Open, 19º at 5:30am, forecast high 30º. Bring your Maxiglide. About 7 km available. The fields, Turkey, Woodcock, Grouse, and Peregrine. Coverage is thin. It’s good in spots, not good in a few spots, and ok in most places.

The plan as of this morning; we will be open Monday, Tuesday. Closing Wednesday because of the forecast. See what really happens and move forward from there.

Our friend Maaike skiing yesterday. She posts on Instagram, @maaiephoto, and she also sends me the photos in a message. Thanks Maaike for the help and the photos!

We saw mostly season pass holders yesterday. Everyone loved being out skiing. Everyone admits the coverage is thin and the skiing isn’t perfect. Everyone also said keep this in perspective. It beats the heck out of r*@n, and it was skiing, and overall the skiing really wasn’t bad.

Ian, snowmobile and roller, Sunday night about 8pm.

Open, with very limited skiing! 23 º at 10am and 5 inches of snow total storm and on the ground.

I just skied the field and the Turkey. It was skiing. And the skiing felt good. The coverage is thin to thinner. Ian says we have lowered our standard by a lot. If you have old skis and you want to be outside, then you will be ok. Is this the skiing we wanted, no. But, it is skiing. Photos below are from the Turkey this morning.

Be ready to feel lots of humps and bumps, maybe a rock or stick. Have low expectations and get outside.

Closed, waiting for more snow. 20º and 4.8 inches of snow overnight. It is still snowing. Ian is out there packing with the roller. Remember, there was no base. IF, we feel we can open at noon with thin, sketchy skiing, we will. We will do our best to get you some skiing! It might just be around the fields or very limited, but at this point we’ll take whatever we can get.

Closed. 20º and waiting. We will open the second we have enough snow and can get some trails packed out. Remember, snow does not fall from the sky groomed. We are all waiting, waiting, waiting.

Here is what I saw in the woods on Friday, January 5th.

Above, mudsicles, a good, good sign. The temperatures are cold and the ground is freezing.

Number 2, moose tracks, the raised leaf litter are moose foot prints.

Number 3, that is how much snow was on the top of the Upper Blue Jay.

And number 4, a nice gray pile of coyote scat.