Nordic Pulse

Feb 23nd: Grooming took place on Saturday night after the Cookie Race. Snow flurries fell for most of the grooming shift and had not stopped when grooming ended just after midnight. All Cookie race trails were trackset overnight on Friday, with unexpected intermittant light snow bringing up to almost 2cm's of snow; there are trace amounts of new snow on some of the fresh grooming.  Be aware of race participants and use extra caution, especially if skiing against race direction, as tracksetting favours race direction, and goes through most intersections. This is north to south on Tyrwhitt, Meadow, Come Along and Wheeler, south to north on Elk Pass, Fox Creek, Moraine and Woolley, east to west (uphill) on Packers and Whiskey Jack, and Lynx and parts of Pocaterra have 2 way race traffic.  As always, and especially today, do not walk or skate ski on the ski trails. 

There have been intermittant accumulations of around a cm over the last week, with about 2-5 cm's accumulating.

February snow and lots of shovelling have improved trail conditions, but the snowpack is close to an historic low for this time of year, and there are still a few places at lowest elevations not trackset as normal. A few natural hazards remain on some trails north of and including Packers due to the thin snow base.  These include some bumps and uneven surfaces, exposed brush, possible ice, and dirt in a few places, mostly on trail edges; there are also many snow bombs from the strong sun and high winds.

Click on the computer icon above to access the Alberta Parks report and information on individual trails