Conditions for January 25, 2021

Our policies for GREY PLUS are now updated. Please make sure you take the time to read everything before you come for a ski. Click here.

We respectfully request all our trail users follow government guidelines regarding essential travel.

It seems incredible to me that it has been 6 years since Larry passed away, and we now have so many faces out on the trails that didn’t know him. I think I say this every year. But even if you didn’t know him in person you know his spirit. His spirit is channelled through  Chanse’s pride of grooming the perfect trails, its the cheerful welcome as your arrive, and the joy we all have sharing our love of cross country skiing. This has been the craziest year and there is two things I know he would be feeling right now. First he would have hated with all the rules. I mean we all do, but he would have been so cheesed. Not being to be able to help people with what they need right away has been tough for us, but Larry would be going out of his mind. He was a helper and teacher to the core. Need a cork…here you go. Shoot I forgot my boots…try these out. Something is not quite right with my technique…let me show you some tips. The flip side of all that is that he would be blown away with the number of people excited to get out and cross country ski! When Larry was impressed he would sit there and give a nice long whistle, sometime two in a row when something was really cool with an enthusatic right on! With all the number of skis we have sold, and the number of new members we have I would say he’s whistling away with a big old right on!

Today we remember and think of him and all he built so everyone could find their passion for cross country skiing. 💙

All trails are open! Trail conditions are excellent for both classic and skate. Woolner has a few spots bleeding through. Please respect our closing time. Open daily from 8:30 to 4:30. Open until 8 on Wednesday and Fridays for Night Skiing. 

Fat biking is open today. Trails are firm and good riding shape. Remember to have at least 3.8 inch tires and 8PSI or less.

We have been saying it for a while now but we will be cracking down even more…A BUFF IS NOT A MASK. Please keep a clean and dry mask to wear within 50 metres of the facility.

After a meeting with public health we have needed to put more structure into place for our Trackside ordering and Ski Service. We are no longer able to do any in person ordering. This means for any items like wax, clothing or accessories you need to call us in advance to order and set up a time you will be coming to pick up or drop off. For ANY ski service; glide wax, applying grip, fixing equipment, cutting poles and so on will also need to arrange a drop off time in advance. We are able to offer same day service if you are waiting in your vehicle or out for a ski.

The Cafe will be put on hold until lockdown is over.

Contact Tracing and Active Screening must be done the for everyone coming onto the property the day they will be visiting. You cannot do this the night before. You can complete a form online. We request that you complete this before you show up. Note that cell service may not be good enough to do this onsite. Once the screening and tracing is complete you will receive an email that you will need to show at our health check station before you can head out to ski. Take a screen shot of your contact tracing so it is easy to find once you arrive! If the email you receive has comes back red, it mean you have answered YES to one of the screen questions. In that case 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! We have a paper copy that can be done in person as a back up.

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