SCUM ski walked up Ester Dome on Wednesday when winds were gusting to 40 mph, and today a few SCUM tackled the FWW alpine hill after almost an inch of rain. The three Gramps (all over 71 years old) and Mother SCUM tackled the Fort Wainwright alpine hill that is currently involved in the installation of new snowmaking guns. The recent rains around the excavation on the chair lift trail made for some muddy steps that added as much as 5 pounds to one’s boot,

but all four of us made it to the top intact.

Although wet and muddy, we fared better than one birch tree that we found toppled on the Tower Loop.

Bill Husby, a NSCF trail groomer, supervised us while we removed the tree from the trail. Here’s the after photo:

So, we not only got our endurance workout today, but we also got some strength training, too.