Bigfork Nordic Center fills winter recreation need

Amy Schmidt and Mattie Willette cross-country ski along the Aeneas Loop at the Bigfork Community Nordic Center trails on Foothill Road on Thursday, Jan. 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Marilyn and Pat Lee start towards the Aeneas Loop trail at the Bigfork Community Nordic Center trails on Foothill Road on Thursday, Jan. 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Cross-country ski trails in the snow at the Bigfork Community Nordic Center trails on Foothill Road on Wednesday, Jan. 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Signage and a trail map at an intersection at the Bigfork Community Nordic Center trails on Foothill Road on Wednesday, Jan. 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Robert and Melissa Burns cross-country ski along the Aeneas Loop at the Bigfork Community Nordic Center trails on Foothill Road on Wednesday, Jan. 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Amy Schmidt and Mattie Willette cross-country ski along the Aeneas Loop at the Bigfork Community Nordic Center trails on Foothill Road on Thursday, Jan. 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

From left, Kali Tholen with 9-month-old Ila on her back, Amy Schmidt and Mattie Willette cross-country ski along the Aeneas Loop at the Bigfork Community Nordic Center trails on Foothill Road on Thursday, Jan. 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Gabe LePage and Anika Reynar cross-country ski along the Aeneas Loop at the Bigfork Community Nordic Center trails on Foothill Road on Thursday, Jan. 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)