Grooming is finished for the season but there is still lots of snow on all trails so you can ski or snowshoe all trails for awhile yet.
Thanks to the grooming team for giving us a great ski season.
Have a great summer.
Well that's all folks. Went out tonight to see if it would freeze to groom. The top is freezing but the under layer is all slush for about a foot. Temps are supposed to rise up to the mid teens in a couple days. We're going to park the ginzu and bring back the sled this week. Thanks to Isaac, Howard, Pizza Pete, Ethan, Rick, Kamren and Fred for all the hard work.
East side of Britannia rd classic and skate is very good. Along the river to Deschenes Rapids is back to normal enjoy while it last. It is now too warm. We'll have to wait.
Our trails are closed for the summer and we hope to see you back in November (snow dependant)
We will continue to improve, replace and rebuild our trail system this summer for all to enjoy. Have a great time off from snow.
April 11, Monday.
The last day of trail grooming was Sunday, April 10th. Some trails (Stadiums, Race Maze, Hi Five) may be useable by the diehard ski skaters for awhile yet. Beware of long dirty icy stretches. The conditions should be less nasty if u wait until the heat of the day softens the snowpack. Some days that won't happen. And the shady bits will thaw later than sooner. Take care.
Blue and Green trails were groomed for skating on Wednesday night. As the temperature drastically increases on Friday this will likely be the last grooming of the season. The snow will not last long at 10C with the sun being quite strong now. Thanks for a great season. If you enjoyed skiing at Confed this year please consider going to Foothillsnordic.ca to donate.
See you on the trails next winter!
- from the CSC groomers
The 21/22 cross country ski season is now over. See you in October.
All lit tracks, Gerry's, Canis Lupus, North 2.5, 3.5, and Ronskis were done with Ginzu both skate and classic. The 1+" of snow that stuck with overnight freeze provided just enough to refresh. New classics are fair. Enjoy the day!
February 25, 2022
Spring Creek Trails were groomed and trackset today. Conditions are good with 100% coverage.
February 23, 2022
Spruce Coulee Trail, Highline Trail, and Ridgetop Trail were all packed and groomed today. No tracksetting was completed. Conditions are good with 100% coverage but there are still a few thin spots throughout. High winds today will result in drifting over of the trails in open areas.
Please use caution as natural hazards exist on all trails.
Unfortunately, we have had to suspend grooming here on the Goldbar/Goldstick/Capilano Nordic Trails, unless we get an unexpected huge dump of snow. Stay tuned here for updates on grooming if we do get a critical mass of fresh snow to see whether it was groomable or not.
Thanks!
Have a good day on the trails.
Double track set and Sunny!!
Saturday April 16th. -8C. 2-5cm new snow. Sunny. Excellent groom. This will be our last groom. Skate only from Summit. Single classic track from Kallis. (Walk up 120m). Thanks for your support and see you in November.
Last groom of the season
Last groom of the year! Ski with care: watch for bare sections, water hazards and debris. Spruce, Trapline and Meadow are the recommended trails.
See you next Season and Happy Easter
Update from FB post
Groomed by Park Staff
Entire Loppet trail groomed for skate and classic for the last week of the LRN Ski Odyssey
Skate lane grooming with ginzu, no new tracks set
Upper Marmot Flats, Legacy View and portions of the sprint loops were not freshly groomed
Cold temperatures on Thursday allowed one more double grooming shift at Shark, where a few cm's of new snow from the past week was mixed in to the base. A few light flurries fell during the grooming amounting to barely a trace of new snow, and at 5:30AM tiny flakes of light snow were falling and the temperature was well in to the negative double digits. Scheduled grooming has now concluded at Mt Shark for the season. There are a few thin spots in sun exposed areas, but generally the base is still good. The freeze thaw cycle will likely return in the coming days, leaving trails icy trails in the morning, softening later in the day as the temperature rises. Visit the Alberta Parks Mt Shark trail report for details regarding general conditions and individual trails by clicking the computer desktop icon top right.
Trails are groomed and tracked. They are in alright condition for the condition of the base
Thanks to Julien for developing Nordic pulse. It has filled the void of communicating to our skiers about current trail conditions. Also thanks to MKC for sponsoring Nakkertok for the use of Nordic Pulse. Another ski year came to an end at Nakkertok today. Thanks to all the skiers that came out to use the facilities this year. Hope to see you again in mid November.
Our groomer is up and running with the app now and testing it out!
Well, friends, it’s our last day of grooming today and temperatures as of 6am are around -4C. Forecast is for cloudy skies today, with showers beginning later this morning.
Graham has groomed Clearwater main trail, Cabin Loop, Moose Loop, Busk rail grade and Euphrates.
Many thanks are due to our groomers, Graham, Mark and Jason, for a season of excellent grooming!
Enjoy the last day of groomed trails and thanks also to our members for an excellent season.
GB Railway and GB Spur groomed this AM by groomer Mike with the Kubota/Mueller.
0 degrees 10kmh wind is keeping things firm. We are closing for the season. Today we groomed the local greens. And a few extras as shown on the map. Skate will be firm. Classic variable as Stew and I were only able to Ginzu. Have a great summer. Roy
Sunday night was partly cloudy with no new snow falling during the grooming. Use caution in sun affected areas as some brush and debris is starting to become exposed, as well as some icy sections, and bare spots at the very north end of the system. Be bear aware as tracks have been seen on the ski trails. Scheduled grooming has now concluded for the season. Visit the Peter Lougheed trail report for details regarding general conditions and specific trails by clicking the computer desktop icon top right.
Il n'y a pas d'autre traçage prévu cet hiver. À l'année prochaine!
No additional grooming is planned for this winter. See you next year!
Closed for season.
Grooming done for the season due to warm weather.
Grooming done for the season due to warm weather.
Due warm weather causing deteriorating trail conditions, grooming has been terminated for the season.
Renovated last night (Friday).
Grooming done for the season due to warm weather.
Although there are still 7 km of continuous, ice covered trail, that turns to slush by afternoon, conditions are too rough for grooming equipment to even get to. So those hard core skiers will have to get what they can from now on as we are calling the season officially over. Trailhead ski signage removal began today & will be completed this week. Thanks for an excellent but challenging ski season.
Continued warm weather with bare spots increasing in number and size every day has put a wrap on the ski season at Ribbon Creek.
Happy change of season and happy trails and see you when the snow flies again next season!
Grooming was good this morning with the new snow. We had to get creative around the flooded areas but otherwise the trails are in great shape and ready for skiers
Skiing is done for the year, see you next year!
Get your rock skis out, and give it another go!
http://skitrails.xcottawa.ca/index.php?loc=8
Well it's the day I've dreaded all season. 🥲 it was -4 with 2 cm of fresh snow. Everything groomed really well. Check the map for the trails I did this morning. The academy kids are doing their 100km challenge today, started at 5am. Come up and ski some runs with them. Don't worry they will be slower as the day progresses 😂. It's been our pleasure grooming this season for everyone. Have a great summer from Eddie (Black Prince), Don (Coyote), Mike (New Guy), George & Chris (52 Bravo).
Cross country skiing at the St. Paul Golf Course is closed for the season.
Only remaining continuous loop is wagon/coyote connector.
Any other section requires a short walk over grass.
Today will be the final day of grooming.
Enjoy the sun skiing today and/or any other activities you are moving onto.
Thanks for a wonderful season.
All the best
T
We attempted grooming but it was too warm. With a layer of wet new snow, our groomers just plowed instead of packed it down. We will be experiencing warm weather for the next several days. We will have to wait until it cools down before we can try again.
Trails have been groomed with the snowcat today after 5 cm of fresh snow. Chalet will be closed as of March 27, but enjoy the trails till the end of the season. Look forward to seeing you all next season. 🤩
The skate ski lane was freshened today. The dusting of snow helped make the classic track less icy but without more snow, it hasn't been retracked.
We are strongly against using the whiteway at this point in time due to a combination of weather and ice conditions.
Condition's are very good especially considering the weather last weekend.The trails are as good as they where last week.We received just enough snow after the rain to reset a very good track.
It's been another stellar season of skiing in WBC!
Thanks to everyone for your kind words for the groomers. It was great fun seeing all the happy faces gliding and slip sliding around the trails system this winter.
We hope to see everyone again next year.
Have a great spring and summer!
The BCT groomers.
Think that was the last one..... Maybe..... Maybe not...
Season is officially closed. Thank You and see you all next season
Groomed & T2 upper lit track. Groomed Kiwanis & dog tracks to BX Cataline intersection including Spur. Great top layer of fresh snow for renovating, but hard to get a solid track set even with multiple passes. Director Glen noted upper trails (tracks) were great as is with the fresh snow. Looks like perfect conditions for skiing Saturday morning :)