ROUTE: Up the Fortune Lake Parkway from P10 to the Champlain T and then over to the Lookout, then up 1 to 24 and back by 1, the Champlain Parkway and the Fortune Lake Parkway.

SKATE: Two worlds on this route. Up the FLP to Burma (trail 3) was great. It was fast, and edging was easy because of the light layer of loose snow. The downhill was relatively easy with good control because of the recent grooming and loose snow. The FLP from Burma and the CP from the T to the Lookout was rock hard/icy, rutted and lightning fast on the downhills. Getting an edge was difficult and the ruts made it difficult to keep a line in some places and threatened to catch an edge in others. On 1 from the Lookout to 24 and back the skate lane was perfect. There was recent grooming and a layer of snow that was soft enough to give you a good edge yet it also allowed for really good glide.

TRAFFIC: P10 was almost full around 12:30 with 4 or 5 spots that were filling quickly. The lot was totally full with cars waiting to pounce at 2.