[Lakegeezer]

The 50 miles I put on the machine today on Moultonborough trails was great. There is 8-12 inches of fresh snow. Some trails on the neck were rolled last night and are in excellent shape. Other trails hadn't been touched and were still fine. The trail from Ambrose to the Castle was good. The Castle trails to Shaw had just been packed, but there was a lot of snow up top and the packer left a lot of big piles and its tracks. I don't think it was pulling a drag. A few times, steering got interesting. Note, Watch out on the ice! There is a bigger stress crack than normal in Moultonborough Bay, running from Elkins Point into Smith Cove. I did not find a safe place to cross it. After thinking I had found a non-jutted crossing with only about 5 feet of clear ice across it, I went quickly, but the ice broke behind me. Good thing I was going 20 mph. It isn't skimming if it is ice in front of you and water behind you, right?