Good morning skiers. The Mountain Dell track was groomed Thursday night. A nice classic loop was set on Boomerang and Wednesday afternoon’s classic track was left on Main, Mitten and Lollipop. Skate Trails groomed were Main, Mitten, Park Bypass and Boomerang. You will find surprisingly good skate conditions, despite the paltry snowpack and some better than expected classic skiing. Allez!
Jeremy Ranch
Good Morning,
What a great day to ski!! We groomed the upper track for skate and reset the classic lane. All 4.5K is open on our lower track for skate and classic skiing. The track is firm, fast and in great condition!! Stop by the Nordic Center to grab your season passes, 10-punch ski passes and check out our great selection of Nordic merchandise.
Have a great day!!
Jeremy Ranch Nordic Center
Solitude Nordic
All trails groomed for skate and classic. 11° at 8am, high of 22° and sunny.
White Pine
Another squeaky cold blue wax morning. We’re grooming the 3k, 5k and Armstrong with fresh classic on the 3k and resurfaced skate lanes on everything. This morning on the donut scale its much more powdered sugar than glazed again. A powdery surface on top and a firm track below will last all day. It’s a beautiful wintery morning and should be mostly sunny and cold all day. The dog loop is open, but a little playful in places. The Farm is still awaiting some snow depth. The coverage is thin in the meadow, but we are getting very close!
Classic skiing will be good today and skate will also be good. Basically, skiing will be good no matter the technique. A good universal liquid or paste wax on your fish scale classic skis (tip to tail) will be helpful. Skin skis will be a very good classic option today. The most satisfying skiing will be coming to the trails with your family, friends and neighbors. Drop off your skis when you’re done for deeper wax spa treatment. Please purchase AND display your trail pass to access our trails. Everyone please ski with Joy, be kind to yourselves and share the trail! Grab a friend and bring them outside to play in the snow! Thank you for being part of our amazing community! Please ski safe and enjoy the day!
We have one space left in our Monday morning Women’s Skate Clinic series that started on January 6th. Give us a call at the Nordic Center to register!
Mountain Dell
Good morning,
Mountain Dell was groomed Wednesday night by Norm and Jeff. Trails groomed include Main, Lollipop, Mitten, Boomerang and Park Road Bypass. The Lower Loop and Creek remain closed.
The classic track was reset Wednesday afternoon on Mitten and portions of Main. Previous classic remains on Lollipop and portions of Main.
More work was also done on leveling out the track after the snow harvesting that was done on Monday.
It looks like a great day for some skiing. Enjoy!
SR-65
Groomed to the first switchback late this afternoon. Still good from there to where grooming ended (last switchback) yesterday. Skate skied to top and it’s on snowmobile tracks for about five minutes. We hope to get to the top in a couple of days. Skiing today was great and expect the same tomorrow.
Soldier Hollow
Apologies, I gave misinformation in today’s report; The Wednesday Night Lights race will start at 5:30 pm tonight, not 4:30. Race pick will be at 4:30 pm.
Jeremy Ranch
Good Morning,
Another great day to ski!! We groomed the upper track for skate and reset the classic lane. All 4.5K is open on our lower track for skate and classic skiing. The track is firm, fast and in great condition!! Stop by the Nordic Center to grab your season passes, 10-punch ski passes and our great selection of Nordic merchandise.
Our Jeremy Ranch Nordic Night is tonight!! We will be hosting an evening loaded with Nordic activities. Starting at 5:00pm we will have a TOKO wax clinic with Jason Travis, followed by an Atomic Product Showcase and Fittings with Sandy Brown. The evening will conclude with a Q and A with Olympian Taylor Fletcher. This will be a great way to kick off the Nordic season and get you ready for a fantastic ski year. It is complimentary to attend!! We look forward to seeing you this evening!!
Have a great day!!
Jeremy Ranch Nordic Center
Soldier Hollow
A frosty morning – we are blowing snow up the wazoo, and have groomed nearly all the outlying trails! We have our 2nd Wednesday Night Lights casual citizen series TONIGHT starting at 4:30 pm. It is an exciting skiathlon format so bring both classic and skate skis!
White Pine
A squeaky cold blue wax morning. We started with such a beautiful pink sunrise over the Nordic Center. Definitely the best way to start a ski day.
We groomed the 3k, 5k and Armstrong last night with fresh classic on the 3k and resurfaced skate lanes on everything. This morning on the donut scale its much more powdered sugar than glazed. A powdery surface on top and a firm track below. It’s a beautiful wintery morning and should be mostly sunny and cold all day. The dog loop is open, but a little frisky in spots. The Farm is still awaiting some snow depth. The coverage is thin in the meadow, but we are getting very close! Classic skiing will be good today and skate will also be good but a tiny bit slow again today. A good universal liquid or paste wax on your fish scale classic skis (tip to tail) will be helpful. Skin skis will be a very good classic option today. The most satisfying skiing will be all day with your family, friends and neighbors. Drop off your skis when you’re done for deeper wax spa treatment and check out the selection of new gear. We still have your boot size in stock and ready to hit the snow.
You must have a trail pass purchased and displayed to access our trails. Everyone please ski with Joie de vivre and share the trail! Grab a friend and bring them outside! Thank you for being part of our amazing community! Please ski safe and enjoy the beauty of the day!
Solitude Nordic
All trails groomed for skate and classic (except for Camp loop). Sunny and cold today, 6° at 8am, high of 27°.
Mountain Dell
Mountain Dell is getting cold! We groomed Main, Mitten, Bypass, Boomerang, and Lollipop for skate. There is still some classic track on Main, Boomerang, and the Lollipop loop, and we tried not to hurt it. The skate track is still uneven at parts due to the heroic snow harvesting efforts of a previous crew. Our main goal was to attempt to even out the track with numerous passes over Mitten and Boomerang. The challenge is smoothing out the deep parts without digging too far into the thin parts. Lower, Creek, and Wiggle Room are still closed. Happy skiing!
SR-65
If you haven’t skied SR-65, Wednesday Jan 8 would be a fantastic day to do it! Groomed for skate and classic Tuesday night from the gate to (almost) the top of Big Mountain Pass. The snow is midwinter nice. Grooming stopped a couple hundred yards short of the top due to soft conditions, but the adventurous skier can still make it to the pass and will be rewarded with amazing views, and as always, a great nordic fitness challenge.
Fairview
Fairview skied great this morning. A bit windy out there but the snow is not drifting. No new grooming today but skate lane was fast and very controllable. On Wednesday Wally Chambers and I will try to add snow to the thinning stretches in order to prolong the track. Cold nights should help.
Again, no new classic track until we get several more inches.
Millcreek
The crew regroomed this morning and set track.
Spruces
Today we groomed everything at Spruces, unfortunately we only used the roller and single track and did not set classic. We wanted to ensure the snow was packed before bringing the Ginzugroomer in. Still, come out and have some fun since it was a beautiful day up there!