March 29: Yesterday the team groomed the trails around Hyatt lake for both skate and classic. East Hyatt road has multiple bare spots so skiing is poor. This will be the last time our team grooms unless there is a lot of new snow. Due to BLM budget rules we are not allowed to groom the Buck Prairie system. It is not known if Tucker Snow Cat will do any grooming in the future.
[READ MORE>>>]The Portland Chapter of Oregon Nordic Club (ONC-PDX) took over responsibility for the upkeep of the Tilly Jane A-Frame shelter about 2009 and operates under an agreement with the US Forest Service. Reservations for use of the A-Frame must be … [READ MORE>>>]
The Columbia Gorge Chapter of the Oregon Nordic Club (cgc–onc) began operating the Tilly Jane Guard Station (TJGS) under a United States Forest Service volunteer permit in the early 1980s. Currently the CGC-ONC operates the TJGS pursuant to a Granger-Thye … [READ MORE>>>]
Two miles west of the McKenzie Pass summit and the Dee Wright Observatory is the John Craig Memorial. John Craig was a legendary postmaster who, after attempting to ski Christmas mail over McKenzie Pass in the winter of 1877, was … [READ MORE>>>]
