Groomers hard at work packing down the fresh snow. No tracks yet, skate deck still very soft. Its soft and its slow, but at least we have snow!

(Bob Cattanach)

A nice ski with the EU Wednesday morning group. Nearly all snowmaking trails were open, with a generally fine skate deck. However, there were various segments of thin sugar over a semi-icy base. Hopefully some new snow can bond with rather than slide off what's there now. The Cowabunga descent is well groomed and skiable, but (as always) not exactly for the faint of heart. The "slipback" is a fine alternative for returning to the start.

(David Moore)

All of the trails with lights and snow making are open now except for A and A2. I classic skied around 9:20 pm and the skate deck was a bit chopped up from people skating on soft snow with like an inch deep ski marks that had turns into crusty snow on top of the groomed surface. The conditions for classic were decent, but the trails were covered in a thin layer of ice. There were a few spots on the home stretch of the pond trail where the right classic track had washed away and also same on a few turns. Otherwise, classic tracks were pretty good and skiing was decently good. There were a few spots where lights were out that left the area a bit dark, but you could still see well enough. I only skied the green trails, so I did not venture into the newly opened back loops. There were a few skate skiers out who seemed to be moving pretty fast still, despite the less than ideal skate conditions. When I glided a few strides skate style in my classic skis, they seemed to move fine even with the trails being a bit chopped up with an inch of snow on the skate deck.

(Megan Evans)

I skied the man-made loops yesterday and today, and conditions were skiable but icy. Classic tracks in the stadium and prairie loops were like luge runs. Snow was better quality on the upper loop. The skate deck was ok. Skiable with decent purchase. The snow is getting really dirty. We need some real snow!

(Richard Hoban)

Icy classic tracks. Classic track appears to be set on top of the previous days hard pack, with walls formed from whatever loose surface snow the pisten bully could gather. The loop up top was better, having been opened more recently. Cowabunga and Winthrop return is now open, but a bit uneven so use some care on the descent. Skate deck looked pretty nice, but a bit soft in places.

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(Spencer Davis)

Overall great conditions considering our weather lately. Cowabunga is open, and it was very fast early this morning. Sugary over some icy spots. In some areas the groomer couldn't quite smooth out some chunks and craters, but it was easily manageable. The groomer came back out when I was leaving at 6:30. Many thanks to the groomers and BC staff!

(John Greene)

Tracks starting to glaze, but still very functional; skate deck seemed very decent. Pray for some snow.

(Bob Cattanach)

Cowabunga and Winthrop ridge are now open for use. Grooming plans: the two A-climbs are next to be worked. Hopefully soon we will be at 100%. Enjoy!

(John Fitzgerald)

Rewarded with another beautiful sunrise at BC after an interval session. Started out icy but the got skied in to be decent. Thanks to the groomers for making it skiable! Groomers came back out to start pushing out cowabunga and the rest.

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(Kevin Ousdigian)

Conditions were great this morning. Classic tracks were very smooth and running fast. Thank you to the groomers for your hard work.

(Shane Meisner)