I went and checked some surfaces to see how things have changed over the past couple days and things have changed a bit since last posting.
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| Snow Depth on #4 Green |
Generally, there is enough snow cover on all greens to give us an insulating layer. Some surfaces have remained thawed and should be good for rest of winter. Others that were semi-thawed are now frozen and, along with the greens that remained frozen since the beginning of the season, have a pebbled ice surface of maybe 1/2 inch thick. The ice still lacks any real cohesiveness but is probably solid enough to prevent damage to the surface during snow removal in the spring.
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| "Pebbley" ice and Grass on #4 |
Because of the greens it is on (most don't see much sun this time of year) and the fact that it is removed fairly easily all we are going to do is watch it and make sure it doesn't grow thicker and/or more dense. If conditions change we'll begin pulling random turf plugs and decided on a course of action based on what we see. I'll keep you updated.
