Tuesday 19 December 2023

Some snow, but not enough

 We received some snow overnight, but only about 2 cm. This is not nearly enough to ski on. Trails remain closed.

Monday 11 December 2023

Waiting for Snow

 As predicted, we lost all of our snow over the weekend. This gave me an opportunity to do some pruning of trees along the ski trails, and to build a small bridge to carry one of the trails over an intermittent watercourse.

There are some flurries in the forecast, but there is no significant snowfall predicted in the foreseeable future.

I will not report again until I have something good to report.

Friday 8 December 2023

No Skiing today

 We have lost considerable snow since yesterday morning. It's now +2 and will reach +6 later today. There will be no skiing for the next couple of days.

Thursday 7 December 2023

Some New Snow - Briefly

 As predicted, we received 2 to 3 cm of new snow overnight. This new snow is of the packing variety, a bit sticky, so glide is not great.

With a predicted high of +2 today, +6 tomorrow, and +7 on Saturday, I don't think this snow is going to be here very long. It looks like we'll be starting over again from scratch after Sunday.

Wednesday 6 December 2023

More of the same

 Conditions are essentially the same today as they were yesterday. We received a few flakes of snow overnight, but not enough to make any difference. We have very thin coverage on the trails, with a few bare spots.

With warm weather coming, starting Friday, it looks like we may lose the little bit of snow we have.

Tuesday 5 December 2023

Conditions Unchanged

 There is no new snow to report. With yesterday's high just reaching 0, we may have lost a tiny bit of snow. Our coverage is thin, with some bare spots. Skiing is possible, but certainly not good.

Monday 4 December 2023

A Tiny Bit More Snow

 We received a mixed bag of precipitation yesterday, including some freezing rain around the middle of the day, and a little bit of snow in the evening. I skied a bit early this morning, and  it was not terrible. Total snow on the ground is 8 to 10 cm. The base is quite wet because the ground is not frozen, and there is a thin layer of ice in there as a result of the freezing rain. Trails have not been groomed.

Glide was not bad this morning, at a temperature of -2. As the temperature rises to near 0 today, it may deteriorate.

In summary: the skiing is not great, but it's possible.

Sunday 3 December 2023

Skiing Not Recommended

 Although we have some snow on the ground, skiing is not recommended. Coverage is very thin, and there are bare patches. No grooming has been done yet.

Saturday 2 December 2023

Some new snow

 It's been an up-and-down week. A couple of days ago, we had just enough snow on the ground that skiing was possible (not good, but possible). Then it turned warm and we lost all of it. Now, snow has returned, and is still falling.

So, once again, skiing is possible. The snow cover is thin: 8 cm of loose powder at most, which packs down to about 2 cm. I don't recommend it, but if you are desperate to ski and you have an old pair of rocks skis, then you could give it a try.

A couple of other things to consider: the temperature is now -1 and will be around 0 for much of the day, so the snow will likely be sticky. Second, the forecast says the snowfall may change to rain during the day, so that wouldn't be very pleasant.