Fun XC Ski Loop In Bear Brook

This has been a great year for xc skiing in Bear Brook State Park. I met up with my buddy Jay to take the xc skies for a few hours. It was cold and the snow was nice and squeaky and still fluffy enough to glide nicely without it being too fast.  

We started from the ski parking lot and made out way up Podunk Road. About halfway up we jumped on the moose trail. This trail winds in and out while we climbed up.

Toward the end of the trail, I took a good wipe out. Landed on my back hard with my water bottle in my pack. It hurt a little the next day. But I was fine to keep going.

At the end of Moose, we hopped on to the Bobcat Trail. We rode this a while. Jay broke off and did the Leavitt Trail that ran parallel to Bobcat. We ended up meeting at the same point on Broken Boulder Trail.

From there we continued to Smyth Shelter. We hung out there for a bit and had some food. Then after a few photos we got the skies back on and headed back to the trail.

I was getting a bit tired so we split up again. Jay went down the hemlock trail. I took the Camp Trail back down to the Archery Pond and waited for him.

After a little waiting, I did not see him and thought he may have followed a trail that did not go to where I was, so I kept skiing down to the Car.

On the last section to the parking lot there was a steep part, as I was going down a little fast then I wanted to and saw a log on the trail under snow, I panicked and I wiped out.

At this point I was pretty much in the lot. So I took my skis off and walked over to the car. I waited for Jay who was only about 10 minutes behind.