The "Hahnenkamm Trail"...Skiing it feels right!

When the snow gets too deep for bikes what do the folks at SBC do? Break out the X/C skis!  Once again the Western Slope Trails at Massanutten proves to be a fantastic playground that is only 7 miles from town.

Hahnenkamm Trail.  Named for skiing!

When we arrived at the parking area on Thursday afternoon  (4 wheel drive truck was needed!!) I could not believe we were going to get fresh tracks, this can be a good or a bad thing when it comes to skis.  After realizing the effort to push the skis through the fresh 15" of snow Dan and I decided to utilize the road to gain elevation.

After the long climb to the bottom of "2K Hours" we took a left and hit "Upper Homestead", this usually quick 1/2 mile took a while to track up. We then took our first right on the "Connector Trail" and then left on the "Hahnenkamm Trail" then back to the parking.  Get out and enjoy our hard work, once the tracks are set at Massanutten it is a blast to ski!






And when you get on the Hahnenkamm Trail you will then understand the  full history behind the name, Hahnenkamm Trail. 

The Connector Trail looks so good with ski tracks!

Next Time I am skiing from the top of the Hahnenkamm Trail (AKA: hole in the guard rail), also the site of the first ever "Dollar Downhill" which then become the "Six Pack Downhill".



-Thomas