A cozy day on the trails as the temp hovered just below freezing, overcast and haze/mist. Snow had a soft feel but great skiing being reported. Roys’ Run and Island Lake trail tracked in the morning. These trails remained soft all day due to the high humidity and warmer temps, but again, good reports from the folks skiing these trails. After this morning’s grooming, the entire trail system has been groomed 1-3 times since Monday. About 50km of trail set with tracks and 13km groomed for skating. Chance of snow tonight and grooming in the morning as needed.
Another sunny day on the trails. One of the warmest days of the ski season with temp around 20. Felt a bit cooler with a south wind but in the woods about as good as it gets for skiing. Trails that were groomed yesterday set up nicely overnight and skiing was faster today. Good day for skating with warmer temps and glide much better. The trails are in great shape and we hope to track Island Lake and Roy’s run tomorrow or the day after. Chance of freezing drizzle but the base is substantial at almost 8″ in spots and plenty of snow to work with to continue the great skiing if that does happen. Chance for snow as well and temps look good, looking ahead.
A beautiful day on the trails. Sun out in full force, light winds and bit cooler temps than forecasted but sun making it feel a bit warmer. After this mornings grooming, all the trails have been groomed 1-3 times the past two days except Roy’s Run and Island Lake trail. Should have these two trails tracked by the 26th. Tracks set on about 37km of trail, 13km groomed for skating and Roy’s and Island making up the remaining km yet to be tracked. Skiing has been fantastic and pretty much as good as it gets. A bit soft on some trails but still some great skiing.
Pretty much a postcard day on the trails today. 4-5″ of fluffy snow, no wind and temp reaching 15 degrees which felt almost balmy considering we saw -28 yesterday morning. Lots of smiling faces on the trails including a pair of deer sighted on Skaters Waltz extension. Grooming action on Sukkerbusk, Sap Run, Mother Hen, Mother North Star, Twin Lakes, Bullhead lake trail which saw fresh tracks and Skaters Waltz, North Loup, Kristin’s Kutoff, Single and Double green and the extension of Skaters Waltz rollcompacted for the skating. Tracksetting planned on Sukkerbusk, Rootin Tootin, Wavy Gravy, JibFly and Lucky’s Loype and North Loup and the Skaters loops most likely to be packed again for skating.
After one of the coldest mornings this winter (-28 at 7am) we warmed up nicely to around 0. Hard to believe 0 would be “warm” but after what is turning out to be a record cold month of December,…… sunshine and light winds made for a gorgeous day on the trails. I was very impressed by the ski teams at Maplelag this past weekend including two teams that left today that were skiing in the morning in the sub zero temps. Great job!!
Grooming on hold because of the colder temps until after lunch. Fresh tracks set on Loon Return and Wavy Gravy. Skaters Waltz extension, Bullhead, Double Green, Single Green, Kristin’s Kutoff, and Suicide Hill rollcompacted late afternoon. Planning on setting tracks on Bullhead trail and will set new tracks on other trails, depending on possible new snow. Either way there is some great skiing on the trails right now with all the fresh snow the past two weeks. The compacted base on the trail ranges from 4-7″ and the snow depth in the woods ranges from 10-20″. Tracks are set on about 33km of trail and 13km groomed skate only on North Loup and Skaters Waltz.
