Category: Conditions

Just coming in from grooming and checking the trails. The above freezing temps did not seem to affect the trails much except in the open and flat areas, they iced up a bit. The main trails (excluding the Highlands and Peltonen) have very good cover. They may not be perfectly flat and smooth since the base is thin and there is a spot here and there where the groomer brought up debris but they are very white and skiable. Recreation classic skiers will find classic tracks glazed in many areas and thin under the Pines. We are unable to reset a classic track until more snow arrives. The exisiting classic tracks are hard and have side walls. corners and up hills have tracks that are damaged.

 We have spent considerable time on summer work to make the trails smooth and skiable with low snow. We have been grooming with state of the art groomers daily and trying to catch the right time window  for grooming. We have been sending 3-5 groomers out at a time to make the trails as nice as we can. We have been reporting conditions as accurately as possible, trying to error on the conservative side.

OK so what is Monday like?  I expect 10-20 k to be nice for skating and classic will be a bit tricky depending on what trail is chosen.

We had a busy day at ABR today, the main lots filled and the chalet and barns were crowded. The trails can take quite a few skiers, but with the thinner base in the afternoon some of the hills got icy.  We groomed all of the skate trails this morning and will be back out grooming them in the early AM. The classic track is holding up being a bit glazed with some worn areas.

Hautanen Highlands and Coyote Canyon have a few rough areas and the 3 down hills are very thin and icy and not recomended for recreational skiers or racers on race skis.

Please remember ski conditions change from 9 AM when the groomers are coming off the trails and mid day and late day after use.

Skiing had good reports today. The base is holding up well. This mornings grooming smoothed out the trails and added some texture. We have 4 groomers headed out early AM to regroom Saturday.

Just a dusting of snow overnight. The classic track is holding up fine, with a few thin areas under the Pines. The skate lane was getting a bit hard packed for the  locals tonight on River Trail so the groomers are headed out to regroom skate lanes and reset some tracks. The Pisten Bully was out this morning just in the stadium area to check things out and if we do need to powertill we are ready.

A dusting of snow overnight, still good skiing on the main trails and the Highlands and Canyon are getting good reviews. Demo Days Saturday 10-4 and a Toko Wax Clinic at 4 PM