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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.

All South Trails were groomed Friday night and are in pretty great condition. North Trails aren’t freshly groomed due to more open/melted sections – so ski them at your own risk.

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]

We have very good spring skiing conditions at Bittersweet! The classic trails are well-formed but icy in the morning and soft in the afternoon – best skied mid-morning with klister or skin skis. Approach all the big hills with caution. Badger Hill, Cranberry Run and Blue Jay Hill are closed with signage due to bare patches. We plan to groom the…[Read more]

From David Lumgair on Thursday afternoon:
Greetings CCSkiers,
Gord groomed 2 trails this morning.
Blue set up with mostly full shape track.
Orange Skate, presently, has a shallow mellow crumble surface.
And if the weather holds ;
We will likely groom the easy Yellow Classic and the Green Skate for the weekend.…[Read more]

Badger Hill and Cranberry Run have now been closed due to bare patches on the trails. Signage will indicate these closures. Classic trails remain well formed in most places, but are fast and icy in many areas – best skied with Klister or skins. Use caution if skiing hills. As snow is expected on Sunday, we will not be grooming classic trails…[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!

Chickadee and Bluestem were also groomed today (Wednesday).

The Group Use Road, including the two interior bays and the middle road, was excellent, pristine, perfectly firm corduroy.

one bare spot at the very start near the parking lot, icy is some spots, still skiable

Lime kiln, esker, and aspen were groomed this afternoon. Conditions are excellent.

Tuesday 5:30 PM Skied Blue Stem from GUR parking to stable, quite fast until got to groomed Aspen, nice conditions, but a bit slower around Aspen part of Chickadee and back to parking. Beautiful sunny day- I’d like to point out though, with all the information and warning signage, there’s an awful lot of foot traffic on the trails. I don’t get it.…[Read more]

Skate trails were groomed this morning and are in very good condition.
Classic trails are still well-formed from the last grooming, and conditions range from crystalline snow to icy depending on exposure to the sun. Flat trails like Caleb’s and Farm can be classic skied with hard wax and double-poling the icy sections, but klister or skin skis…[Read more]

From Al Stewart on Monday evening:
I skated some of the Biathlon trails, parts of High Lake and upper routes Sunday . Impeccably groomed as usual although the melt freeze temps made for a bit of frozen crust . A few rocks showing on the first portage descent on High Lake. I‘d advise walking down as it’s a steep fast chute. Really it still loo…[Read more]