Cross Country Trail Report + Daily Updates

Update for Sunday April 2

The 2022-2023 season has been extended for a week…..and we will now be open thru Sunday April 16th.  Stay tuned for some fun live music on the patio on closing weekend (weather dependant)…and hopefully some real spring conditions between now and then!

OPEN from 8:30AM-5PM today. No earlybird  (7AM passholder skiing) Sunday or Monday as we will be grooming in th mornings……. unless plans are updated first thing in the morning

Expecting conditions to be great again today.Stornger winds than Saturday, and some snow in the afternoon.  Glenn’s Gallop has been re-opened (Classic only trail for intermediates).  A loop down from Drifter and Crabtree Canyon has been added for the weekend too.

Please plan your days to be off the trails before 5PM. The trails and the Adventure Center close at 5PM daily. WE DO NOT PERMIT ACCESS AFTER 5PM. 

Dog Trails will be open for dogs with season passes. Dog owners, REMEMBER you are responsible for at least 1, ideally 2 ‘poop pick ups’ per day!….and reminder that dogs must be ON LEASH in the parking lot.

Some snowshoe Trails are packed, but the snow melting around tree bases is making grooming tricky. Please feel free to use the sides of the ski trails to snowshoe.

Check out the deals in our retail store before they are gone.  25% of most clothing…..and some used pilot combi boots size 10 & up

Spring Passes are on Sale – Get the best prices for next season, and ski for free thru the end of this season if you are a new passholder.

Why we are not grooming more trails. 

There are many reasons why we are limiting the number of trails we are opening.  The #1 reason as always is we aim for quality over quantity of surface. The snow changes daily with different temperatures, sun exposure and freezing and thawing. Our Groomers  know snow, the trails, the machines, and the quality of skiing our customers expect, and they do all they can to deliver!  Sometines they do an early morning shift followed by a full evening shift to get the conditions right.

Every year has its unique challenges.  Usually we are fighting low snow conditions at this time of year, but this year has been very different with all these big / windy storms. 

     – The 50’+ of snow that has fallen this season has put us up where we havent been before in the tree canopy. Before we can open trails we are having to do a bunch of branch removal to safely get the machines through.

     – The sun is strong this time of year and the  tree wells are huge, and take a lot of pushing to fill them to get a level trail. This is tricky in the narrower than usual tralls. 

     – Andromeda is closed due to the close proximity of the skiing surface to the energy transfer lines.

     – Firewalker and Hastings openings are always subject to Avalanche danger for both the groomers and skiers.