After my tour of yesterday my legs screamed "no more"; my inner self screamed "you can't let these conditions go to waste". I compromised with a short tour that maximized the joy of the downhills on my return:
P12 > #40 > #24 > #1 blue > Wolf ridge > #1 east > #24 > #40 > P12

My inner self was right about the conditions. #40, #24, and #1 up to #24 have been groomed and the tracks and skating lane (on #1) are in great shape. #1 blue (past #24) hasn't been groomed and shows the use from yesterday: the skating lane is quite chopped up; the classic tracks still have that dusting of new snow - in fact, the classic skiing was better on the ungroomed #1 blue than on the newly groomed trails. Coming downhill in the middle lane was a bit rough due to the use.

My Start Racing Green gave me good grip; the Swix LF6 was probably too warm for the snow and was on the slow side.

Skate if you must but to me classic is a much better option for today.

The skating lane on #1 blue between the two crossings of the Wolf snowshoe trail has been walked on with foot potholes making a slightly rough trail rougher. To me there are two signs of spring: the dog scat thaws; and, the walkers show up on the ski trails. Thawing dog scat is a natural process whereas ...

On the subject of spring, you know that lovely spring spot - the bench at the top #40 where the sun is so warm. I have attached a picture of it which shows the snow depth and which suggests that spring is still not here and that the dog scat should remain firm for a while yet.