24 Hour Snowfall
4″
Track Conditions
Good Morning, the Upper Track is still closed for the time being. We have reopened the Lower Track after some good snow overnight. The Lower Track has been set for classic and groomed for skate and is looking good! Have a great Sunday!
Spruces
Wow, lots of new snow at Spruces! I packed and rolled Spruces and Jordan Pines this morning. Snowing when I finished, if you come up it will likely be fresh snow on top of the groom.
Solitude Nordic
23°F/-5°C at 0815. ~7″ new snow. All trails groomed for classic and skating. To keep it short, it is beautiful!!
White Pine
ANNNND, Winter is back! We’ll be grooming everything today. Over 6″ of fresh powdery snow so far. It’ll take a minute to get to the Farm, but skiing should be fantastic all day with some new classic tracks and fresh snow to cover up we can only describe as late spring conditions. Beautiful day for classic as light snow is expected to continue through the day. Come out and enjoy! It’s the most snow we’ve had in one storm this calendar year. Be aware of the wet surface underneath the fresh snow and watch for slick spots. We still recommend wearing a mask while indoors at the Nordic Center. Stay healthy and drive safe everyone! (or take the bus. It’s free)
Jeremy Ranch
Track Conditions
Good Morning, both tracks are closed for the time being until we receive a few more inches of snow. We appreciate your patience through this low snow year. We will reevaluate after hopefully a few inches tonight! Thank you for your support of the Jeremy Ranch Nordic Center! Have a great weekend!
Solitude Nordic
30°F/-1.1°C at 0700. ~1″ overnight. Grooming on hold today. The new snow and approaching weather systems will help us a lot.
Deer Hollow Winter Recreation Area
All of the XC Trails were groomed with the big SnoCat Groomer, and tracks were set on most.
The snowshoe trails were groomed with the BearCat snowmobile and small YTS Groomer, and, for special treatment, were also given a pass with the big SnoCat!
Spruces
Spruces and Jordan Pines groomed today. No classic track set. Slushy conditions. Can still go around all loops on snow, two thin spots on north side of lower and upper loop, but good coverage everywhere else. Trail to Jordan Pines is very thin as well. New snow tomorrow will help.
Solitude Nordic
Skate and classic groomed today, though I would suggest skating today due to low quality classic tracks. Another warm day with a high of 36 so plan accordingly.
Jeremy Ranch
24 Hour Snowfall
0″
Track Conditions
The lower track has been groomed for skate and the classic lane is thinning but holding in most areas. The upper track is closed due to lack of snow on certain portions of the trail. With the snowfall coming this weekend, we will look to reopen the upper track if snow levels allow. Ski with high caution as there are some icy areas on the lower track. We may close the lower track in the afternoon and await further snow as well. Have a great day!!
White Pine
Well, our first 24hr melt cycle.. Standing water and ice patches on all trails. Big ponds on the Farm. Dirt and pollution are bubbling to the surface. Let’s hope for a refresh later today and some colder temps. 44 degrees with rain coming at 7:30 am. It is what it is today. slushy conditions, wet conditions. Skiing will be pretty good if your structure is on point but keep your eyes forward and watch where you are going. unmarked hazards, some exposed cart paths and grass, dirt from the golf course operations… definitely a day to practice your adventure skills. Ski safe.
Spruces
All trails in Spruces groomed this morning for skate and classic. Have fun!
Jeremy Ranch
24 Hour Snowfall
0″
Track Conditions
The lower track has been groomed for skate and the classic lane is thinning but holding in most areas. The upper track is closed due to lack of snow on certain portions of the trail. With the snowfall coming this weekend, we will look to reopen the upper track of snow levels allow. Ski with caution as there are some icy areas. Warm temperatures have produced soft conditions that will persist throughout the day. Have a great day!!
Solitude Nordic
29°F/ -1.7C at 0845. Skating will be the best bet today. Some classic tracks are fresh and some are recycled from yesterday. Thank you for your patience in this low-snow year with difficult grooming conditions.
White Pine
Hanging on! SKI WITH CAUTION EARLY! A week of record setting heat is doing us no favors. Despite that, and as a result of a lot of hard work, all trails remain open for skiing. It is full on icy this morning, but if you wait until mid-morning, the fresh crumble will soften up and skiing will be quite good until mid-afternoon. After that? Slush fest and more ice overnight. SKI WITH CAUTION EARLY! We mean it. Tracks will be icy early, soft later. It is summer after all. Please be safe and help us out by wearing your mask while indoors. We’ve made it this far, just a few more weeks.
Fairview
I am back from skiing the Birkie last week. Yesterday I worked on the lower loop for a while early. The new snow has crusted and it was hard to groom. Now we are in a very warm pattern so I am leaving it as is until 1) spring arrives and I think we are done for the season, or 2) winter returns and we get some fresh snow that I can work with.
Sorry about the missed opportunity last week to groom another storm since there is still good snow out there. It just makes it clear to me that we need a second groomer. I would like to get our skiing community together soon to talk about this as well as some other ideas for continued growth of our venue and the sport in our area.