Open at 9 am. The temperature at 6:30 am is 19º. The forecast high for today is 42º.

Spring skiing is here. The conditions will vary. Sun to shade and/or depending on the temperature. Expect variable conditions.

This morning would be a great double pole day on the lower flat trails. If I were skiing the upper harder trails today I would want to be on a wider back country type ski, Andy would still be on a narrow racing type ski. By 11 this morning the snow will be softening and the choice of skis would be different again.

I will say it again, spring conditions bring many changes all day.

Open at 9 am. The temperature this morning is starting at -3º. The forecast high is 22º with sun.

The skiing is good! Ian groomed the skate lane on the Turkey, Woodcock, and Snow Goose. The track is solid, the skate lane is firm. We have one more day of winter skiing. Tuesday spring skiing returns with sun and a high of 40º. Wednesday looks like rain. And if it is rain all day we will be closed. Thursday is unknown, but if rainy, then closed. Looks like we should be able to get some skiing again after that. But be thinking spring skiing. Fast in the morning and after the sun sets. Slow in the middle part of the day. Just start being prepared for variable conditions everyday.

The photos above are from Sunday. Erin and Jane, students from the Burr and Burton Nordic Ski Team, planned and executed a great “Ski all the trails in one day event”. They signed the sheet. They recorded their ski on Strava, 15.2 miles or 24.4620288 km. And they were rightfully very proud of themselves. Yesterday was a great day to ski it, and so is today, the skiing is quick and easy. Saturday would have been miserable.

So a little side note about “quick and easy skiing”. In this instance quick and easy applies if you are a strong skier, and find quick and easy fun. There are people who do not find quick and easy, easy at all.

Open at 9 am. The temperature at 6:30 am is 1º. The forecast high is 15º. The sun is shining and winter is here for today.

The skiing is really nice. It is good. Way better than it could have been. Yesterday’s warm temperatures, rain then snow, and more snow, and more snow should have given us a mess. But, we got out the big groomer and the the mess turned into beautiful skiing!!!!

So the low trails are being groomed by the snow cat, the photo on the left. And the photo on the right is the Blue Jay this morning. That looks like a good ski. It all looks great! Today and tomorrow for a winter ski. Then we head back to spring variable conditions.

Open at 9 am. The temperature at 6:45 is 21º. Today is the day for the saying, “If you don’t like the weather, wait 20 minutes.”

Right this minute, the temperature is perfect, we have sun and clouds. The forecast is for warming up to about 40º, some precipitation. Maybe snow, maybe rain to snow. Then cooling off all afternoon, and cold and windy tonight. Tomorrow, cold and wind.

The skiing right this minute is great!. An inch of new snow on top of yesterdays grooming. A nice track and a firm skate lane on the lower trails. A groomer was on the Chickadee, should be good. Loon and Upper and Middle Blue Jay have not had a groomer on them after the 5 inches of snow. But have had skiers. They will be better once the snow softens.

As the temperature warms up today the skiing will slow down. It is the first of March, expect variable conditions.