Bonne année à tous.

I went classic from P16 to Lac Philippe - a special day. It was an experience of visiting an old and treasured friend - cold snow classic conditions. The snow was good but the sun was even better.

From P16 to the end of Lac Philippe #50 is really a classic trail - the tracks are close together with not much space for skating. Past the end of the lake the tracksetting is more normal. From P16 to Herridge the trail has been almost loved out-of-existence. All the traffic has almost flattened the tracks - beyond Herridge, the tracks are more identifiable. The tracksetting is old - regardless with the dusting of new snow it was very good classic skiing and the Start Super Green gave flawless grip. I do not think it would have been a very pleasant skating day. The tracks are uneven due to snow falling from the trees. There is still debris from the clearing.

When I went out there were two fallen trees. However, two Demsis patrollers went out and removed them so they weren’t there when I returned. Demsis has really changed their style - this year and last year they have been delivering great service.