Springtime Sunday 45 degrees before sunrise, 50 degrees warmer than last week. We received about 3 inches of wet snow yesterday, not as much as predicted, but a nice freshen up of the trails. We’re looking at a breezy start to our day with very warm overnight and daytime temperatures. All trail surfaces are smooth and soft on top this morning after the overnight precipitation. Cappuccino foam on top. We will not be putting machines on the trail today to groom. It is too warm and the result wouldn’t be very good. We will groom as needed until this warm snap ends but it’s unlikely to be daily until it cools down.
All 22km of trails are open for skiing today with classic and skate tracks. Classic skiing will be very good with well waxed skin skis or fish scales. Skating will be good if you’re well waxed and have some wet structure on your skis. You’ll glide best with red wax. Grip wax will be very difficult today, classic skin skis will grip and glide best. The dog loop is open and running quite happily through the fields. The Farm is in great shape and is a fee area for skiing. No walking, dogs, running, cycling, driving or trespassing on the trails. A good universal liquid or paste wax on your fish scale classic skis (tip to tail) is always a great way to keep them from sticking as the snow changes during the day.
Bring your loved ones, friends and neighbors along to play on the snow and if you need to take a physical and/or mental therapy break we’re here for you every day. Drop off your skis when you’re done skiing for the day for an invigorating hot wax massage. Please purchase AND display your trail pass to access our trails. Glide with Joy, share the trails, ski safe and be kind. Thank you for being part of our amazing ski family and enjoying long trail reports. Grab that beanie, your gloves, snug up your laces and come play outside in the spring weather!
Today is a great day for classic skiing with the warm temperatures and soft surface. If you are skating please ride a flat ski and if you cutting in deeply PLEASE switch to classic gear. We are in snow maintenance mode for a few days to preserve the best of our trails until it cools down again. Ski smart!