Stormy Lake, groomed trail through woods to lake with bear bait station, return.
TERRAIN:  Embankment with deep snow, snow covered lake, groomed trail.
DISTANCE:  3.5 miles RT.

Mrs. Huffy skis along the edge of Stormy Lake.

Mrs. Huffy on the groomed trail.  It was an extremely nice trail.

Animal tracks cross the lake.

Mrs. Huffy takes a break.

Enjoying some spring skiing.

It seemed like a perfect day for skiing.  The sun was bright and the air felt warm.  We loaded the skis and drove for the Stormy Lake Overlook where we parked the truck and eased our way down a steep embankment to the lake through some extremely deep snow.  Once we were at the lake's edge we locked into our bindings and glided along an old snowmachine trail which we followed to an opening where we found a beautifully groomed trail that went through the woods eventually popping us out at the lake with a bear bait station on it.  We took a short break and wondered who could have groomed the trail. Then we found our way back to Stormy Lake and the embankment leading up to our truck.  The last several hundred feet were the most difficult of the trip due to the steepness and depth of the snow.  But with a little persistence we made back, happy we had gone...spring skiing.