Daily Conditions Reports and Web Cam

24 degrees at 1:20pm. Mostly cloudy, foggy at times. Plenty of cars in the lot. Forget all that though.

This is it folks, what we've all been waiting for. Pull out your good skis and get on up there! Plenty of groomed stuff, skate deck is medium/soft, tracks set and skiied in. Moose and deer out there disrespecting and trampling on our nicely groomed trails.

25 degrees at 11 am. Mostly cloudy, a few moments of sunshine. Around 40 cars in the parking lot. New much needed fresh fluffy snow everywhere, about 2 inches covering last nights unexpected grooming, and filling up the tracks, but the tracks were getting skiied in and improving steadily. Dwayne (volunteer groomer) went out with the roller and made some nice cords for skating (no tracks). The poky sticks out on Shadow are mostly flattened and covered now. Word is that the bare spots on Mica are not covered, but there is a way around them if you go out there.

At 09:20 it was 0C (32F), no wind, light rain which stopped at 10:00, 1 inch new snow, foggy. Road up had some slick/slushy spots and 2WD cars needed chains. Lot plowed, 11 cars, 30% Subaru.

No state grooming last night but volunteer Aaron S did a great job. He smoothed Linder, M Meadows, W Moose, Lodgepole, Alpine, and others. Skate deck was slightly soft but firm underneath and very skiable. Good classic tracks also.

Be aware of possible freezing rain tonight, warmer temps predicted for tomorrow.

34 degrees at 12:40. 35-40 cars in the lot. Sunny and calm. Beautiful bluebird day. Fresh moose tracks all over the place, a huge moose meetup must have occurred up on Eagle Crest where they pretty much destroyed the grooming near the top. Snow quality holding up pretty well especially in the shady areas, though as we skied back on Mountainview it was starting to get wet and sloppy in places. Not sure how well things will hold up as the temperature was higher up at the lodge than down in the valley.

I have found at least 3 bits of gravel embedded in the tracks, so beware of that. I don't recommend bringing your best skis out yet.

At 11:10, it was -4C (26F), sunny skies, no wind. Lot clear, 32 cars, 34% Subaru.

The large state groomer operator touched up Linder Ridge Rd to J6, Alpine, and Lodgepole to the Nova Hut and it’s great for skating and classic!

Our volunteer groomer Aaron S used our snowmobile on: Shady way, two passes; Nova hut to Shady Way connector, one pass; Eaglecrest, one pass; Ravens glide, one pass; Shadow Mountain, two passes; Moose Meadows, two passes; upper Wild moose, two passes; Sam swoop, two passes; About 800 m up Mica from Brickell Creek until it got too thin. Two passes. This made classic skiing fun. Thanks Aaron!

While coverage is thin, the grooming efforts are making the drive up worth it!

At 14:30, it was -8C (18F), mild wind, sun with high clouds. Hwy 206 clear to park office, then packed snow/ice; parking lot clear minimal ice.

Park staff got a big groomer out on Linder Ridge, Alpine and Lodgepole to Nova Hut. Due to thin coverage, they could not till but did comb and set a shallow track. This late in the day the deck was firm with good bite for skating, track mostly good for classic. Our volunteers braved the cold and rolled/groomed the above plus Shady Way, Twin Lakes, Paper Trail, and Mica Rd. Awaiting more snow on Thursday/Friday if the prediction holds, we still could use it. But this grooming effort makes it worth the drive-bundle up and have fun!

At 08:00, it's -9C (15F), few high clouds, no wind.

Volunteer groomers are out this morning to pack and track the 7" of snow we received yesterday. We hope for several loops to get done. We will have an updated report later today! Time for some skiing!