Nordic Pulse

Hi folks! After a glorious three days of brilliant skiing last weekend, the latest chinook blew in decimating the snow on our trails, and bringing down a lot of forest debris. I hope that many of you were able to do some sliding when it was good as it seems unlikely that condi...

New track and skate. 3" new snow over nite. Minus 8 and sunshine. Groomer Greg

April 27th: The 2025-26 winter season has officially come to an end and cross-country ski trails will no longer be groomed. We’d like to thank all visitors for an amazing season and cannot wait to welcome you back on the snow agai...

May 1st:  Grooming operations finished for  the season in the early hours of April 19th. Temperatures have been relatively cool over the last 2 weeks, but double digit daytime highs have now moved into the Park, and the snow base will start sh...

April 18th: For the final time this season, the Core Village trails received one last bonus groom to refresh last night’s work. Tracks are limited on some lower trails, such as South Kovach and Ribbon Link. Expect a few icy sections and patches of expose...

HNC main gate is now closed. Trail access is still available via the K9 trailhead. 

Tracked tight behind sled. Good track. Should be fast this evening. Tracked field to moose then beaver onto road and northbend to outside campground. Can't do all as machine heating up too often. Last weekend. See you out here

April 18th:  The condition of the Smith Dorien is no longer suitable for snowcat transportation and Mt Shark was not groomed this week; grooming is now finished for the season at Mt Shark. April 10th: 

Ski Trail Update ❄️ All ski trails have been freshly groomed and tracked and are looking great. Enjoy the smooth tracks and get out there while conditions are prime! Happy skiing! ⛷️

Due to the complete non-cooperation of Mother Nature, grooming operations are suspended for the day. Have a great weekend,   I.T.

Due to unexpected equipment issues, trail grooming at SWC is temporarily unavailable. Skiers may still access the trails but do so at their own risk. No on‑site safety or rescue services are available, and emergency response t...

Grooming is complete for the season.  Thanks to everyone who helped make our grooming a success.  We're already preparing for next season and summer trail maintenance days.  Stay tuned.

We tried our best to do something with today's snow, unfortunately it was very wet and the moisture in the base was not easy to work with. The conditions are considered bad to terrible and are barely skiable. There is still snow on the trails, but skiing is not recomme...

Not grooming, just out for a ski and getting a rough estimate of the distance. 

Some people went skiing on Saturday and reporting lots of snow and decent conditions. Best time to go is between 10 and 12, when the snow starts to soften up but yet not too soft. Skate skiing is recommended. Have fun. 

 The front and back 9 at the St. Paul Golf Course, has been tracked and groomed.  🎿 conditions are excellent due to recent snowfall. However, the last part of Jamie's long drive has a water hazard at far SE corner and it is closed. It has been rerouted to loop back ...

Groomed the skate lanes and set some new track on the low Snow route. Conditions are generally quite good where it was groomed. Monday will be the last day for skiing at Confederation Park with the latest warm weather coming. The snow we have will not last long as the days are...

March 25/26 Update: Winter is done!  Despite the recent snow, xc skiing, fat biking, snowshoeing and walking is over at Shaganappi until next winter.  The main gate to Shaganappi may be closed and locked without notice, all the winter pedestrian entrance gates are cl...

Ski Trail Update Thank you to everyone who came out and made use of the ski trails this season. We truly appreciate the support from the community throughout the winter. This year brought a number of ups and downs with trail and weather condition...

Everything has been groomed, with sparodic track setting as conditions allowed.Trails are in fairly good condition. With no base some hazards are showing through already, the snow won't last long especially south facing areas, expect icey conditions especially in the mornings....

Lower trails were groomed today. The upper trails were partially groomed today.

Moose link to central and Beaver/Tie In were done yesterday however there is no track/grooming in front of the shelter/washrooms at central to link the trails. The large snow piles placed for the Birkie have frozen solid. The grooming resumes at the north end of the parking lo...

Trails have been groomed and trackset.

Grooming suspended for the season. 

The Spring Creek Trails including the Golf Course Road were packed and groomed today.  Tracksetting was NOT completed due to an insufficient snow base.  Conditions should be considered poor to fair with many thin spots and lots of small branches and needles on the tr...

Okay! Ready to rock for the weekend. Syncline got packed and track set today(Friday) so get on it! Conditions are great. It's still cold and is expected to be winter like through the weekend. The base is fairly thin but we had enough to refresh the network. The only trail not ...