Conditions for February 13, 2022

Frosted tips are sooo in right now 💁‍♀️ Another cold but totally awesome day on the trails! Little to know wind predicted makes all the difference on these days. Chanse has regroomed with the Husky for this perfect classic ski day. Skate skiing will be very slow today. Cold snow is slow snow! Get those layers and spend some time outside today.

Short description of the Strava Challenge: Start behind the chalet, ski up to Biathlon Range, down Sampson’s Loop, onto Millennium, loop Larry’s Magic, finish First Finger, Second Finger to Quarry, Flat 500, Back Orange, Ridge Top and then bring it home. Full description below 👇 

This weekend is the Highlands Strava challenge! Classic or skate the choice is yours! All you need to do is participate to be entered for our draw prize. The Strava route is called Highlands Nordic Adventure 2022. Just over 8km, come and explore different trails this weekend. Start by heading up to the Biathlon Range. To get there go to the end of the building and turn right to go up the hill. At the top, to your right you will see the portable. From there you can pop on your skis and head up the hill. The trail will veer to the left. Go past the Biathlon Range, go down the hill on the left and take the first right. You are now on the Sampson Loop! When you come to the T hang a right onto the Millennium Loop. Thats right…say hello to the Millennium Loop uphill. Come out of Millennium and hang a right at the hill just before the First Finger Hill. Go up and hang the first right. Fly down the hill (for a little Larry’s Magic) and do a quick overlap as you come back onto the Millennium Loop and head straight up the First Finger Hill and continue to the Second Finger. Dip down the Quarry Loop and ski around to the Flat 500. Follow the Back Orange and flow down to Ridge Top. You are almost done! Enter the final stretch of Hawberry Loop (only completing that section) and start to head home. Come down from Larry’s Glacier, following the trail around the Old Stadium (your usual way down), and finish off with the Recreational Downhill to come to end at the edge of the building. Congratulations and thanks for completing the first Highlands Strava Challenge.

Fat biking is open. Trails are riding really well with just a dusting of snow on top! Follow @highlandsfatbike on Instagram for daily updates on conditions.

Rental & Lesson Update: We are still working on our online system so we will continue to take bookings by phone for rentals and lessons. Once a reservation has been made, payment and filling out the rental form can be completed onsite. Please call 705-444-6959. Thanks in advance for your patience.

We request you complete the online Contact Tracing and screening when coming onto the PROPERTY the day you are visiting. You should complete this before you come to ski or snowshoe or fat bike. You cannot do this the night before. This is a public health requirement. This screening will be checked ONLY when entering the building. Entry is through the pro shop doors. Note that cell service may not be good enough to fill out the online form onsite. Once the screening and tracing is complete you will receive an email. Take a screen shot of your contact tracing so it easy to find if you are planning on coming into the building! If the email you receive has come back red, it means you have answered YES to one of the screen questions. In that case public health regulations mean you are NOT able to ski at our location that day. If the email you receive comes back green, we will see you on the trails shortly! As a back-up we will have a paper copy that can be filled out onsite. Click here to contact trace. This must be completed every day you come skiing!
Our conditions texting update program is back! We update the conditions page every morning, but sometimes things change through the day. With this program updates will come directly to you as a text. No app download required. Your phone number will not be shared. These updates are not to replace checking the conditions page, but to update you on changes through the day. Send you cell phone number to ski@highlandsnordic.ca