Kelly

We have snow! It is amazing what a little snow will do. We are open for early season skiing. 5cm of wet snow came down last night and is still falling. It is very sticky snow, so make sure to put on your easy glide and have your skis waxed.

Early season snow is not for beginners and we are suggesting rock skis. There are thin spots throughout the network and we have our early season roll on the trails that will stick around until there is more snow to be able to push around to make the trails flatter. Once you get to Larry’s Glacier it is pretty good! Sugar Shack Hill and Green are the worst of it.

Green, Blue, Yellow, Orange with Millennium and Back Red are open.

THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO WALKING ON THE TRAILS. Walking on the trails can do lasting damage. If we want to go for a walk visit the front desk and we can give you directions to several Bruce Trail starting points.

Lessons and rentals will not be available until snow conditions have improved. 

Hello December! It feels like we blinked and November was over.

Trails are closed today.

It was a warm night, on top of that we had a warm wind 😕 We didn’t loose it all but the trails are in a delicate state right now and we are hoping to get some skiing for you this weekend.

Some snow coming today and throughout the weekend. Check back here tomorrow to see how we did in the snow department.

Chanse has gone around with the snowmobile to clean things up from yesterday. If you are looking to get out for a ski today you will need to do it this morning. We will close at NOON.

We are getting pretty warm this afternoon and our precious little base is vulnerable. Fingers crossed🤞 we get the snow called for the next couple of days.

Green, Blue, Yellow, Orange with the Back Red ready for you. There is pretty good coverage all around but it is thin. We are suggesting rock skis.

Rentals and lessons will become available when conditions have improved. 

Here we go!

Chanse, with a little help from Malcolm, has been working hard the last couple of days to capture the snow that has fallen to get some skiing going for us! This is early season skiing (or otherwise known as rock skiing) and is not suitable for beginners. Since yesterday we have received 18cm of snow which has compressed down to 3cm of base.

The Boys rolled with our big roller to get the air out and then Chanse used the pan to flatten and smooth things out. With 23km open that means we have the Green, Blue, Yellow, Orange with the Back Red ready for you. There is pretty good coverage all around but it is thin, so we are suggesting rock skis.

So bust out those rock skis and come out for the first ski of the season!

Rentals and lessons will become available when conditions have improved. 

Chanse is out for a trail inspection to see how it is looking out there. We have some more snow arriving over the next couple of days. So far out in front of the chalet has been panned with the snowmobile and it looks a lot better than we thought it was going to be!

We may be skiing for the weekend!

Mother Nature has been giving us a little taste of snow through November ☃️ I know we have some keeners out there wondering if it is enough and the answer is not quite yet. Interestedly the snow that has come down the last couple of days has been very dry. Not our usually blanket of wet snow. This type of snow is hard to build a base with! But that doesn’t mean it’s useless! It will help freeze up the ground so that when the real snow arrives it will help hold onto it!

There is a little bit of snow in the forecast so stay tuned!

In the meantime the ProShop is open from 9 to 4 daily and we have our Fabulous Fall Sale on this weekend.
See you soon!  🤞

We are getting geared up for the season!

The ProShop will open on October 21. Stay tuned for updates here for when there is snow in the air.

For the 2023/2024 season we will have a mixture of appointments and drop in options to purchase ski equipment. We are a family run business which means our staff have a lot of different jobs! During the week we will be doing our ski fittings by appointment so that we know when a customer is looking to get set up with equipment, and we can ensure that one of our Nordic experts is available. When our staff are not in a scheduled appointment you may find them out doing trail work, picking up groceries for the Cafe, doing emails or maybe escaping for a quick ski themselves! We require 48hrs cancellation notice, to allow for opportunity to fill that spot with someone else.

On the weekends we will offer two morning appointment time slots (at 8:45AM & 10AM) if you prefer the one on one service of an appointment. From 11AM on you can drop in for ski equipment fittings on a first come first serve basis.

Clothing, ski service or wax purchases don’t need an appointment and you can drop in for those items during our operating hours.

We tried our best but one last day just doesn’t seem possible. Warm temperature, winds and high sun did quite a number on key spots where the water really started flowing. Followed by a drastic drop in temperature (plus 13 to minus 9!) has resulted in many icy sections.

So that brings the season to a close. To say our season made it to the end of March is a pretty big accomplishment, especially with the way things started. In the end we were able to get lots of good days on snow. In the meantime we are looking forward to taking a break and enjoying our off season. We will see you next season! _________________________________________________

The trails and facility will be closed today. It seems we have had every possible type of weather in the last 24hrs. Yesterday we started off with some wet snow, and then spent a good chunk of the day overcast. Since yesterday evening it has been consistently raining, and is currently raining. It is expected to continue to rain a little this morning and then maybe switch to a bit of snow. We are going to try and squeeze out one more day of skiing tomorrow Sunday April 2. Stayed tuned here to see how the trails did tomorrow morning!

Please note that the ProShop is now closed. Staff are working on inventory and packing up the ProShop. If you see something you would like to purchase that is still out we can help you out but the Shop is not organized in its usual fashion. The Service Bench is open.

For parking use the upper lot.

Please remember it is extremely important to not walk on any of the trails. The ski trail are meant for skiing and while on the snowshoe and fat bike trails you must use snowshoes. Even if conditions seem firm you may come across a softer wetter section and sink through. These potholes are very time consuming to repair and it is something that is easily avoidable! Thank you for your thoughtfulness in this matter.

The snowshoe trails are closed.

The Fat Biking is closed.

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We have a roller coaster of a day ahead of us. It is already starting to try and rain. The trails are open if you are keen to ski but we have not regroomed. Still well covered but use some caution on the downhills.
As a heads up the trails and building will be closed on Saturday given the forecast and then will plan to open for Sunday for the last hurrah on Sunday if the rain hasn’t washed us out.

Please note that the ProShop is now closed. Staff are working on inventory and packing up the ProShop. If you see something you would like to purchase that is still out we can help you out but the Shop is not organized in its usual fashion. The Service Bench is open.

For parking use the upper lot.

Please remember it is extremely important to not walk on any of the trails. The ski trail are meant for skiing and while on the snowshoe and fat bike trails you must use snowshoes. Even if conditions seem firm you may come across a softer wetter section and sink through. These potholes are very time consuming to repair and it is something that is easily avoidable! Thank you for your thoughtfulness in this matter.

The snowshoe trails are open.

The Fat Biking is closed.

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