Just add snow! The Mirkwood hike-to is just waiting for winter to show up again and for all of us to get our hike on. We have been up the ridge quite a bit this summer. There is a saw team from our local Terra Firma Forestry crew conducting some thinning work out in Mirkwood Basin. These efforts are focusing on culling the small diameter dead-standing trees in Mirk Trees, Staircase, East Trees, Lodgeview and Southbound. This round of timber work should help to open it up just a bit, create some even more amazing skiing, and continuing the focus on improving forest health.