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02-14-09, 08:32 AM
Yes I said sningletrack. For communicating trail conditions to my winter mountain biking partners I use the term "sningletrack" to describe this:
The above photo looks down (maybe 7-8% grade or so) a few hundred feet of trail I ride often. The summer condition is loosely packed gravel.
My rough definition:
Sningletrack is a snow packed trail which is sufficiently wide enough to permit one way bicycle travel. Sningletrack comes about when non-bicycle traffic like skiers, snowshoers, snowmobiles, sleds and walkers repeatedly compress the snow and ice in combination with effects of air temperature and solar energy.
This term sningletrack is not a misspelling or to be confused with “singletrack” which is a popular mountain biking term meaning a narrow earth packed trail groomed by recurring bicycle use or made by trail building techniques.
Where you come in:
Is this portmanteau of the word "snow" and "singletrack" and definition, albeit rough, worthy of entry and popular use in the winter sports world lexicon?
Feel free to provide your definitions of this condition and maybe share some other terms you use for winter conditions or just your general thoughts on this.
I love sningletrack and will celebrate by riding some later today.
Cheers,
The above photo looks down (maybe 7-8% grade or so) a few hundred feet of trail I ride often. The summer condition is loosely packed gravel.
My rough definition:
Sningletrack is a snow packed trail which is sufficiently wide enough to permit one way bicycle travel. Sningletrack comes about when non-bicycle traffic like skiers, snowshoers, snowmobiles, sleds and walkers repeatedly compress the snow and ice in combination with effects of air temperature and solar energy.
This term sningletrack is not a misspelling or to be confused with “singletrack” which is a popular mountain biking term meaning a narrow earth packed trail groomed by recurring bicycle use or made by trail building techniques.
Where you come in:
Is this portmanteau of the word "snow" and "singletrack" and definition, albeit rough, worthy of entry and popular use in the winter sports world lexicon?
Feel free to provide your definitions of this condition and maybe share some other terms you use for winter conditions or just your general thoughts on this.
I love sningletrack and will celebrate by riding some later today.
Cheers,