Harvey Peltz

  • I’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!!!!

  • A big thank you to Brent for the excellent grooming. It was such a pleasure to ski at Wildwood this winter. I made a donation this morning. 🙂

  • So, 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]

  • Tuesday, 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]

  • Gary Wickens posted an update in the group Group logo of Birds Hill Provincial ParkBirds Hill Provincial Park 2 months ago

    I 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.
    Good snow base so who knows how long it will last.

  • Lipinski posted an update in the group Group logo of Wildwood Community CentreWildwood Community Centre 2 months ago

    @brentprusak I found a large spring on the skate trail yesterday that looks like its from the groomers suspension system. I put it in the groomers cargo bed. Can’t find an attach photo button but let me know if you want me to email a photo. Thanks for all the grooming you did this winter!

    • Thank a lot, I really appreciate this. There is one more out there somewhere. It’s a larger black Spring.

  • Brent Prusak posted an update in the group Group logo of Wildwood Community CentreWildwood Community Centre 2 months ago

    Wildwood skate track groomed this morning Hole #8 included. Classic was not groomed but it’s still in good shape with the exception of Hole #8.

  • Hasu posted an update in the group Group logo of Wildwood Community CentreWildwood Community Centre 2 months ago

    Hi Brent. I would like to throw in my thanks. You have made this a most enjoyable season.

  • Alison Steele posted an update in the group Group logo of Birds Hill Provincial ParkBirds Hill Provincial Park 2 months ago

    Great 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!

  • Brent Prusak posted an update in the group Group logo of Wildwood Community CentreWildwood Community Centre 2 months ago

    Temp is forecast to be -2 C at 4 am Sunday. I hope to groom the skate track early Sunday 5 am for the last time this year. Might be great conditions Sunday morning till about 11.

  • Bert Graef posted an update in the group Group logo of Birds Hill Provincial ParkBirds Hill Provincial Park 2 months ago

    Friday 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…

  • Brent Prusak posted an update in the group Group logo of Wildwood Community CentreWildwood Community Centre 2 months ago

    Please consider making a tax deductible donation so we can improve the signage and perform off season groomer maintenance. We really appreciate all donations, let’s make a better trail system for next year.

  • Brent Prusak posted an update in the group Group logo of Wildwood Community CentreWildwood Community Centre 2 months ago

    Wildwood golf course loop groomed this evening. Likely the last groom of the season.

  • B&P posted an update in the group Group logo of Birds Hill Provincial ParkBirds Hill Provincial Park 2 months ago

    Friday, 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]

  • john kim posted an update in the group Group logo of Birds Hill Provincial ParkBirds Hill Provincial Park 2 months ago

    friday 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 !

  • Kevin Miller posted an update in the group Group logo of Birds Hill Provincial ParkBirds Hill Provincial Park 2 months ago

    From Syd Jones, Birds Hill Park’s Park Operations Supervisor, on Thursday afternoon:
    Looks like skiing isn’t over yet. The park staff have pulled out all the stops and made the trails a priority. Please come out and enjoy your long weekend on Birds Hills many trails.
    All trails have been groomed.

  • Thurs. 1:45 -2 c. Groomer heading east on Bluestem from Chick lot.Esker was not groomed as of 2:00.Did west Bluestem.Snow was a bit sticky, sometimes clumping a bit underfoot.Overall good and should set up well overnight.

  • According to a post in “A Cross Country Ski Club” Facebook group today at 1:00 PM:

    “Trails are groomed. From Chickadee lot; Chickadee, Aspen, GUR groomed, bluestem not yet. Roads bare pavement”

    • In addition, Someone in the “Grooming Reports” Facebook chat called the park around 12:30 park staff reported “trails are groomed”. They did not indicate to what extent.

  • Brent Prusak posted an update in the group Group logo of Wildwood Community CentreWildwood Community Centre 2 months ago

    Wildwood golf course and SJR loop was groomed this morning.

  • Kevin Miller posted an update in the group Group logo of Birds Hill Provincial ParkBirds Hill Provincial Park 2 months ago

    Birds Hill Park, Monday afternoon, -8° to -5°.
    Bluestem, Chickadee, Aspen, Esker, Lime Kiln: 1 cm of fine grained snow fell on the trail system overnight, so the previously icy/ice tracks now have a nice soft surface. Glide is slower than it has been, but it is still good because the new snow is now well skied-in. We really enjoyed today’s s…[Read more]

    • Yes, quite the afternoon in BHP. Skate track glide improved a lot probably due to the snow filling in the pores made by all the suns rays and also covered all the dirty snow . West Bluestem was quick. East Bluestem and Aspen seen lots of weekend use and was worn in places. Probably last chance tomorrow for a good ski in BHP , before the…[Read more]

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