Sun, Dec 1st, 2024, 7:30 AM, Temp: 0 C Variable amounts of new snow.
Our trails are currently NOT officially open!
Our trail crews have been rolling, packing, trenching and downed tree cutting, but we are still a ways off to be able to offer safe skiing. We have had a few cm of snow during this past week and since temps started dipping below freezing for a few hours each night, things have built up enough to be travel on skis on most trails. If you give it a try, use extreme caution at all times and old rock skis. There are bare patches and exposed rocks or just barely covered rocks and gravel on all trails.
That said, the ginzu was out working its magic most of yesterday afternoon and is out again this morning. Upper trails had 5 to 8 cm of new wet snow and it should have settled a bit overnight. There may be a a few cm plus of new snow on top of that. Each pass of the ginzu smooths out the bumps and humps a bit more and drags little more snow over the bare patches and rock. Its a drawn out effort because of the warm ground surface melting the snow at the same time.
Evelyn’s seems to be the best covered and there is a track, however, getting to it is a different story. Up the Main Loop road from the lodge seems okay , but VERY thin – track is down to dirt in patches. Lower Mickey’s is pretty sketchy but you can get around carefully with classic skis , upper Mickeys is pretty good except for between the bridge and Glen’s Glide. Glen’s is coming along. Upper Main Loop is uneven and variable with patches of thin almost down to gravel. The long downhill towards the Ole Hut is still tricky with rocks right below the snow surface, across the trail midway down. The turn left onto Log roller is not smooth. SLOW DOWN before descending. Lower Main Loop is passable, Log Roller is not great but has a ginzu pass and a track., fair bit of water making long ruts in the snow from somebody driving their 4×4 last week.. Hydro Hill is okay as is Cedar Ramble. Caution on trying the other trails. Including Novice Glide ( some running surface water), as well as the Beaver Lake Road and the dog loop. Roadway Ramble is mostly covered.
SKI AT YOUR OWN RISK!
No walking or snowshoeing on ski trails please. The bike trails can be walked without snowshoes.
Time to restrict dogs to the dog Loop , as their deep tracks accelerate all the warm weather problems were dealing with.
Please check back everyday until we are up to a regular grooming schedule.
Friendly Reminder: Please be kind to the classic track! Our grooming team works hard to set the best classic tracks in the given conditions. Please do not skate ski or walk in the classic track!
There is a wax predictor and temperature chart to help with your decision-making. For more detailed weather information, check out the RNSC weather station.
Check out the interactive map below for recent grooming activity, and scroll down for specific trail information from our grooming team.
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Groomed today | |
| Groomed yesterday or the day before | |
| Groomed three or more days ago | |
Dog Loop
| Trail Name | Last Groomed | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| BCIT | 2024-03-30 04:18:50am | |
| Easy Al’s | 2024-04-01 07:34:43am | |
| Ellie’s | 2024-03-25 07:25:22am | |
| Roadway Ramble | 2024-04-01 07:34:43am | |
| Short Hop | 2024-04-06 06:46:17am |
North/Beaver Lake
| Trail Name | Last Groomed | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Beaver Lake Road | 2024-04-04 06:55:57am | |
| Creek Crawl | 2024-04-07 09:13:13am | |
| Hydro Hill | 2024-04-06 06:46:17am | |
| Hydro Way | 2024-04-04 06:55:57am | |
| Log Roller | 2024-04-07 09:13:13am | |
| Lower Cedar Ramble | 2024-04-07 09:13:13am | |
| Novice Glide | 2024-04-07 09:13:13am | |
| Upper Cedar Ramble | 2024-04-07 09:13:13am |
West/Main Loop
| Trail Name | Last Groomed | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Connector | 2024-04-02 06:08:32am | |
| Glen’s Glide | 2024-04-04 06:55:57am | |
| Main Loop | 2024-11-20 07:34:51am | test not groomed |
South/Mickey’s
| Trail Name | Last Groomed | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Dynamite | 2024-03-26 06:49:43am | |
| Evelyn’s Choice | 2024-04-01 07:34:43am | |
| Fish Hook | 2024-03-24 01:42:07am | |
| Fish Hook/Titan Connector | 2024-03-30 04:18:50am | |
| Glen’s Cutoff | 2024-03-24 01:42:07am | |
| Lower Grunt | 2024-03-24 01:42:07am | |
| Mickey Olsen | 2024-04-01 07:34:43am | |
| Snakes n’ Ladders | 2024-03-16 05:40:46am | |
| Titan | 2024-03-31 12:18:38am | |
| Upper Grunt | 2024-03-24 01:42:07am |
Stadium and Jackrabbit Flats
| Trail Name | Last Groomed | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Little Dippet | 2024-03-24 01:42:07am | |
| Stadium Trails | 2024-03-23 12:43:01am | |
| Terrain Park | 2024-03-24 01:42:07am |