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NCherlet posted an update in the group
Birds Hill Provincial Park 1 month agoHi All! Found this page helpful in the past so thought I would join and share my 2c. I took the old fish scales up to BHP today, unsure of what to expect. Followed D Baniak’s tracks, it’s wet snow but really not terrible once you get past where the horse manure is. given it’s only november can’t complain too much. Season’s open, I’d say! All…[Read more]
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d baniak posted an update in the group
Birds Hill Provincial Park 1 month agoSo,I arrived at the park restaurant bldg at 12:30 with my “talking” skis. Set off on the Esk trail:nobody had been down it. I weaved my way around horse tracks and droppings breaking a trail where it seemed best. By the time I arrived at the junction with Lime Kln the horses were gone and I broke trail on the left side of the trail to the lookout,…[Read more]
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d baniak posted an update in the group
Birds Hill Provincial Park 1 month agoSo, will this be the earliest start ever, beating the Nov11/12 start?
If the thermometer stays as forecast a historical event may occur.-
Pascal Gariepy skied on Friday and posted it on the A Cross Country Ski Club Facebook group: “Beaudry Park this morning, I had to do it, first one out skiing but very clumpy so skied only 4 km, walked the rest”.
Today’s much colder temp may make it work. Rock skis mandatory.
I skied on October 29th in 2003. Perhaps I’ll beat my personal record today.
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lynnmcmaster posted an update in the group
Bittersweet 1 month, 4 weeks agoSee details above about our Trail Clearing Day on Oct. 21. Come if you can!
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Tony Shaw posted an update in the group
Birds Hill Provincial Park 7 months, 1 week agoI’d like to echo what some have said from time to time: THANK YOU to the BHP trail groomers for an absolutely amazing ski season!!!!
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d baniak posted an update in the group
Birds Hill Provincial Park 7 months, 3 weeks agoSo, me and the G-man started today at 9:30 Apr 12 at the stables parking lot. Skied east Bluestem to the lookout, Chick loop,and Esk back to the parking lot. The ski track was very melted and shrunken, with the base of the track collapsing under my skis from time to time. I had decent luck keeping one ski in a track and placing the other…[Read more]
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Kevin Miller posted an update in the group
Birds Hill Provincial Park 7 months, 3 weeks agoTuesday, 7:00 to 10:30 AM, -1° to +6°, sunny, Group Use Road, icy to moist, needles and other forest debris reappearing, hoof prints, foot prints, and a kick sledder’s track that sank as deep as 5 cm in many places. Overall, good skate skiing. The current very warm temperatures and forecast rain late this week will accelerate the melting, but I t…[Read more]
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Danielle Dumesnil posted an update in the group
Pumpkin Creek 7 months, 3 weeks agoMonday April 10, 2023 We have had an amazing ski year as we CLOSE THE GATES at Pumpkin Creek for 2023. We will see you next year ! Thanks to our skiers, volunteers and skiers.
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Gary Wickens posted an update in the group
Birds Hill Provincial Park 7 months, 3 weeks agoI was out at 7:20 a.m. Mon. -1c. Chickadee had lots of footprints so I turned around and did West Bluestem in reverse direction. Still in pretty good shape and icy/crusty at that time of day. Lots of double poling and a very satisfying ski with effortless glide.
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Alison Steele posted an update in the group
Birds Hill Provincial Park 7 months, 4 weeks agoGreat ski Saturday morning on Bluestem, Esker, Lime Kiln and Aspen! Conditions were firm and super-fast when we started, but softening by noon. Lots of skiers out there enjoying the beautiful sunny day, and possibly last classic outing. Hope it cools off enough so the trails will still be skiable!
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lynnmcmaster posted an update in the group
Bittersweet 7 months, 4 weeks agoThe skate trails will be groomed early Sunday morning. Conditions for skating will be best likely until late-morning Sunday when they will start getting slower and sticky.
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Windsor Park Nordic Centre posted an update in the group
Windsor Park Nordic Centre 7 months, 4 weeks agoTrails groomed again this morning, April 8. South-exposed slopes (Black Diamond, Creekside, Foxhole) are icy. otherwise conditions are remaining excellent for spring skiing.
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Bert Graef posted an update in the group
Birds Hill Provincial Park 7 months, 4 weeks agoFriday 6-9pm. Classic tracks good, icy and some side crust in sunny sections, hard snow in shaded. Red wax worked well over a 15 km ski. GUR skate track looked awesome. Not many people out at the best time of evening. Would have stayed longer to do some skate skiing after dark , but did not pack donuts and coffee. Dumb… Fail…
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Rbeaudette posted an update in the group
Windsor Park Nordic Centre 8 months agoAwesome ski in Windsor Park today, early afternoon, with my skin skis. Much appreciate the post-storm grooming!❄️
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Floyd Reichel posted an update in the group
Bittersweet 8 months agoRobin egg blue sky, pristine white snow and excellent groomed trails made for a very enjoyable ski today. Tracks are holding up nicely and are well formed. Conditions should be very good tomorrow but you would have to ski early as possible in the day. Thanks, Lynn for the timely and descriptive reports all winter long and the dedication you and…[Read more]
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You are very welcome, and great advice about getting out there early tomorrow. Thanks for coming today!
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Kevin Miller posted an update in the group
Shannondale 8 months agoFrom David Lumgair on Friday afternoon:
Shannondale skiing, for April 8 and 9, 2023, .
Ho ho! hello, ski folks,
The weather looks favourable for ccskiing.
The snow is fresh and fully firmed up.
Orange and Green Skate trails are groomed.
Yellow and Blue Classic Trails are groomed.
Thanks to Gord and Mike!
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B&P posted an update in the group
Birds Hill Provincial Park 8 months agoFriday, mid/late-afternoon… classic tracks still excellent.
Thanks park staff and groomers for such a great job!-
We were out this morning and skied in beautiful weather on freshly groomed trails. I would also like to give a big thank you to BHP for making the decision to groom the trails even though there are melting temperatures in the days to come. It’s been a fantastic ski season at Birds Hill – partly due to the weather, partly due to the excellent and…[Read more]
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lynnmcmaster posted an update in the group
Bittersweet 8 months agoThe skate trails will be groomed early Saturday morning. Conditions for skating will be best likely until about noon Saturday when they will start getting slower and sticky.
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john kim posted an update in the group
Birds Hill Provincial Park 8 months agofriday 815 am start: lime kiln-esker-eastern aspen. very good to excellent conditions. tracks were impeccable and it was crisp and flowy. best time to go is the (early) morning. although snow coverage is plenty, the warm temps will be turning this into ‘mashed potatoes’ real soon. enjoy while you can !
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lynnmcmaster posted an update in the group
Bittersweet 8 months agoTrails are all freshly groomed and ready for action for what will most likely be our last ski weekend! Enjoy! Watch out for the big snow mess at Lookout point where we got REALLY STUCK with the groomer late last night 🙁
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