Featured Events
Saturday 21-December'24
There was a little dampness in the last 12 hours, but the surface is hard enough to groom. So expect skate lanes groomed. Lots of 1 to 2 day old trackset for the classics.
Good day to come skiing.
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Hazards: Therer are a LOT of willows that want to share the trail with you due to the weight of the heavy snow & freezing rain. The groomers have been brushing as much as possible, but it is a time consuming process. Careful on the downhills especially, some of those leaning branches can say Hello! quite aggressively. Northern Lights & parts of Hickory Wing West are very infested.
Dogpatch: Very few are familiar with the 2.7 km of dog-allowed trails that can be accessed from the south eastern corner of Sun Dog. These trails are not officially groomed, and there is no trackset. They need a fair amount of snow to be skiable. Last year they were unskiable. But this year, they have the necessary snow depth. Great for classic, not so great for skate, as the trail is only slightly wider than a skidoo track. If you are looking for a semi private trail, where your hi-profile ski-partner is not going to be accosted every 100 yards by a familiar face (while you stand around, getting chilled, trying to look vaguely interested), this is YOUR trail. You can see it on the Grooming Report map, and there is a small map at both entrances to the trail.
Sunday 8-December ’24
The Santa-Ski was a resounding success, by all accounts. From the welcoming Great Cauldron Fire at the parking lot, to the treasure hunt, the tutored Letter-To-Santa writing printing, Swiss Candle lit ski/snowshoe/walk trail (think posts on fire, with lots of smoke!), the personal meet & greet by Santa & Mrs. Claus, hot chocolate at the Grand new & improved firepit shelter, and smores/cookies for all who made the trek: good times! Thanks & a hat tip to Santa for making time in his busy schedule, and for Mrs. Claus doing such a fine job of keeping him organized. For photos of the Santa-Ski, click here to check out Otway's Facebook page.
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Food Bank: For you generous folks that would like to add to the food bank collection, feel free to put your donation (Non-perishable food, non-food items like baby diapers, toiletries, dish soap, & hygiene products) in the boxes under the Xmas tree in the main lodge.
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Lost & Found: 2 rather nice matching pairs of snowshoes took up residence in the Upper Lodge about a week ago, right around the Santa-Ski event. A bit too hi-end to put in the unsecured L & F. Yours? See Aaron in the Rentals Office, and convince him with a detailed description.
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Begging: Do you have a semi-retired BBQ cover that is excess to your needs? If it is looking for a good home, we could use one to protect the 3 burner camp stove, to increase its longevity. Drop it off at the machine shop. Thanks!
Weather Conditions:
CNSC has a year-roundweather station, to help plan your ski-day.
South side of the Stadium
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Weather guesses:
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| Today | Distance | Open | Last Groomed/ Trackset | Trackset | |
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Canada Cup | 0.72km | G T | |||
Iceman Cutoff | 0.3km | G T | |||
Upper Parking Lot | 0.12km | G T | |||
Teardrop | 0.51km | G T | |||
Fingers | 3.56km | G T | |||
Nite Rider | 1.26km | G T | |||
Homecoming | 0.11km | G | |||
Caretaker Hill | 0.32km | G T | |||
Biathlon | 0.36km | G T | |||
Supersprint | 0.22km | G T | |||
Dog Bypass | 0.19km | G T | |||
Dogonit | 2.18km | G T | |||
Under Dog | 0.8km | G T | |||
Top Dog | 1.6km | G T | |||
Teaching Area | 0.11km | G | |||
Bullseye | 0.19km | G T |
| 1-3 Days Ago | Distance | Open | Last Groomed/ Trackset | Trackset | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Birch Bend | 2.41km | G | |||
Up the Creek | 0.54km | G T | |||
Ridgerunner | 1.45km | G | |||
Old Sawmill Loop | 1.83km | G | |||
Lynx | 0.79km | G | |||
Inner 5 | 1.06km | G | |||
High Five | 1.28km | G | |||
Hickory Wing West | 1.99km | G T | |||
Hickory Wing | 1.6km | G T | |||
Stadium | 0.26km | G T | |||
Cranbrook Climb | 0.49km | G T | |||
Chute | 0.92km | G | |||
Race Maze | 1.8km | G | |||
The Hub | 0.2km | G | |||
Northern Lights | 2.43km | G T | |||
Pine Flats | 1.46km | G T | |||
Iceman | 0.56km | G T | |||
Greenway Corridor | 1.18km | G T | |||
Penalty Loop | 0.16km | G | |||
Sun Dog | 1.11km | G T | |||
Gravel Pit | 0.42km | G | |||
Tigger | 1.85km | G T | |||
Larch Loop | 1.8km | G T | |||
Paranordic Cutoff | 0.12km | G | |||
Pond Cutoff | 0.23km | G | |||
Lit Loop | 0.13km | G T | |||
Santa's Cabin Connector | 0.18km | G T | |||
Old Biathlon Loop | 0.25km | G T |
| 4-6 Days Ago | Distance | Open | Last Groomed/ Trackset | Trackset | |
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Biathlon Bypass | 0.24km | G T | |||
Raven's Col | 1.95km | G |
| 11-14 Days Ago | Distance | Open | Last Groomed/ Trackset | Trackset | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eh Climb | 1.12km | G |