Cross Country Maine AMC 100 Mile Wilderness Trails 2.22.13

[tomcat]

I know it's not downhill but I also know there are a few other XC skiers on here that may be interested. I'm not sure how the XC has been elsewhere in NE but the AMC has been awesome this year. I live only a little over an hour away and have been there 4 times this year. The trails are groomed, but not like a nordic area. They are not tracked and although skating is possible, the trails seem a little narrow to skate efficiently. The system is based around huts, similar to AMC huts in Whites that most people ski into. I never stayed there and use the trails as day trips.
Despite heavy rain, even in Greenville, Tuesday night, the AMC trails seemed to get a fair amount of snow making conditions wonderful. I did a 22 mile loop making stops at both huts. Most trails were freshly touched up with the groomer and skiing was best of the year.
If you are interested in a more thorough description and a few pics check out my blog http://tomcatoutdoors.blogspot.com/2013/02/long-day-cross-country-skiing-in-100.html

 

[snowmonster]

Thanks for the TR. I've been curious about the 100 Mile Wilderness ever since I saw it in the Goodman book. I may do the Hut-to-Hut tour in Carabasset Valley. We have a lot of ski tour TRs and this is definitely welcome. Post 'em up!