Meriden XC Grooming Report – March 26th

Late to the party snow has been groomed!

Bill was out on the trails this morning. There was enough blowdown that he only got the lower trails before it got too warm to groom.

Best coverage of the year by far!

Please donate!

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The lack of snow has created a lack of donations.

Just because we have not been getting snow doesn’t mean no trail work is being done.

Make a tax deductible donation: Lots of recent snow means lots of machine use, fuel consumption, and maintenance, Make your check payable to "Town of Plainfield" with "Trails" on the memo line. (They need to know it goes to our account.) Your contribution will be tax-deductible, and you can either put it in the donation box at the kiosk in the parking lot OR send it directly to the town at the following address:

Town of Plainfield

Attn: Bill Knight

Plainfield Trail Coordinator

PO Box 380

Meriden, NH 03770

Meriden XC Grooming Report – January 18th

Good evening,

All trails are open. Bill completed the Smokehouse Loop and Not So today. Dress warmly and enjoy.

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Our grooming equipment takes a beating; please support its maintenance and fueling!

Make a tax-deductible donation: Lots of recent snow means lots of machine use, fuel consumption, and maintenance; make your check payable to "Town of Plainfield" with "Trails" on the memo line. (They need to know it goes to our account.) Your contribution will be tax-deductible, and you can either put it in the donation box at the kiosk in the parking lot OR send it directly to the town at the following address:

Town of Plainfield

Attn: Bill Knight

Plainfield Trail Coordinator

PO Box 380

Meriden, NH 03770

Meriden XC Grooming Report – January 17th

Happy belated winter, everyone!

Bill was been grooming this morning and finished up around 1:00 today.

All the trails except the Smokehouse trails and Not So are groomed and skiable. The best snow is on Ira’s and Sally’s loops. So Inclined is thin and wet in places. The fields are quite good, too.

Major tree clearing has been taking place since the last big Southeaster. Jonathon Wilmot has been out the past several days with his gas chainsaw cutting out some serious blowdown. If you see him please thank him since it allowed me to groom the trails instead of cutting them out.

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Our grooming equipment takes a beating with this heavy snow; please support its maintenance and fueling!

Make a tax deductible donation: Lots of recent snow means lots of machine use, fuel consumption, and maintenance, Make your check payable to "Town of Plainfield" with "Trails" on the memo line. (They need to know it goes to our account.) Your contribution will be tax-deductible, and you can either put it in the donation box at the kiosk in the parking lot OR send it directly to the town at the following address:

Town of Plainfield

Attn: Bill Knight

Plainfield Trail Coordinator

PO Box 380

Meriden, NH 03770

Meriden XC Grooming Report – January 8th

Welcome back!

Bill reports:

The breeze didn’t really pick up this morning so the Bridge trail is quite thin. Not worth grooming Smokehouse. The fields are nice with a few tufts sticking up. We will groom again for tomorrow.There is a race scheduled for Saturday which will be held, snow permitting. Might just be around the soccer fields.

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Our grooming equipment takes a beating with this heavy snow; please support its maintenance and fueling!

Make a tax deductible donation: Lots of recent snow means lots of machine use, fuel consumption, and maintenance, Make your check payable to "Town of Plainfield" with "Trails" on the memo line. (They need to know it goes to our account.) Your contribution will be tax-deductible, and you can either put it in the donation box at the kiosk in the parking lot OR send it directly to the town at the following address:

Town of Plainfield

Attn: Bill Knight

Plainfield Trail Coordinator

PO Box 380

Meriden, NH 03770

Meriden XC Grooming Report – March 15th

8-10" of snow doesn’t necessarily mean good skiing. Grooming was limited this morning due to the heavy snow downing trees:

Bill reports:

The fields near the school are groomed and okay. I went around the trail to the bridge and Wastewater Way and found so many saplings bent that I gave up after one pass. Across the bridge there are multiple trees down, so it will take a lot of work to get the trails skiable again.

Also, please take note, this morning, Rte 120 is closed at Grantham Mountain Rd.

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Our grooming equipment takes a beating with this heavy snow, please support its maintenance and fueling!

Make a tax deductible donation: Lots of recent snow means lots of machine use, fuel consumption and maintenance, Make your check payable to "Town of Plainfield" with "Trails" on the memo line. (They need to know it goes to our account.) Your contribution will be tax deductible, and you can either put it in the donation box at the kiosk in the parking lot OR send it directly to the town at the following address:

Town of Plainfield

Attn: Bill Knight

Plainfield Trail Coordinator

PO Box 380

Meriden, NH 03770

Thank you

Meriden XC Grooming Report – March 6th

Bill’s Trail Report:

The warm overnight temperatures have kept the snow a little too warm for easy grooming. We did manage to get the lower trails groomed yesterday, but kept getting stuck. We had to abandon one drag on the Smokehouse trails in order to get the snow machine back to the grooming shed, where we were able to break out most of the ice that had built up. We are headed out again this morning to smooth the surface a bit more. I expect the skiing to be very good once the temperatures are around the freezing point, so it’s a good time to go use the snow.

Meriden XC Grooming Report – Feb. 24th

From Bill Knight:

All of the trails are groomed with the exception of some steep downhill where I thought the cover was too thin to be safe. We had enough leftover ice and crust that the 5 or 6 inches of snow that fell is quite good skiing. Smokehouse, Ira’s and Sally’s are the best. While I did groom So Inclined and Not So, I would expect that snowplowing will make them quite difficult soon. I recommend Parking either at the top or at the bottom to ski the trails without a steep descent if you would feel the need to snowplow.

Meriden XC Grooming Report – Feb. 5th

From Bill Knight:

The upper portion of the trails system is groomed and reasonably edgable for either classic or skate. So Inclined, Ira’s Loop and Sally’s Loop are all groomed.

There is a lot of tree litter on the trails – where the snow is really firm on the lower trails it can make it difficult to keep your skis sliding.

Meriden XC Grooming Report – Feb. 1st

Bill Reports:

We have managed to flatten and soften the lower trails, but they will be somewhat icy during this colder weather.

There is racing today from 11 to 4. It will take place on the Smokehouse Trails and by the soccer fields. Across the bridge will have many fewer skiers today.