Shannondale

Freshly groomed trails on Friday made for great skiing. Lots of snow and deep tracks. Gord,Mike and Dave always have this play area groomed nicely. Great job boys.

From David Lumgair on Thursday afternoon:
Greetings CCSki enthusiasts,

Skate Trails are all groomed, Mar 18, and are real good.
For your sight delight and requiring your caution, both Orange and Green Skate, NE Corner has Ice Flow…[Read more]

From David Lumgair on Friday evening:
Ho ho lets go! Shannondale!
My groomer guy says Blue Classic Trail set up quite nice, near full shape is set mostly beside old Classic.beside old tracks. .
Wax for abrasive snow, Klister or such.
Most Parts of the Skate Trails can be skied as well .
The exceptions are The Hump and Tempest Ridge.
The North…[Read more]

From David Lumgair on Sunday at noon:
Greetings CCSkiers,
Ginzu Groomer with Skimmer, makes crumble out of crusty snow.
Blue Classic Trail has shaped up mostly full shape.
Green Skate trail now has shallow mellow ripple.
& the weather continues!…[Read more]

From David Lumgair on Sunday morning:

Hello CCSki Enthusiasts.
Some Folks skied yesterday, on melting snow.
Looks like No melting today.
I will groom some trails and then update .
Blue Classic Trail will be groomed first and the…[Read more]

From David Lumgair on Friday afternoon:
Hello CCSki enthusiasts,
Fresh snow earlier this week, refreshed the trails here.
Excellent conditions on the medium skills Blue Trail were present for the Boundary Trails JD team for Classic ski training last evening.
Orange and Green Skate trails were prepared, 121″ wide, early this morning with…[Read more]

From David Lumgair on Friday evening:
Greetings Fresh Air & CCSki folks, 
Big Day on Sunday:

You can Ski the Blue Classic Trail both Saturday, Feb 29 and Sunday. March 1, 2020. 
Classic Blue Trail not involved with competition , is real good to ccski. 
Orange and Green Skate trails are invo…[Read more]

From David Lumgair on Friday evening:
Hello Skiers, 
Most tracks and trails are sheltered from the gentle and medium wind. 
There were a few drifts. 
The 2 Skate trails were groomed just before Dark, Feb 14, and the 3 Classic trails will be groomed in early morning. 
Skate trails, an easy Green, is beside the well marked  easy Yellow Class…[Read more]

17 Charleswood Ski Club members skied Shannondale on Saturday, both classic and skate. Great conditions. Ski Day made it a vibrant place to be, as did Boundary Trails Nordic Club’s energetic jackrabbits program, and of course Dave.

From David Lumgair on Friday evening:
WELCOME Everyone,
We are “HEALTHY HEARTS HELPING!”
Ho ho ! Folks skiing here on Feb 8 can make receiptable donations to the:
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Manitoba.
Five trails are groomed with trail markers placed for guidance.
Classic (marked) Yellow is easy, follow the numbers.
The Outer Limits #6, (is…[Read more]

From David Lumgair on Friday evening:

Greetings ccski folks

“Ski Day cometh on Feb 8, 2020!
Is fundraiser for “Heart and Stroke Foundation of Manitoba”.

Shannondale Trails are in pretty good shape, for Feb 1 & 2.
We will do some grooming to improve where the wind pushes snow.
Ho ho, 2nd best trails in ManitobaH! eh?
Shannondale has 6…[Read more]

As always had a great ski at Shannondale, both classic and skate. Trails are in very good condition as is Dave.

From David Lumgair on Saturday morning:

Greetings Xcskiers all! 
Mike and Gord and Dave have been grooming trails. 
Big snow has been a challenge. 
Both Skate and Classic Orange Trails  have been groomed today. 
The Blue Classic Trail was set this morning. 
The easy Green Skate Trail was groomed this morning too. 
The easy Yellow Classic wi…[Read more]

From David Lumgair on Saturday evening:
Ho ho, CCSkiers! dgl!
Today, Gord and Mike packed 5 Trails! 💃
More snow than expected came down and blew around. 💨
And Tomorrow we set Classic Tracks!!
And we make wide level Skate Trails!
Trails will be challenging! a little soft.
Hey, cabins and hearts will be warm!
David, Mike and Gord!!!

From David Lumgair on Friday afternoon:
“Be Fit For Life!”
Greetings 😋 Xcskiers,
David here,
Classic Trails will be groomed for this weekend. Yahoo!
The hourly weather forecast looks like this:

Trailhead Cabin and Chalet in…[Read more]

From David Lumgair on Friday evening:

Greetings All CCSki folks!

Just talked with our partner groomer guy Gord.
And he completed the grooming of 2 skate trails and 4 Classic Trails here today.
Trails are in very good condition.
I am including a weather report that suggests that Sunday afternoon temps will be -12C.…[Read more]

We spent a wonderful day classic and skate skiing at Shannondale. The classic tracks had some wind blown debris which was beyond Dave’s control. The wider valley trails were pristine and set up perfectly, especially the number 3 loop. Fast and fun! The skate trails were pretty much excellent with only a few thin spots which were easy to a…[Read more]

From David Lumgair on Saturday:

Good day eh! ccski folk,

Yes, trails are good.
Trails were mostly fresh groomed yesterday.
Water Seepage beside and onto the Blue Classic trail is a Nature phenomena to observe
Is about 2.5 kms out the Blue Classic. .
Ice pad Is freezing and building as the days pass.
Nature provides necessities, delights…[Read more]

From David Lumgair:

Happy New Year to all people!

Most trails were groomed yesterday!
About 3″ of new snow sets up great for Classic and for Skate!
All trails are ready for doing ccskiing.
The snow cover is thin and adequate, and firm, with only a few places just shy of the excellence that we all expect at Shannondale.
Be sure to ski…[Read more]

From David Lumgair on Monday:
Greetings to CCSKI Enthusiasts,
This morning, Mike and I have packed about 4 inches of new snow for CCSking.
Skate Trails are packed and I am in warming up.
Looks like it has stopped snowing and the forecast map suggests that’s it for new snow.…[Read more]