Monday 15-Dec'25.

SHORT VERSION:  Experts only on the loop, the rest of the trails are softer and punchy. Not a day for Beginners. Better skiing tomorrow?

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CONDITIONS: Probably a good day to catch up on your Xmas shopping. No fresh grooming today. The loop is firm, fast, and wet-slick. Skiable, but due to the slickness, the G forces you will experience from the downhill acceleration on Homecoming would be pretty intense for anyone below expert. NOT a day for beginners. The rest of the trails are softer wet snow, punchy. Trail rolling over the last couple of days means we have a good base for when we get more snow and much cooler temperatures (+7.5C @ 9:00AM!) Take care in the parking lot, icy.

The artifical snow covers a CLOCKWISE 1.2 loop: Cross country stadium, biathlon stadium, SuperSprint, Snoopy's Corner, Paranordic cutoff, Nite Rider for an itty bit, then down Homecoming and back to the cross country stadium.

NOTE:  We are still having technical difficulties reporting Grooming &  Trackset on the Loop, but Nordic Pulse IT support is helping us work thru that.

Reported on Dec 15, 2025 at 11:15 AM by Snow Scribe

CNSC's WEATHER STATIONS:

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Air temp - South side of the Stadium

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Air temp - trail from Lot #2 to Picadilly Circus (sometimes offline, a bit cranky)

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Snow temp - trail from Lot#2  to Picadilly Circus (just like its non-identical twin, see above)

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WEATHER GUESSES:

Environment Canada

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Weather Network

Accuweather 

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Weather Net

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Weather Channel

Updated Dec 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM

Elfie the elf is tucked away 
Among the spruce where snowflakes play
Near the ski lodge, in winter's embrace 
At a fork in the trail, he finds his place 
Look for red hands and red little feet
A careful eye, and the elf you will meet

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Sunday's Santa Ski event was very well attended. Valet pulk parking at Santa's firepit was at a premium. Merci beaucoup and a tip'o'the santa toque to all the staff, volunteers, and voluntolds that helped to make it a fun smoky success! The combination of an inversion, fog, & smoke made for an interesting & eerie ambiance, especially after sunset. 

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There was a goodly haul of donations of non-perishable food (feel free to add to that on your next visit!), which will be delivered to the Salvation Army food bank before Christmas. Merci!

Updated Dec 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM by Snow Scribe