Dec. 19 - still no skiing

We have a light dusting of new snow on the ground - perhaps 1 cm. Not sufficient for skiing. In the meantime, we continue to sell Christmas trees on behalf of Caledon Hills Bruce Trail Club.

Global Warming is not our friend

Well folks, I don't think I need to tell you that we have no skiing yet. The first 2 weeks of December have been incredibly mild. It isn't even going below 0 at night. The 14 day forecast suggests we will have some cooler weather just before Christmas, so keep your fingers crossed. When the snow does come, we will be ready, and I suggest that you be ready too (because it may not last very long).

December 3 No Skiing Yet

As you can tell from the weather outside, we do not have skiing yet. Let's hope for some cooler temperatures, and start doing the snow dance!

Nov. 22 We Have Snow

Snow started falling about dinner time last night and continued overnight. This morning we have about 8 cm of fresh powder, and it is a winter wonderland out there.
I do not expect this snow to last more than a couple of days, so I'm not going to expend a lot of effort grooming. I've been out and packed some of the trails, but I would not recommend skiing today. Once the snow is packed, it is only about 2 cm deep, and there is a very wet layer between the snow and the ground (which is not yet frozen). Rocks and stumps are still very close to the snow surface. I suggest skiers wait a week or two until we have frozen ground and a deeper snow base.

Our back yard at 7:30 this morning


New Map

An updated version of our trail map has been completed.

 

Laminated copies of the map have been posted at 7 locations on the network.

 

November 8: Ready for snow

Here is a picture of part of the skate loop, taken about 7 this morning. We had a tiny bit of snow last night and a hard frost this morning.
We are basically ready for skiing. All trails are cleared, and all signs except maps have been put up. I hope to have the newly revised maps printed, laminated and installed on the trails within the next week.
Grooming equipment is set to go, and so am I.

November: skiing is getting closer

I was out today, checking the trails for blow-down trees after the heavy winds of the past few days. Luckily, there was only one fallen tree across a trail, and it was an easy 10 minute job with the chainsaw.
I also continued putting up signs for the winter season.