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.
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.
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!
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
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.
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!
Skiing is done for the year, see you next year!
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. 🤩
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.