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Just coming in from checking trails…..I am very pleased to find the new 2 inches of snow that fell this afternoon/evening. Skiers were quite pleased with the improvements in the trail from yesterday. The base is there, we just needed the new snow to cover some of the thin areas. Groomers will be back out in the early AM to regroom the majority of the trail combination trails. We will most likely let the 2 inches get skied in on classic only trails that we retracked yesterday…. but we may reset classic tracks on combination trails.

Grooming and skiing turned out way better than expected! The new 2 inches of snow groomed up well. We groomed about 35 km of skating lanes and set 50 km of classic tracks. We tried mixing the old snow with the new snow but had to be careful with the base. We did hit some debris and grass in resetting the classic grooves. Some of the skate lanes have thin areas under the conifers (Christmas trees),… but they are very skiable. The conditions this weekend are not as good as last weekend, however they are better than early season conditions because the Pisten Bullies have flatted and leveled the base. We need a bit more snow to open the black diamond trails.

2-3 inches of snow fell so far today and temps are at 14 F ! I took a cruise on one of the light weight groomers at 2 PM, out on the trails and spent 2 hours doing recon and picking up branches. I was surprised that the trails were firming up quickly. I covered 20 km of combo trails picking major debris off the main trails. We plan to have 3-4 groomers out early AM Friday grooming with light groomers (not Pisten Bullies) I expect we will have 30-50 km groomed by 9 AM and skiable.

I am just coming back from inspecting the trails. There is still snow on the ski trails, however it is too soft to ski or groom today. We plan to groom tonight or Friday early morning and plan to reopen Friday am.

So far so good. The base survived the melting up as of the last skiers at 4 PM and snow coverage is holding up thanks to the Pisten Bullies packing in the 47 inches of snowfall to date this season.

Forecast rain is around 11 PM and then temps start to drop and get below freezing at 8 AM. Forecast snow is following the rain. We plan to have a crew on standby for grooming at 7 AM and go out when we can without damaging the base we have. I am not sure if it will be in the Pisten Bullies , Tracked JD Gators or snowmobiles…but we are ready. We are going to delay opening the chalet, parking lot and the ski trails until 11 AM Thursday to let temps cool and groomers turn a potential icy surface to skiable. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding. I will update midday Thursday.