Skied Boulevard/Jack Rabbit loop at close to 50 deg. Tracks were holding up with some glide on Boulevard and soft snow on Jack Rabbit but better than expected outing. A good typical "spring" ski workout.

(Tim Block)

Beautiful conditions at Drummond! Tracks firm, low breeze, clear skies, and good living. Didn't make it out to the lake.

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(Rick Cochrane)

All of the Drummond Ski Trails have had new tracks set for Birkie week skiers. John rolled what amounted to about 5 inches of fluffy dry snow and Dale set tracks. The base is still thin and tracks are the best we could manage given the meager snow that has accumulated over this cold, dry winter. Enjoy the skiing.

(Jim Crandall)

The 4-5 inches of new snow were rolled and track was set on all of the Drummond Ski Trails. Conditions have improved from marginal to better than mediocre and almost good in some places. There are places on the far end of the NCT loop that have whips still standing that weren't covered. I guess winter is finally trying to arrive here. All afternoon You could hear the buzzing of snowmobiles on their trails, as well. A special thanks to John and Tom for coming out on such short notice to tune up our trails. This was the first real grooming in two years.

(Jim Crandall)

Over the weekend we received 3-4 inches of new snow that had some moisture in it. Dale smoothed out the new stuff and even tried setting down the tracker. He was able to set marginal tracks, but everything now has that nice corduroy effect. The base is still thin but we're approaching good skiing conditions.

(Jim Crandall)

All of the Drummond Ski Trails were rolled today. No tracks were set. Dale and Jim removed downed and frozen deadfall as we took a bumpy ride over the hidden branches and rocks. We won't attempt to set tracks until we get a real snowfall.

(Jim Crandall)

We have not groomed the Drummond Trails at this time. The snow depth is about 5 1/2", which will not compact to anything decent. The unevenness of the ground on the trails requires a couple of snowfalls in the 6" range to work up into something we can set tracks into. Sorry, but we need real snow to make the Drummond Trails presentable. We have tried grooming with this minimal amount of snow in the past and just beat up our equipment without improving conditions.

(Jim Crandall)

We really would like to report great grooming and skiing at the Drummond Ski Trails, but alas.... We have had sporadic snow, all of a fluffy nature and not enough to create a base. We'll let you know when we get going.

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(Jim Crandall)