Open. 21º at 7am.

Ian is driving around and around. The snow we have is ground up and fast. Yesterday Eddie and Ro skied the Woodcock/Snow Goose, their everyday ski. We had two people, never on skis before, ski for 4 hours. They  skied 2 Turkeys, 2 Woodcocks, and 1 Snow Goose. They loved it and hoped to come back today. And 2 people snow shoed the Goshawk and Middle Blue Jay. They were very happy and tired.

The skiing is what it is, better than nothing. Would a nice snow fall help? You bet! But in the mean time, it is nice to be outside. And skiing or snow shoeing is always better than sitting at a desk.

PS The new Side by Side is here. And the groomer for it arrives tomorrow. Will post pictures soon.

OPEN

20º at 7:00am. Forecast high 29º.

Everyday the snow is different and the same.

As of 7am, the snow is hard and fast. Saturday and Sunday the temperature was 45º and 40º respectively. Which meant that after being ground up, the temperature softened the snow and the skiing was pretty darn good. Spring like.

Today is another story. Frozen up, not solid, like rain washed, but hard frozen granular. Ian will drive around and around and grind up and shave the frozen snow. No wax skis work great. If you have wax it will wear off. Skiing is fast. If you are new to the sport, snow shoeing would be the way to go.

Skiing the Lower Blue Jay

Ian is going around and round again this morning.

Everyday the snow is different and the same. First, about yesterday. Ian ground the trails, again, fast and very skiable. Some people were on snow shoes, some people snow shoed and then skied and some people just skied. The temperature did go up, went to about 45º. The skiing was good, slower and fun.

Today: A little rain last night. A drizzle while the moon poked through the clouds. Wet, loose granular surface, fast, good skiing. It is grinding up nicely today because the temperature didn’t get as cold last night.  Open trails are the Turkey, Woodcock, Snow Goose, Grouse, Goshawk, and Lower Blue Jay. I skied the Turkey, Grouse, and Lower Blue Jay with various little kids yesterday. All were good.

OPEN

11º at 7:00am. Forecast high low 40ºs.

Ian is going around again this morning. He is going to try to put in a track as the temperature goes above freezing. The skiing is faster this morning than later after, say 11ish.

The happiest campers yesterday were the snow shoers. They tromped around the Blue Jay and were all smiles.

If you want to ski the Turkey, Woodcock, Snow Goose, Grouse, Goshawk and Lower Blue Jay, they are the trails ground up (or ground down) for your skiing pleasure. As of this morning if you are wanting to be on the Upper and Middle Blue Jay you need snow shoes. Check in later about the  Upper and Middle Blue Jay. Their status may change if Ian and the groomer can get up there.