THE UTAH NORDIC ALLIANCE
Happy Spring!!
The Upper and Lower tracks have been groomed for skate and are in great shape. We were able to reset a new classic lane and all 7 km groomed up well. We received about 3 inches of new snow. Conditions are a still firm and skiing should be great. Come on out and enjoy the trails. More snow to arrive this evening and could be another snowy one tomorrow!!
Have a great day!
Jeremy Ranch Nordic Center
Arrived at the shop at 6:00am to 3+” of new snow. Groomed all loops except the Lower below Cullen’s and World Cup for skate and classic. Conditions will be soft, but one could not ask for a more beautiful spring day in the Wasatch. Suns out! Come up and get your slide on before the next storm rolls in and covers it all up once again. Enjoy!
As of 9am the core trails near the stadium used for the race courses and up to the lodge (1/4 to 1/3 of the system) groomed last night and have about a centimeter of snow sitting on top. The rest of the trail system could have various kinds of adventures waiting depending on how much snow fell yesterday, how wet it got, how much skier traffic there was, and those same things happening again today. There is still more snow here than I have ever seen excepting perhaps a week or two ago. More snow coming tonight and tomorrow!
Good morning! 5″ overnight and 11°F/-12°C at 0835. Beautiful snow! All trails groomed for skate and classic skiing.
Happy Spring! Or more like winter for a few days. Temperatures were fairly cold overnight. About 5 inches of fresh yesterday and overnight on top of a firm track should make for great ski conditions all day. Some wind drifting after the big storm front yesterday, but we’re grooming it down. All trails are deep, groomed and open. Red or Violet wax today. Skating will be very good, classic tracks are set. Should be a great day for playing in the snow! It will be sticky if your skis aren’t waxed.
The Park City Council will be determining our closing date on Thursday night at their regular meeting. We have asked to stay open through April 9th to take best advantage of the snow conditions and the holiday weekend. If they do not approve our request, we will be closing March 31st as required by the conditions of our contract with Park City.
Groomed at 7:00 am to 9:45 am. 32 F to 36 F and intermittent snow.
The new and old snow was not meshing well.
Groomed Lower to Cullen – Skate and Classic – the classic was fair.
Groomed Mitten, Main, Lollipop, Wiggle, Boomerang, Creek for Skate and Classic. Classic was only fair, the Skate is good.
Did not groom World Cup or Lower/Lower.
Snowed about 2 inches during the grooming.
Tom D and Norm F.
Good Morning Skiers,
The Upper and Lower tracks have been groomed for skate and are in good shape. The classic lane was not reset due to frozen snow conditions but lanes are holding. Snow conditions are icy and firm this morning and may not soften up much with the colder temps. With a snowy week on tap, hopefully conditions will soften up. Enjoy the fast conditions this morning. Snow throughout the day may cause accumulation as the day goes on.
Have a good day!
Jeremy Ranch Nordic Center
Snowing over here, its going to be a great day if you want to play in the powder!!
Hello! 4″ new snow and 27°F/-3°C/ 273.15°K and snowing at 0815. Trails groomed for skate and classic skiing. Beautiful snow!
Back to winter for a few days. Temperatures were moderate overnight. A couple inches of fluff on top of a firm track should make for great ski conditions all day. All trails are deep, groomed and open. Red or violet wax today. Skating will be very good, classic tracks are set and softening through the day with additional snow. Should be a great day for playing in the snow! It will be sticky if your skis aren’t waxed.
The sale continues and we’ll find out soon how late we will be allowed to be open.
WCS Season awards are available now at the White Pine Touring Center. Check the final season points and come on in to get yours!
Good Morning Skiers,
The Upper and Lower track have been groomed for both classic and skate skiing! Track conditions are firm and fast, it is going to be another beautiful day here. A perfect day to come out and ski.
Have a good day!
Jeremy Ranch Nordic Center
Sunday Morning 8:30 am 25 degrees
Main, Mitten, Creek, Lollipop, Boomerang, Lower to Cullen’s, and Kid’s Cutoff were groomed for skate this morning. Classic tracks are present but not reset this morning.
Hello Nordic Skiers! 9°F/-13°C/260.37K at 0840. No new snow. All trails groomed for skating and classic skiing. Beautiful snow!
Happy Last Full Day of Winter! And what a winter it was – we are out grooming later this morning to insure a fabulous ski surface for you, so if you come early, please avoid ungroomed trails as they will be icy and chunky. Everything groomed is silky and phenomenal!
Transitioning back to winter? Temperatures were cold overnight. Crunchy, granular crust conditions early will soften a bit with increasing temps mid day. Blue wax morning, violet from mid-day. Skating will be very exciting early, classic tracks are solid from late afternoon groom yesterday and softening through the day. Spring conditions mean crunchy in the morning and soft late afternoon. Find the sweet spot and enjoy. Watch for traffic updates from UDOT on I-80 as they try to move the elk herd. Canyon closed westbound beginning at 10am today.
Thank you everyone who came out to race and support the WCS race at the Farm yesterday. A beautiful day for a 20k!
Still have a few really nice poles and skis on sale. Don’t delay! We are waiting to hear from the Park CIty Council whether we will be able to stay open past March 31st. Stay tuned, maybe get ready to call your council person or mayor. Salt Lake’s Mayor approved extending the season at Mountain Dell and didn’t even require a SLC Council vote.
Groomed to Big Mountain pass for skate and classic. It was unseasonably cold in the morning with few folks out. The boiler plate skate lane, even down low, couldn’t be penetrated significantly even using full teeth. However, it groomed nicely to the first switchback. Surprisingly, no snowmobiles or skiers and been to the pass since our last groom when we only made it to the first switchback. However, a large UTV with snow tracks started up the trail as we began to groom. The snow was so hard even down low than it left only superficial tracks. It left deep tracks in the fresh, untracked snow above the first switchback that we were not able to fill very well. I skied to the top after grooming. Super flat and fast to the first switchback, then a major grunt to the top, made more grunty by the UTV tracks. I was the only person to the top by 2 p.m. and then a few more skiers were out on the descent of the upper section. It finally warmed enough to bring out a fair number of folks and make the lower section slow and soft, but the base held firm. Unfortunately, two bozos (apologies to Bozo) on snowmobiles center punched the nice groom. The trail above the first switchback will be even grunty-er, but you’ll likely have the place to yourself, and the moose. Enjoy the biggest season ever in the canyon tomorrow before the next storm arrives.