Sun. Dec. 24

Conditions remain the same as yesterday: fair to good. Most trails were groomed (roller and snow comb only) yesterday. There is still not enough snow depth to set track. There are still a few thin spots. The groomer suffered some minor damage yesterday, but that has been repaired overnight.
We are expecting a new snowfall of 5 to 10 cm overnight tonight. If this proves to be true, then conditions should be very good for Christmas skiing.

Mainline trail near the gazebo on Tai Chi

Sat. Dec. 23 - a return to skiing

We received close to 10 cm of new snow in the Thursday/Friday snowfall. Trails are skiable again. I have packed about half of the network this morning; there is still not enough snow to set track. The temperature is warming up to near 0 this afternoon, and the snow is getting a bit sticky. Things should be better tomorrow, and more snow is predicted. Late afternoon update: the rest of the network has been packed, except for a small section of Mainline in the south end.

Central Park trail just after grooming, about 10 a.m. today

Fri. Dec. 22

We have some new snow on the ground this morning, but I'm not sure it is enough to make the trails skiable. It will take some time to assess, once the snowfall ends. Earliest grooming will be Saturday morning.

Thursday Dec. 21

Trails are still closed for skiing due to lack of snow. However, it looks like we will get 5 to 10 cm today and tomorrow, so we might be able to ski on the weekend.

Here today - gone tomorrow

The warm temperatures have taken away about half our snow, and it's still above freezing this morning. The trails are not skiable.

New snow is good, but......

This morning we have received about 2 cm of new snow, which has softened up our surface. However, the temperature is rising, and is predicted to go a little above 0. The snow may change over to rain, or be mixed with rain, which would not be good news. Tomorrow is also forecast to be above freezing, with temperatures turning cooler on Wednesday.
In conclusion, ski conditions right now are not bad, but may deteriorate later today and tomorrow.

New snow; slight improvement

Our ski conditions are slightly better today, as a result of about 5 cm of new snow that fell over the past 24 hours. I have rolled and combed trails in the south and central portions of the network. There are still thin spots, especially in the north end.