I've just returned from the best April skiing that I've had in many years. Initially I thought that grooming was only on the FP and the CP (both ways from the T-junction) so I indulged myself skiing the parkways on great skating conditions. I then stopped at Huron for lunch and sunning - it was there that someone told that even better skiing was to be had on #1 past the Champlain lookout and that the grooming went all the way (my informant had gone to the Wolf Ridge). Being a trusting person I investigated and found that indeed skiers' paradise does exist after the minor hell of the stretch between Huron and Champlain: Ridge has not been groomed and is icy but doable with care; the parkway is a mixture of ice, snow, and asphalt - where there is snow attempts have been made to groom - for the rest you're on your own. I recommend the parkway path to paradise.

Although I skated and consider conditions to be best for skating I could also have had a great day doing classic.

The tracksetting team has really excelled today.