A beautiful day with sunshine, light winds and temps in the single digits. A good day for flooding the ice skating rink and by tomorrow we should be just about ready to unleash the skaters. Just a dusting of snow yesterday so not much grooming action except for the lake, Suicide Hill and half of Sukkerbusk. We groomed a 3km loop on the lake. Should set up nicely tonight and we will continue to pack it down up until the weekend. A check of Skaters Waltz and Sukkerbusk late afternoon found skiable conditions but the base is still very thin for large volume of skier traffic. Chances for snow the next five days or so and any new snow we get will be packed down and we will also begin packing some of the other trails. We will try setting a track on the lake on the sections that have a bit more snow.
Light snow this morning giving way to flurries early this afternoon. Forecast still calling for accumulating snow later this afternoon. We have packed a few of the trails but waiting for more snow to resume any more grooming. We have been skiing on a loop, connecting the better part of the trails but need 3-5″ additional snowfall to open the trails. Forecast looks good rest of the week!
Light snow falling Sunday morning. A couple inches possible today. A check of the trails packed yesterday found okay skiing in spots and still very thin in others. Forecast looks good the next few days. Getting closer to having the trails open!
Another clipper rolled through last night, leaving a dusting of fresh snow. Pretty dry snow and not quite enough to begin packing the trails, even though we tested some new grooming equipment. Temps plenty cold with single digits this morning. Chance of more snow on Sunday and most of next week. The snow we have is a good start and won’t be long to begin more grooming. Skiing on the lake a bit better with more snow but some spots cleared from the wind.
December starting out as a colder than average month as temps linger in the lower teens and windchills making it feel colder. Light snow falling Thursday evening as the trails remain covered with a dusting of snow. Forecast looks good for snow on the weekend and as soon as we have 3-4″ of snow cover, we will begin packing the snow. Jake has been skiing on the edges of the lake as we wait for more snow.
Light snow falling at dusk on Loon Return ski trail.
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