Cranberry Portage

The snow keeps coming – another 10-15 on Thurs. with more on its way! Al , the trail groomer, has been very busy and has fresh tracks on the trails for the weekend. Skiers will enjoy the snow in the trees and a smooth trail surface – even the notoriously uneven Athapap North trail. Summer trail damage [I’m on your wavelength Chris from Sandilands]…[Read more]

The Athapap North and South trails were groomed for classic today. Skiers are invited to experience the best combination of mid January temperatures and trail conditions that we’ve experienced in many years.

According to Brenda , trails in Cranberry Portage are recently groomed for classic , the tracks are firm and quick with ideal temps for skiing. With daytime highs never below -15 for the next 2 weeks , now’s the time to enjoy these beautiful trails. -30 is on its way eventually. Let’s go skiers!

From Gary Wickens:
The South trail in Cranberry Portage has a new classic track following yesterday’s snowfall. The North trail will be groomed on Sunday afternoon. Skiers are invited to hit the trails soon to experience the winter wonderland effect before wind blows the snow off the trees.

Cranberry Portage trails are still skiable despite melting temperatures earlier this week. Once again it’s hold off on the Caution hills and the Yellow loop until more snow comes down to slow it down a bit.
Great weekend for snowshoeing one of the 4 trails if you find the ski trails too slick.

Cranberry Portage continues to enjoy excellent ski conditions combined with mild temperatures. This is not usually the case at this time of year. The Athapap South trail was groomed for classic yesterday and is receiving lots of traffic [skier type traffic] including some from out of town. Everyone is welcome.
The Athapap North trail is less busy…[Read more]