Kelly

What a difference a few days, and a little snow, makes!  It snowed most of the day yesterday at Highlands, which was just what we needed.  We will be back to mid-winter conditions, with machine groomed powder on top of a solid base.  The Quarry loop and South Ten (part of Woolner), are closed, and there are a few thin spots, but the rest of the network is in great shape.  We’ve had a lot of days this season where we’ve shied away from recommending waxable classic skis, because the conditions have been so variable.  Today will be a classic skier’s dream, with firm tracks in fresh snow.

Our snowshoeing will be fantastic today, with yesterday’s fresh snow.

Our trails will be open for fat biking.  The base underneath the new snow is very firm, but it will be soft conditions riding until the top layer gets packed down a bit more.  Come for a snowshoe today, and help make the riding fantastic for the rest of the weekend!

We will remain open for night skiing, fat biking, and snowshoeing this Saturday evening.  Be sure to bring your own headlamp.

It was saddening, and maddening, to discover that people had been out walking and running on the ski, snowshoe, and fat bike trails, resulting in large post holes over long distances.  Please, under no circumstances, during the winter months, should people be on the ski trails without skis, or the snowshoe trails without snowshoes (please, no crampons/spikes either).  It takes a lot of work to try to fill the ruts and holes that are left, and reduces the enjoyment of the trails for other users.

Our Valentine’s week “Feel the Love” sale is on until the end of the Family Day weekend, with 14% off all regularly priced in store merchandise*

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Winter’s back folks!  Ski trails are in great shape, just in time for an awesome Family Day weekend!

It has taken a lot of work to get the trails back to how you will find them.  Chanse spent most of yesterday tilling, and re-tilling to get the very firm surface back into something we’d enjoy skiing on.  Hayden spent all day yesterday shovelling snow onto the trails, and building up the thin spots.   A few areas still remain closed for now, including the Quarry loop, the South Ten on the Woolner loop, and Teal’s Tango.

It was saddening, and maddening, to discover that people had been out walking and running on the ski, snowshoe, and fat bike trails, resulting in large post holes over long distances.  Please, under no circumstances, during the winter months, should people be on the ski trails without skis, or the snowshoe trails without snowshoes (please, no crampons/spikes either).  It takes a lot of work to try to fill the ruts and holes that are left, and reduces the enjoyment of the trails for other users.

It’s great to have some fresh snow again on our snowshoe trails, so come out and enjoy them.

Fat bike trails are closed until we get them packed down again.

We will be using today’s colder temperatures to try to blow some snow in the area outside the chalet, and leading to the parking lot.  Please avoid walking through this freshly made snow, and the snowmaking equipment.

We will be open for night skiing and snowshoeing this evening.

Our Valentine’s week “Feel the Love” sale is on until the end of the Family Day weekend, with 14% off all regularly priced in store merchandise*

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UPDATE:  8:30am  We will need to remain CLOSED ALL DAY today.

We lost quite a bit of snow yesterday, and without a significant amount of new snow we will not be able to reopen the Woolner, Hawberry, Quarry, and Teal’s Tango.   There are spots where we need to do some shovelling, and there are sticks and branches that need to be removed after yesterday’s high winds.  Please bear with us as we try to get the trails back into good shape

Let’s get back to doing that snow dance!  We need everything Mother Nature can give us over the next 36 hours.

Our Valentine’s week “Feel the Love” sale is currently on, with 14% off all regularly priced in store merchandise*

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UPDATE: Wednesday 3:30pm:  We will need to remain closed until noon tomorrow, in order to do some repair work to our trail system.  The temperatures do start dropping this evening, and should get below 0C in the wee hours tomorrow. A complete assessment of the effect of today’s wind and warmth won’t be possible until tomorrow.  Please bear with us as we try to get the trails back into good shape.

We will be open until noon today, then closed.  There will be no Wednesday night skiing.

Skiing won’t be great today.  Trails are soft and wet.  The temperatures never got below zero last night, so we are not going to put any grooming equipment out today because it would only make things worse.   You will find a few thin spots out there, and dirty patches, but I wouldn’t call it rock skiing yet.  Coverage over most of the network is still solid, and the thin spots are obvious and easy to step around.  Teal’s Tango and the Woolner loop are closed.

Our snowshoe trail is open today, but will be soft.  We are closed for fat biking until things harden up again.

We are gradually losing snow, but if we can make it through this warm spell, the forecast does improve, with some snow and colder temperatures predicted for the coming week.

Our Valentine’s week “Feel the Love” sale is currently on, with 14% off all regularly priced in store merchandise*

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Conditions this morning will again be firm and fast, but then will become softer by around 10am.  Chanse has taken the big machine out again, so you will find a new track and skate lane, except on Teal’s Tango where it is too thin.  Our base is getting thin in the usual places, Woolner and Hawberry loops, and there are a few other spots on the network that you can easily step around.

Please park in the upper lot today. Space will be tight, but it will be firm.

We are hosting a small high school race today.  They will be using the Rainbow trail to the bottom of the S Climb, and then will return to the chalet via the Green.

Looking at tomorrow’s forecast, we will likely need to close at noon, and will not be open for Wednesday night skiing.  Get your kilometres in while the snow lasts!

Fat biking and snowshoe trails are all open, and are in excellent condition right now!  The fat biking will become quite soft by this afternoon as the weather warms, so morning will definitely be better.

Our Valentine’s week “Feel the Love” sale is currently on, with 14% off all regularly priced in store merchandise*

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Today will be almost a carbon copy of yesterday’s conditions, except that it is not forecast to get as warm, so it should stay really good for a bit longer.  Chanse has taken the Husky out, so you will find freshly renovated skate and classic tracks.  Without any new snow, things are becoming thinner, particularly on the Woolner loop, and Hawberry loop, which receive the most sun.  There is a thin patch at the top of the quarry loop on the right side, but it is good  on the left where snow has been shovelled on to build up the base.  Conditions will be quick first thing, but then getting a bit softer as the day progresses.

Fat biking and snowshoe trails are all open, and are in excellent condition right now!

Our Valentine’s week “Feel the Love” sale is currently on, with 14% off all regularly priced in store merchandise*

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Our trails are in great shape again this morning, with everything groomed except the South 10 on the Woolner loop.  Conditions will be firm and fast this morning, but will soften and slow as the sun and warm temperatures do their thing.  Yesterday hard wax worked well in the morning, and then klister once the tracks became glazed in the afternoon.  We can expect a similar pattern today, but with that transition happening closer to 10am.  Skin skis really shine in these conditions.  Come learn about them, and check out the selection, in our pro shop.

Our snowshoeing and fat biking trails are in super shape also.  Come out and enjoy being outdoors today.  Call ahead to book a fat bike rental.

Our Valentine’s week “Feel the Love” sale is currently on, with 14% off all regularly priced in store merchandise*

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Well, we didn’t do too badly after the past two warm days.  Things have firmed up overnight, allowing Chanse to get out with the big groomer and till everything, and set a new classic track.  We will have a mix of machine groomed granular, and machine groomed powder, that will make for excellent skiing today!  There are one or two, small, icy spots near the chalet, but once you get onto the network the trails are in great shape.

Our snowshoeing and fat biking trails are all in excellent shape as well.  You will find them firm underneath, but with a softer layer on top.  Come out and enjoy the day.  Bike and snowshoe rentals are available.  Call ahead to make sure we have one for you.

Our Valentine’s “Feel the Love” sale starts today with 14% off your total purchase.*

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CLOSED today, including Friday night skiing.

UPDATE: 1PM Friday – We made it! After further review we will be open tomorrow! The crew will be doing a little bit of work on the trails today to make sure things are looking good for tomorrow. Check the conditions page tomorrow morning for a full report.
In the meantime pack your bags, and your lunch money. The trails and Cafe will be ready for you this weekend.

Our Valentine’s “Feel the Love” sale starts tomorrow with 14% off your total purchase.*

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All trails are CLOSED today while we get through this weather system.  Hopefully we will not lose too much base, and will be able to update tomorrow with better news.  Thank you for your understanding.

Our pro shop will remain open.

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