Good morning Spruces skiers. Reed and I groomed the Spruces Upper and Lower Loops this morning. We also refreshed Jordan Pines. Have a great weekend!
Solitude Nordic
Good morning! At 0810 it is 5°F with a trace of new snow overnight. All trails groomed this morning except Big and Mid-Redman. Beautiful cold snow conditions!
White Pine
Saturday Haiku:
Teasing storm last night,
A handful of cold flakes fell,
We will ski them all.
Once again the groomers laid down a beautiful smooth carpet of white snow last night on the 3km “Community Loop.” Quite a cold night with at least a dozen new snowflakes on the ground overnight. The trail will be very firm and cold most of the day with a nice freshly groomed powdery skate surface. Enjoy the results of our work out there and please no walking, littering or dogs on the trails. Cold temperatures have been key to helping keep the snow around. We’ll definitely be open and skiing well through the weekend now with the cooling temperatures.
Blue wax all day today with base structure and SPF 30+ for skate and classic. The 3km is OPEN with good coverage due to the heroic community and staff shoveling efforts. Classic tracks are skier set adjacent to most of the loop and skiing well. The 5km Loop, Armstrong, Dog Loop and Farm trails are CLOSED.
Skiing will be quite good again all day today. Ski with attention and caution on the firm trails. There are unmarked hazards out there.
We are OPEN 9-5 today offering lessons, rentals of skis, and snowshoes. Drop in the shop, pick up some warm winter gloves and a buff, purchase your trail pass and ski! Join us for snow dances, offerings to the snow deities, light appetizers and snow bunny spotting every evening at sunset. It will be a lovely day for skiing, wrap up, ski well, lock into your bindings and lace together some fun laps! Ski now whilst we have it, the next real storm will arrive eventually… someday…in the future…
Spruces
Jon and Chris fluffed up the skate track this morning. Coverage is still good.
White Pine
The groomers laid down a beautiful smooth carpet of white snow last night on the 3km “Community Loop”. We’ve been working hard to keep the skiing stoke high.The trail will be very firm and cold most of the day with a nice freshly groomed powdery skate surface. Enjoy the results of our work out there and please no walking, littering or dogs on the trails.
Cold temperatures have been key to helping keep the snow around. We’ll definitely be open and skiing well through the weekend now with the cooling temperatures. Blue or purple wax today with base structure and SPF 30+ for skate and classic. The 3km loop remains firmly in place and dusted with freshly groomed snow. The 3km is OPEN with good coverage due to the heroic community and staff shoveling efforts. Classic tracks are skier set adjacent to most of the loop and skiing well.
The 5km Loop, Armstrong, Dog Loop and Farm trails are CLOSED. Skiing will be quite good again all day today. Ski with attention and caution on the firm trails. There are unmarked hazards out there.
We are OPEN 9-5 today offering lessons, rentals of skis and snowshoes. Drop in the shop, visit for a while, purchase your trail pass and ski! Join us for snow dances, offerings to the snow deities and snow bunny spotting every evening at sunset out on the deck. It will be a lovely day for skiing, wrap up early, peel off layers as needed, lock into your bindings and lace together some fun laps! Ski now whilst we have it, the next storm will arrive eventually… someday…maybe tonight?
Friday Haiku:
Night grooming magic,
carpet of smooth white ski trail,
Happy snow bunny
AN ONGOING HUGE THANK YOU to our groomers, staff and ski community volunteer shoveling teams who’ve spent hours out on the trails keeping your skiing possible.
Solitude Nordic
All trails freshly groomed except for Big and Mid Redman. 20° at 8am, high of 28° and cloudy.
Soldier Hollow
We have even more trails open! Pony Express to Sprint Loop Hill, trail around the new snow retention area, Horseshoe Hill, loop above the sprint loop bridge – come enjoy the perfect skiing before 11 am when the trails will be closed for 5 hours for Official Training for the Super Q races.
White Pine
A HUGE THANK YOU to our groomer, staff and ski community volunteer shoveling teams who’ve spent hours out on the trails making your skiing possible. It’s difficult work and they give their all to make the trails great.
Thursday Haiku:
Come ski the snow trail,
3k is so very good,
Hard work makes fun snow
The magic 8 ball is still being coy about any snow coming. The trail will be very firm and cold most of the day with a nice freshly groomed powdery skate surface on the 3k “Community Loop.” Enjoy the results of our work out there and please no walking, littering or dogs on the trails. Cold nights are helping keep the snow around and warm afternoon temperatures haven’t been causing too much havoc. We’ll definitely be open and skiing well through the weekend now with some cooling temperatures.
Blue or purple wax today with base structure and SPF 30+ for skate and classic. The 3km loop remains a solid loop laced with freshly groomed snow. The 3km is OPEN with good coverage due to the heroic community and staff shoveling efforts. We groomed a skate lane refresh on the 3km “Community Loop” again last night. Classic tracks are skier set adjacent to most of the loop and skiing well.
The 5km Loop, Armstrong, Dog Loop and Farm trails are CLOSED. Skiing will be quite good again all day today. Ski with attention and caution on the firm trails. There are unmarked hazards and the afternoon sun will start to deteriorate exposed parts of the track a bit. We are OPEN 9-5 today offering lessons, rentals of skis and snowshoes. Drop in the shop, visit for a while, purchase your trail pass and ski! Join us for snow dances, offerings to the snow deities and ski yoga every evening at sunset out on the deck. It will be a lovely day for skiing, wrap up early, peel off layers as needed and lace together a few laps! Ski now whilst we have it, the next storm will arrive eventually… someday…
Solitude Nordic
All trails groomed for skate and classic. 20° at 7:30am, high of 34°.
Nordic Nights returns this Saturday 6-9pm, join us for night skiing and s’mores!
Spruces
Good morning Spruces skiers, I groomed the Upper and Lower Loops today. Unfortunately we are not able to groom Jordan Pines due to the loss of snow on the connector trail. We will need more snow in order to continue grooming over the hill. Have fun!
Soldier Hollow
We have a new trail open! Pony Express west end! Another cold morning with great skiing to be had all day! Tomorrow starts the race cycle for the Super Q with no public skiing allowed for the below stated times.
Solitude Nordic
All trails groomed for skate and classic (except for Big Redman which is still good from yesterday). A cold 17° at 8am, high of 35°.
White Pine
Wednesday Haiku:
The 3k holds strong,
It is better than you think,
Daily we move snow
Weather on repeat. Even the magic 8 ball is saying “ask again later” The trail will be very firm and cold most of the day with a nice fresh powdery skate surface on the 3k “Community Loop.” Be friendly out there and please no walking, littering or dogs on the trails. Cold nights are helping keep the snow around and warm afternoon temperatures haven’t been causing too much havoc. If we make it safely through the next two afternoons without much trail melt, we’ll definitely be open through the weekend. Blue or purple wax today with base structure and SPF 50+ for skate and classic. The 3km loop remains a solid loop wrapped in snow and OPEN with good coverage due to the heroic community and staff shoveling efforts.
We groomed a skate lane refresh on the 3km “Community Loop” last night. Classic tracks are skier set adjacent to most of the loop and skiing well. The 5km Loop, Armstrong, Dog Loop and Farm trails are currently CLOSED. They will not be regroomed or reopened until we get more snow.
Skiing will be quite good again all day today. Ski with awareness and caution on the firm trails. There are unmarked hazards and the afternoon sun will start to deteriorate exposed parts of the track a bit.
We are OPEN 9-5 today offering lessons, rentals of skis and snowshoes. Drop in the shop, visit for a while, purchase your trail pass and ski today! Snow dances, offerings to the snow deities and yoga every evening at sunset. It will be a lovely sunny day for skiing, wrap up early, peel off layers as needed and string together a few laps! Ski now whilst we have it, the next storm will arrive eventually…
A HUGE THANK YOU to our groomer, staff and ski community volunteer shoveling teams who’ve spent hours out on the trails making your skiing possible. It’s difficult work and they give their all to make the trails great. We have the best community of supporters and staff around.
Solitude Nordic
Good morning! At 0830 it is 10°F with no new snow overnight. All trails groomed for classic and skating except for Lower Big Redman. Still working with this cold, dry snow. Beautiful hard wax classic conditions.
Soldier Hollow
Fantastic skiing for both skate and classic today on about 3 km of trail including 3 loops for all ability levels. A lovely cold night during which we blew a ton of snow so please use caution early. We have SuperQ races going on from Thursday – Sunday and have specific times the public can and cannot ski, so please click below to be availed of that, and sorry again for the inconvenience.
White Pine
Tuesday Haiku:
In the 5k case,
As Elsa sang, “Let it Go”
Tragic, thin, it’s gone
Continued warm, dry Spring conditions, trails will be very firm and cold most of the day with a nice fresh skate surface on the 3k “Community Loop.” Be friendly out there and please no walking, littering or dogs on the trails. Cold nights are helping keep the snow around and warm afternoon temperatures remain. Blue or purple wax today with SPF 50+ for skate and classic. The 3km loop remains a cold loop wrapped in snow and OPEN with good coverage due to the heroic community shoveling efforts. We groomed a skate lane refresh on the 3km “Community Loop” and Armstrong access last night. Classic tracks are diminished with not enough snow depth to reset.
The 5km Loop is CLOSED.
The 5km will not be regroomed or reopened until we get more snow. Skiing on the 3k will be good all day today. The Armstrong access is packed and OPEN to the field but thin and not recommended beyond that. Ski with focus and caution on the firm trails. There are unmarked hazards and the afternoon sun will start to deteriorate exposed parts of the track a bit. The Farm and Dog Loop ski trails remain closed.
We are OPEN 9-5 today offering lessons, rentals of skis and snowshoes. Drop in the shop, check out the new gear, purchase your trail pass and ski today! Snow dances, offerings to the snow deities and yoga this evening at sunset. It will be a lovely sunny day for skiing, wrap up early, peel off layers as needed and go play outside! Ski now while we have it, the next storm will arrive in the future…
A HUGE THANK YOU to our groomer and ski community volunteer shoveling teams who’ve spent hours out on the trails keeping your skiing possible. It’s difficult work and they give their all to make the trails as great as conditions allow. We have the best community of supporters and staff around.