Open at 9 am. The temperature at 6:30 am is 29º. The forecast high is 33º. We have 3 inches of new snow. And a little more snow is expected this morning.

Ian worked like crazy in the Pisten Bully Thursday night, and most of the day Friday to get us some pretty decent skiing. And he out there this morning putting in a classic track and some lovely corduroy.

First photos, skiing today, second photo, late Friday, and third photo, Thursday night, getting the snow ready to ski again.

Low trails are open and have a skate lane and classic track.

Upper trails? Too much melting, lots of wet bare areas. We lost quite a bit more snow up high than down low. Check in at the shop for details.

Closed today, Friday.

The plan is to open for the weekend, March 14th and 15th.

We still have snow, trails are mostly covered. Friday nights forecast is for 2 to 4 inches of snow. With a few more inches on Saturday.

Ian groomed last night. (The photos above were taken by Ian last night as he worked.) He drives around on the snow to break it up so the snow doesn’t freeze flat. And to push snow into the low spots. Today he will use the tiller on the Snow Cat, to grind up the surface and smooth it. Next we wait for the snow in tonight’s forecast, groom the trails again in the morning and you have some decent skiing for the weekend. Ta-da, that is all it takes, she says jokingly.

The low trails will be open. Middle Blue Jay is wet and has quite a few big open areas. Chickadee still needs to be checked. We may be able to open the upper trails to ski “as is” after the temperature warms up and the snow softens. Time will tell.

The road has some wash boarded spots, drive slow. A few ruts, but it isn’t near as bad as we expected it to be.

Rules for driving on muddy/spring roads; go slow, aim high, don’t stop.

Closed. The temperature went up to 46º overnight. The road is muddy and not frozen. And it is raining.

We lost 4 inches of snow at the snow stake overnight. The measurement is now 24 inches.

We will get through this warm spell and decide on Thursday or Friday if we can be open the weekend of the 14 and 15th.

The photo above are snow fleas. They popped out this week as we are headed toward spring. Snow fleas, mud, on the roads and in the house. Snow wells around the trees. Juncos are back at the feeder. The animals are moving more, they are hungry. Someone has their bike out, and thoughts are turning to soccer, golf, baseball, and at our house disc golf.

But we are still hoping to get a few more ski days in.

Open at 9 am. We have had some wet weather over night. A light glaze in spots.

The skiing early will be fast. By 11 am or noon the temperature is forecast to be around 45º. This will slow the skiing down. The sun has a chance of coming out after noon, which would also slow the skiing down.

We are not grooming this morning.

The lower trails only until the snow slows down. Then all trails will be open.

Ask in the shop if you have any questions.

The photo above is from last spring. Skiing in the spring is fun if you have the patience to wait for the snow to warm and soften.