Conditions for February 18, 2023

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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