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Tony Shaw posted an update in the group
Birds Hill Provincial Park 5 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 5 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 5 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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Gary Wickens posted an update in the group
Birds Hill Provincial Park 5 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 5 months, 3 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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Windsor Park Nordic Centre posted an update in the group
Windsor Park Nordic Centre 5 months, 3 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 5 months, 3 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 5 months, 3 weeks agoAwesome ski in Windsor Park today, early afternoon, with my skin skis. Much appreciate the post-storm grooming!❄️
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B&P posted an update in the group
Birds Hill Provincial Park 5 months, 3 weeks 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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john kim posted an update in the group
Birds Hill Provincial Park 5 months, 3 weeks 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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Kevin Miller posted an update in the group
Windsor Park Nordic Centre 5 months, 3 weeks agoThursday afternoon, -4° to -2°, sunny. Skate. A fair number of skiers, both classic and skate. Very good grooming, but the track ranged from very soft to moderately soft, which of course resulted in some loss of push power and also glide. I sure like skiing in these temperatures … on good snow … and in April.
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Bert Graef posted an update in the group
Windsor Park Nordic Centre 5 months, 3 weeks agoBasically 0 conditions in the afternoon . Tried some different waxes but nothing really worked well . Finally went with Swix for dry snow and that worked out ok with skate poles for icy places . Suns rays are beating down in sunny areas and eroding the trails and in shaded areas trails are dry still. Probably best to go after sunset and colder…[Read more]
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Kevin Miller posted an update in the group
Birds Hill Provincial Park 5 months, 3 weeks agoFrom 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.
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Eric Sokolowski posted an update in the group
Birds Hill Provincial Park 5 months, 3 weeks agoThurs. 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.
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Jamie Paterson posted an update in the group
Birds Hill Provincial Park 5 months, 3 weeks agoAccording 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”
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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.
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Windsor Park Nordic Centre posted an update in the group
Windsor Park Nordic Centre 5 months, 4 weeks agoApril 5: Snow storm grooming update. Even though we ‘officially’ closed 10 days ago, yes, we’ll be doing some trail packing today, followed by a more complete grooming after the snow system has petered out. (looking at forecast highs of 14C and 16C for early next week, with no freezing overnight, the window for decent skiing is becoming very s…[Read more]
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Kevin Miller posted an update in the group
Birds Hill Provincial Park 6 months agoBirds 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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Angela Kemp posted an update in the group
Birds Hill Provincial Park 6 months agoSpruce was in great condition today.
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Kevin Miller posted an update in the group
Birds Hill Provincial Park 6 months agoSaturday:
The Group Use Road was very firm at 10:45 AM (-3°, sunny), and still quite firm at 2:45 (-1°, sunny). The surface was extremely flat/level, with some remnants of corduroy from Wednesday’s grooming visible on the edges. The two interior bays were not quite as good. -
john kim posted an update in the group
Birds Hill Provincial Park 6 months ago830 am start time: bluestem-esker-aspen-lime kiln – early start to a long ski before it got warm and soft. folks it doesn’t get better than this ! all trails good. tracks starting to shallow out a bit (south side) but still lots of sidewall to justify getting out. lime kin especially stunning this morning. started fast and crisp and even later aro…[Read more]
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