Groomed skate deck today.
Soldier Hollow
We have 2 new loops open today! Cabin and Sprint Loops are groomed and tracked and waiting for you to ski them! And nicely enough, we have our first Wednesday Night Lights race of the season TONIGHT! Come join us for a skiathlon competition with mandatory ski and pole change. Bib pick up starts at 4:30 pm with the race beginning about 5:15 pm.
Solitude Nordic
All trails groomed for skate and classic. 23° at 8am, high of 40° and sunny.
White Pine
January Spring skiing is back with a vengeance. Cold nights are helping keep the snow around but the very warm afternoons are starting to take their toll. Spring days are great for fun for skiing but not so great for the snow depth. Blue or purple wax until mid morning, then red and SPF 30+ until early-afternoon for skate and classic. We groomed a very light skate lane refresh on the 3km Community Loop, the 5km “Pond Loop” and Armstrong last night. Best skiing will be from 9 until about noon today. Trail coverage remains surprisingly good on most of the open 10km. We have slowly disappearing classic track on more parts of the 3km and the 5km The classic tracks are cold and glazed this morning for the start of your ski day.
Trail areas will be starting to transform and melt by noon. Ski before mid day if at all possible. Armstrong is packed and OPEN but thin and exposed in a couple areas. Ski with caution in the corners, crossing cart paths and near the trees as the trails remain thin and the relentless heat is not helping. There are unmarked hazards here and there and the forecast afternoon heat will start to deteriorate exposed parts of the track further. The Farm and Dog Loop ski trails remain closed. We are OPEN 9-5 today offering lessons, rentals of skis and snowshoes.
Drop in to the shop, purchase your trail pass and go play outside! Snow dance rehearsals are nightly on the deck at sunset. It will be a lovely sunny day for skiing, bundle up early, peel off layers later and go play! The bunnies and maybe that young moose will definitely be out enjoying the sunshine today so keep your eyes out for them.
Wednesday Haiku:
Bluebird day again,
sun on the trail brings the melt,
Ski early today
We will be entering snow saving mode yet again as this week heats up. If the trails start to get significantly soft in the afternoons, please ski early or switch to classic skiing. We’ll be shoveling again daily to help the keep the trails open.
A HUGE THANK YOU to our groomer team who’ve spent hours out on the trails in the dark making your skiing possible. It’s difficult cold work and they give their all to make the trails as great as conditions allow.
Millcreek
Millcreek grooming operations have finally commenced for the season! Yesterday (Monday 1/12) the entire Millcreek Upper Road was groomed for skating. Classic track has not yet been set. Expect icy conditions below Elbow Fork and continually softer conditions as you move from Elbow Fork up to Big Water.
Mountain Dell
Monday morning the groomed portion was still passable. I suspect that will not be the case moving forward. The ungroomed snow had not gone through any thaw/freeze as of midday Monday and was still a treat to ski, especially on classic skis. If you have kick-around skis and don’t fancy another drive up the canyons, adventure skiing at Mtn Dell in the morning might be the call. It has been quite joyful. Use caution, unmarked hazards exist.
Solitude Nordic
Good morning! At 0820 it is 15°F with no new snow overnight. All trails groomed for classic and skating except for Camp Loop and the inner Lake Flat Loop. Beautiful cold snow!
Soldier Hollow
We have rolled out an entire loop trail today! School Loop around the Stadium! Come enjoy! Join us tomorrow night for our first casual citizen series race of the season – Wednesday Night Lights – with a skiathlon format. Bib pick up at 4:30 pm and race start about 5:15 pm.
White Pine
Spring skiing is back. Cold nights are helping keep the snow around. Warm afternoons are great for ski fun but not so great for the snow depth.
Blue wax and SPF 30+ until mid-afternoon for skate and classic, changing to red by afternoon. We groomed a skate lane refresh on the 3km Community Loop, the 5km “Pond Loop” and Armstrong last night. We have established classic track on almost all of the 3km and the 5km The tracks are cold and glazed this morning for the start of your ski day. Trail areas will be starting to transform and melt in the afternoon. Ski before late afternoon if at all possible.
Armstrong is packed and OPEN but thin and exposed in a couple areas. Ski with awareness in the corners, whilst crossing cart paths and near the trees as the trails remain thin. There are unmarked hazards here and there and the forecast afternoon heat will start to deteriorate exposed parts of the track. The Farm and Dog Loop ski trails remain closed.
We are OPEN 9-5 today offering lessons, rentals of skis and snowshoes. Come on in to the shop, purchase your trail pass and ski the day! Snow dance rehearsals are nightly at sunset. It will be a lovely sunny day for skiing, bundle up early, peel off layers later and go play on the snow! The bunnies and maybe that young moose will definitely be out enjoying the sunshine today.
Tuesday Haiku:
best time ten til two,
Spring skiing on the menu,
Cold start warm finish
We are in snow saving mode yet again as this week heats up. If the trails start to get significantly soft in the afternoons, please switch to classic skiing. We’ll be shoveling daily to help the keep the trails open.
Solitude Nordic
Good morning! At 0825 it is 15°F with no new snow overnight. All trails groomed for classic and skate skiing. Expect some soft conditions as our snow is still setting up. The Redmans and the Lake Flats have the best skiing right now.
Soldier Hollow
Huge piles of snow this morning and great skiing though still limited trail. Come join us for our first Wednesday Night Lights casual citizen series race on the 14th! The format will be skiathlon ski mandatory ski and pole change.
White Pine
Monday Haiku:
Sunny and bright day,
Call in well to go skiing,
We’ll write you a note.
Cold this again this morning. These cold nights are helping keep the snow around. Blue wax and SPF 30+ all day for skate and classic. We groomed a skate lane refresh on the 3km Community Loop, the 5km “Pond Loop” and Armstrong last night. We have established classic track on almost all of the 3km and the 5km The tracks are cold and glazed this morning for the start of your ski day.
Trail areas will be starting to transform and melt slightly in the afternoon. Ski before late afternoon if at all possible. Armstrong is packed and OPEN but thin and exposed in a couple areas still. Ski with caution and awareness.
Please ski alertly in the corners, crossing cart paths and near the trees as the trail remains thin in a couple areas. There are unmarked hazards here and there and the forecast afternoon heat will start to deteriorate exposed parts of the track. The newly raised golf cart paths are unavoidable and we’re working to keep them hidden. The Farm and Dog Loop ski trails remain closed for right now.
We are OPEN 9-5 today offering lessons, rentals of skis and snowshoes. Drop in the shop, purchase your trail pass and give us a big smile on the way out to ski! Keep those snow dances going. It will be a lovely sunny day for skiing, bundle up early, peel off layers later and go play on the snow! The snow bunnies will definitely be out enjoying the sunshine today.
Spruces
Todd and Chris firmed up the skate track Sunday morning. Coverage is good.
Soldier Hollow
Our snow ribbon has grown a bit more overnight! You can now ski over the stadium bridge towards cabin hill before it ends. Snowmaking continues so please ski with caution and note that all trails will be CLOSED to the public during Super Qualifier races from Thursday the 22nd at 11am until Sunday the 25th at 1pm.
Solitude Nordic
Good morning! At 0800 it is 23°F with no new snow overnight. All trails groomed for skate and classic skiing except Camp Loop. Soft conditions exist in the middle of some trails, so take care. The Redmans have the best snow, but we have great skiing everywhere.
White Pine
Sunday Haiku:
Blue wax sunny day,
Warmer in the afternoon,
Ski early not late
Skiing is mid-winter good right now. Carpe Ski-em. The weather forecast is returning to spring this week, so get out there!
Cold this again this morning. It was 15 degrees at 7am, so blue wax and SPF 30+ all day. We groomed a refresh on the 3km Community Loop AND the 5km “Pond Loop” last night. We have classic track on almost all of the 3km and the 5km
They are cold and firm this morning for the start of your ski day. Trail will be starting to melt in the afternoons this week. Ski before mid-afternoon if at all possible. Armstrong is packed and OPEN but thin and exposed in a couple areas still. Ski with caution and awareness.
Conditions will be firm and cold for skating this today, classic skiing will be quite good all day. Please ski with awareness in the corners, on cart paths and under the trees as the trail remains thin in a couple areas. There are unmarked hazards here and there and the forecast afternoon heat will start to deteriorate the track.
The newly raised golf cart paths are unavoidable and we’re working to keep them hidden. The Farm and Dog Loop ski trails remain closed for right now.
We are OPEN 9-5 today offering lessons and rentals of skis and snowshoes. Drop in to the shop, purchase your trail pass and share a sunny smile on the way out to ski! Keep those snow dances going. It will be a lovely sunny day for skiing, bundle up early, remove layers later and go play! The snow bunnies should be out basking in the sunshine today.