Jeremy

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 !

Thursday 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.

Basically 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]

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.

Wildwood golf course and SJR loop was groomed this morning.

April 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]

Wildwood 2.6 km golf course loop was groomed tonight before freeze up. Classic Track and Skate are in good shape should be extremely fast/Icy on Monday !!! We will groom the entire 6 KM’s if we get fresh snow this week.

Spruce was in great condition today.

Saturday:
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.

830 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]

Wildwood 2.6 km golf course loop was freshly groomed this afternoon and is in good shape.

From Kurt Penner:
Skied Esker Friday 4pm. Fully groomed, no bare patches on the trail. A bit icy in places, especially closer to the start/end of trail, but still pretty good.

Friday 7-930PM. Tracks are holding up very well, but icy in most places. Definitely klister time.
Did the double pole thing on skating skis, with occasional marathon skate on uphill sections. Worked out well. Skate track is hard . A bit slow by usual spring standards , but still very good . Probably will last til May at this rate of melt . Thnx…[Read more]

From Syd Jones, Birds Hill Park’s Park Operations Supervisor, on Thursday morning:
Despite the lack of snow, Victor was able to do a really nice job on the trails yesterday. Come out and enjoy Birds Hill Park.

Spruce was also groomed today – kudos to park staff!