Open, 10º at 7 am and sunny. Sunny today with an expected high of 31º. Good skiing, all trails open.

A few changes out there right now. Woodcock, Snow Goose have a skate lane and I have heard it is wonderful! Thanks Ian.

Chickadee, Middle and Upper Blue Jay benefit from sun softening them. Wait to ski them until after 11:00 and you will want to be done by about 2:30 or 3:00 pm when the sun starts to go down behind the trees.

As we head to spring and spring skiing in general the middle of the day is the softest and slower. Early in the day and late in the day are quicker. If you get here around 3:00 pm plan on the skiing being fast.

And yesterday Ian caught this photo of this rabbit?!

Where most people see things in clouds, we also see things in snow.

Open, 6º at 6:30 am and a beautiful sunrise to start this sunny day. Forecast for the day, 26º with sun and a few clouds. The groomers are out and it is good hard pack skiing, all trails open. Ian is grooming Turkey, Woodcock, Snow Goose, Grouse, Goshawk and Peregrine. Jonathan is on the Chickadee and Uppers.

The light this morning made it easy to run out and get a photo of the sunrise. This picture is on the top of the first hill on the Peregrine.

We still have a lot of snow on the ground. This is the stake in the backyard:

There is also a stake on the Upper Blue Jay, close to Dick’s tree with the marks. And a stake way out on the Snow Goose. Get a photo of one or both and share with me.

Skiing looks good through most of this week. Skiing looks good for the next few days based on the weather forecast. We may have to be closed Thursday and Friday because of warm temperatures at night and we will make a decision based on the condition of our dirt/muddy road at the end of the week. I’ll let you know.

Open, 3º at 6:30 am and sunny. Forecast high 20º, sun and a few clouds.

The surface of the snow has ground up nicely. A loose granular, skiable surface with a little powder mixed in from Thursday morning. The skiing is nice, a little hard and a little fast, which I enjoy. I find it easy to snow plow and easy to herringbone.

17 km groomed, Woodcock, Turkey, Snow Goose, Grouse, Goshawk, Peregrine and Chickadee. Middle and Upper Blue Jay and Loon not groomed, but skiing ok, if you have a strong snow plow.

The animals are moving and looking for food. Watch for animal tracks and animal scat. This photo was taken by a random skier. It is helpful in identifying a track from a photo to have a scale. Put your pole or mitten down, to help determine the size of the print.

And last, but very important for future planning, next weeks temperatures. The middle of next week the temperature is going up. We can and will be open as long as our road is passable and safe. When the temperature goes up to around 50º and doesn’t freeze at night, dirt roads get really, really soft. Please pay attention here, as we will close if the road gets really soft and muddy.

Just some mud season tips. Go slow, aim high, don’t stop. Mud season mantra.

Open, 8º at 7 am and partly cloudy. Forecast high 21º, with sun and clouds. The skiing is nice. One inch of snow yesterday during the morning. And now Ian has ground up the inch of snow with the loose frozen granular and it is grooming out nicely.

17 km total, Woodcock, Snow Goose, Turkey, Grouse, Goshawk and Peregrine, and he is working on the Chickadee. The skiing is good. Talk to us in the shop before you ski on Middle and Upper Blue Jay.

Three photos from the season:

Andrew Leber’s photo taken January 9th, 2021

Ian’s photo, February 28, 2021

And the rock sculpture on the Peregrine after the wind, March 2, 2021