Shannondale

From David Lumgair:
Hello Ski folks,
David here,

The weather is cold, and is included, in all sense of the words, eh!

In the sheltered places, Classic Trails and Skate trails are in good shape .
Open portions of the trails have a little snow drifted in.
The Trail Head Cabin and…[Read more]

Thank you Kevin , for posting, There is a dusting of fresh snow here tonight , with virtually no noticeable wind, David!!

From David Lumgair:
Hello ccski folks,
David here,
4 Classic and 2 Skate Trails are all groomed and are excellent.
Skate trails minimum is 104″ wide and are with shallow mellow crumble ripple.
Weather looks pretty good with temps of -10 less for afternoon ccskiing.
We will groom as needed.
Chalet and Trail Head Cabin will both be warm.
Be…[Read more]

From David Lumgair:
Hello CCSki folks,
David and Gord here,

The Weather looks very favorable for a week end of great CCSkiing.
And all Shannondale Trails will be in great shape.
At Shannondale, there are now 6 ski trails, to advance your health and well-being, and up yer skills…[Read more]

The trails at Shannondale were in excellent shape Sunday for both skate and classic. Good skis were the order of the day as the area has plenty of snow and no bare spots. Of course Dave Lumgair had the trails perfectly groomed and took the time to chat with our group. Worth the trip to get some free fresh air.

From David Lumgair:

Hello CCSki folks ,
David and Mike here,
Shannondale trails for Dec 29 2018, dgl!

Shannondale trails: The Classic Blue Trail to Carson’s has set up nicely.
All of the Yellow Classic and some of the Skate are ready to go too!

There is also a new Classic trail groomed and set, starting at the parking lot and goes South/west…[Read more]

So rather than me re-postiing David Lumgair’s frequent trail updates here, please click on the “Trail Conditions (on the BTNC website)” link in the description area for Shannondale at the top of this page.

From Esther MacKinlay:
We skied at Shannondale yesterday, Dec 16. Despite the little snow in Manitoba, David has done a formidable job grooming both the classic and skate trails. The skate trails were in excellent condition, especially after Dave broke up some of the ice build up from the warm temps the previous day.
The classic trails were…[Read more]

From David Lumgair:
This weekend will be the third weekend that Shannondale ski Trails will be open for CCSkiing .
Both Green and Orange Skate Trail s were groomed yesterday, one pass, 96″ wide. .
Leon Henricks was doing the Orange Skate Trail today,
I saw him going down the Orange Zig Zag, wow! he was zooming.
and he writes in the guest book…[Read more]

From David Lumgair:
Greetings to folks that ski for the funn of it!
And those that want to,
Gord and David here,
Fresh air is health care, help your self!
Trails are groomed when they need such.

And the weather looks favorable too
Ho ho lets go!

From David Lumgair:
Hello CCSki folks
David and Gord here,
Snow has fallen, and trails groomed for only the first 1/2 mile of trails.
Gord Hamm has set up the trails this Friday morning.
Gord reports that skate and classic trails are very good, with only a few tufts of stubble grass showing.
For this weekend only, until after Dec 2, deer…[Read more]

From David Lumgair, Saturday 11:45 AM:
Good day eh!

Classic tracks full shape groomed with new snow,
Skate trails full new snow coverage and groomed,
weather cloudy and freezing, for Sat and Sunday,
“Fresh Air IS Health Care, Help Yourself “!
David!!

From David Lumgair:
Hello Spring CCSkiers,
David here,
Skate Trails have been refreshed by Gord, and are good spring ski doable.
Classic tracks can be refreshed and set when the 2″ or 3″ of promised snow arrives.
Follow the weather , eh!

We do make the best trails possible .
We strive…[Read more]

From Ed Zwingerman:

Saturday AM conditions were amazing, trails on blue Classic were good with only rare bald spots. Orange was the same. By afternoon it was slushy and a bit slow. Surprisingly good conditions for this time of year. If you get an early start it will be a great ski. Always worth the trip for the ski and visit with Dave.

From David Lumgair:

Shannondale has spring ccskiing for Mar 16, 17, & 18. dgl!
Posted on March 16, 2018 by David L.
Good day ccskiers, David here,
Shannondale has a couple inches of 10 day old snow . The 2 skate trails and the 3 trails will all be groomed on Friday. . Only a very few sprigs of grass will show, and we may get them covered. I…[Read more]

From David Lumgair:

Hello CCSkiers,
David here,

We are told that our Shannondale Trails are great.
Rick Wiens e-mailed yesterday afternoon: “I just completed a loop of the orange over my lunch. Fantastic!! ”

All trails were groomed Tuesday and the sun and weather have not interrupted the excellent trails conditions.…[Read more]

From David Lumgair:

Hi Fresh Air Enthusiasts!
David here,
Ski trails and Weather and 5″ of fresh snow and terrain, we have it all!
We are preparing for Cross Country skiing, all 30 kms of easy and challenging trails.
We all strive for excellence here!
There is joy in the striving, eh?
David !!!!
Ho ho!

From David Lumgair:

Hello CCSki folks,

Yes, all trail are groomed as of Thursday 7:00 PM, Feb 22, 2018.
Classic Tracks on all 3 trails are set up firm and full shape, and have a white lining after that last skiff of snow.
Both Skate trails were Ginzu snow comb packed on Tuesday and also have a white surface.
I suggest avoiding the approach to…[Read more]

From David Lumgair:

Hello ski folks,

This morning, A skiff of fresh snow refreshed the ski trails at Shannondale!
Skate trails were snow comb packed today, should be excellent, with exceptions of approaching Tarzan Ridge and.Wilson Meadow.
Some Classic tracks were skied in today.
We will…[Read more]

A report of trail conditions at Saturday’s Shannondale Ski Day: