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Groomer’s Report - Saturday, 12/31/22

Dec 31, 2022
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Groomer’s Report - Saturday, 12/31/22

Good morning skiers! Today is going to be a fun day on the trails with all trails groomed including Mill Hill and Grizzly Mountain! The views will be incredible if you've got the stuff to reach these summits! This morning we have partially clear skies and sunshine with a slight trace of new. It is currently 31 degrees with a forecasted high of 37. The overnight low was 25 and yesterdays high was 36. The snow has partially transformed and will be skiing faster today with

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Groomer’s Report - Friday 12/30/22

Dec 30, 2022
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Groomer’s Report - Friday 12/30/22

Good afternoon skiers! The sun is shining and trails have fresh skate and classic grooming. Skiers are reporting sticky snow under their fish scales, so today it's important that your skis have the best waxing possible to prevent clumping underfoot. Not all trails were groomed. We will get to them tonight. The BCT is groomed for the full distance. Check the detailed grooming report for more complete information. Parking lots are plowed and snowshoe trails are open. Trail

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Dec 30, 2022
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Groomer’s Conditions Interim Report - Friday 12/30/22

Good morning skiers! We have a healthy 8" of new snow and still snowing but it looks like it is almost done for this storm cycle. It is 29 degrees, clouds are thinning. Meadow Loop will be best and ready first for skate and classic. Lot is being plowed now. Grooming on the other trails started at 6 am, but will take a good 3 hours to completion, so after 9 AM. I'll update the report later this morning. More live info here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12qPI6gVl

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Groomer’s Report - Thursday 12/29/22

Dec 29, 2022
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Groomer’s Report - Thursday 12/29/22

Good morning skiers! We have some great skiing out there today with the cooler temperatures. It is currently 27 degrees at 10 AM. The overnight low was 20 and yesterday's high was 40! No new snow overnight, but it is currently snowing lightly, with 1 - 2 inches forecast for today, and 2 - 4 inches tonight. Be aware that the Verizon cell tower that serves Plain has been out of service for two days. If you enable Wi-Fi calling on your cell phone you will have service at Pl

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Groomers Report - Wednesday 12/28/22

Dec 28, 2022
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Groomers Report - Wednesday 12/28/22

Good morning skiers! Trails are groomed for skate and classic today and the sun is shining! This will some of the fastest and most consolidated snow of the year and it's going to be much faster. It is currently 34 degrees at 9 AM. No new snow. Trail passes are required and can be purchased online at www.skiplain.com or in person at Plain Hardware. XC ski rentals, sales, and hot wax are also available at Plain Hardware. have fun out there! Rob D, Caleb, and Jason, todays gro

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Dec 27, 2022
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Groomer’s Report - Tuesday 12/27/22

Good morning skiers! This morning we picked up 3" of fairly wet snow. It is currently 31 degrees. The low was 28 and yesterday's high was 35. Most trails are groomed with fresh skate and classic track today. We have a foggy overcast today with no precipitation falling. We do have an area wide power outage today. Power is slated to be back on by 1:00 PM today. For now, local area businesses will have limited services avaliable. There is also no cell service at this tim

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Dec 26, 2022
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Update- Monday 12/26 - We are open for skiing!!!

Skiers - We delayed grooming to the end of the freezing rain event. We have now snowcat groomed the Meadow Loops and the BCT between Plain and just north of the Beaver Creek Trailhead, completing these trail around 10:30 AM. We have fresh skate and classic on these trails. It is currently 28 degrees, slightly broken clouds, and a very light rain/mist falling. We should have some good (for the weather) skiing out there today! Snow is in the forecast for tonight. Trail pa

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Groomer’s Report - Monday 12/26/22

Dec 26, 2022
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Groomer’s Report - Monday 12/26/22

Good morning, (water)skiers! We have delayed grooming due to significant ongoing freezing rain. Most everything is a sheet of ice today. At 9:20 AM today we have 28 degrees and steady rain. Today's pic shows this mornings conditions at Plain Hardware, with water pooling on top of an ice layer. In spite of the conditions, we expect the downpour to end in a few hours and we will run the snowcat between Plain and the Beaver Creek Trailhead to offer limited skiing, both skate

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Christmas Day Groomer’s Report

Dec 25, 2022
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Christmas Day Groomer’s Report

Good morning skiers! Santa stopped by early this morning and did a small amount of grooming for skate and classic on the Meadow Loops and the BCT from Plain to Mt. Springs. I'll just say it's a mixed Santa bag of weather out there right now. It is currently 17 degrees with freezing rain. The overnight low was 16 and yesterday's high was 20. The ungroomed snow and trails have quite a crust over powder. The freshly grooomed trails are already getting a bit icy with the fre

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Groomer’s Report - 12/24/22

Dec 24, 2022
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Groomer’s Report - 12/24/22

Merry Christmas Eve! Trails are groomed with fresh skate and classic tracks this morning! We have 10 degrees and light flurries of snow and sleet at 10 AM. The low was 3 and the high was 10. Only a trace of new overnight. Best skiing (most firm skate platform and classic tracks) will be the Meadow Loops, the Beaver Creek Trail from Plain to Mt. Springs, and the Sprint Loop. Skating north of Mt. Springs will be a touch soft with all the new snow. Snowshoe trails are open

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Groomer’s Report - Friday, 12/23/22

Dec 23, 2022
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Groomer’s Report - Friday, 12/23/22

Good morning hardy skiers! We are about 15 degrees warmer overnight! It is currently 2 degrees and we have 3" of new. We have groomed the Meadow Loops, Sprint Loop, and the Beaver Creek Trail between Plain and Mt. Springs. Based on the forecast for 4 - 6 inches of new today and into the night, we have held off on grooming Clear Creek Trailhead and Beaver Creek Trailhead for now. Should be great skate and classic today from the Plain Trailhead. Currently the snow has sto

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Groomer’s Report - Thursday 12/22/22

Dec 22, 2022
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Groomer’s Report - Thursday 12/22/22

Good morning, hardy skiers! We have some beautiful conditions this morning ... a bit cold but the sun is shining and we have fresh skate grooming! It is currently negative 9 degrees at 9 AM. The low was negative 14, and yesterday's high was plus 10! Warm glove day and cover the face! See the detailed grooming report here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12qPI6gVls_IVXpmBIVq0oKy1_Fk2NDnM6K-DNOzD_iw/edit Today we have fresh skate on the Meadow Loops, the Beaver Creek

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Groomer’s Report - Wednesday 12/21/22

Dec 21, 2022
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Groomer’s Report - Wednesday 12/21/22

Good morning skiers! We packed yesterday afternoon and groomed this morning starting at 5 AM. Trails are looking good! Classic might be my choice over skate as we received over 18" of new snow from the storm and skate could be soft in some areas. It is currently partly sunny, 6 degrees at 9:30 AM, after a low of 4 and yesterday's high was 10. The best skating will be the Meadow Loops, Sprint Loop, and the BCT between Plain and Mt. Springs as this was packed with the PB-1

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Groomer info for Tuesday - no grooming today

Dec 19, 2022
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Groomer info for Tuesday - no grooming today

Our forecast calls for heavy snow tomorrow, with the snowfall starting at 4 am and ending at 4pm. We will delay our morning grooming and start packing and widening at 2:30 pm. We will groom again on Wednesday morning starting at 6 am. On the high side of the forecast we should see about 14" from this system. Rob W

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Groomer’s Report - Monday 12/19/22

Dec 19, 2022
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Groomer’s Report - Monday 12/19/22

Good morning skiers! This morning we have 8 degrees at 10 am, with moderate, very fluffy snowfall. We have about 4" of new overnight. The low was 7 and yesterday's high was 18. We started grooming about 6:30 am. Only a light amount of snow has fallen since then. We have fresh skate and classic on most trails. We used the PB-100 snowcat on the Meadow Loop Trails, the BCT between Mt. Springs and Plain Trailhead, and on the Sprint Loop. The snowcat packs better/quicker th

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Groomer’s Report - Sunday 12/18/22

Dec 18, 2022
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Groomer’s Report - Sunday 12/18/22

Good morning skiers! It's another great day of skiing out there. We have sent out three of our grooming crew at 6 AM to make sure trails are in the best possible shape this morning. Most trails have seen fresh skate grooming completed by 8 am, and classic is in good shape and left from yesterday. Click here for for a detailed report (this LIVE report is avaliable 24/7 on the skiplain.com grooming page and is called "DETAILED TRAIL REPORT": https://docs.google.com/spreadsh

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Groomer’s Report

Dec 17, 2022
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Groomer’s Report

Good morning skiers! Best/longest perfect weather pattern for ski trails ever! This morning we have 18 degrees at 8 am. The overnight low was 15 and yesterday's high was 20. The trails have groomed out beautifully today, with a mix of fresh skate and classic. The grooming is coming out so well I can't pick one over the other (skate vs classic tracks) to recommend. Today's picture is from Beaver Creek Trail south of the Clear Creek Trailhead. Looks perfect! This section

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Groomer’s Report - Friday, 12/16/22

Dec 16, 2022
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Groomer’s Report - Friday, 12/16/22

Good morning skiers! Another great day out there! We currently have 20 degrees after a low of 19. Yesterday's high was 32. Snow is still "squeaky" cold and dry, and skiing very well. We have groomed fresh skate on most trails this morning, starting at 6 AM. Classic is in very good shape on most of the trails. Today's photo shows Caleb grooming on a Yamaha Grizzly quad with Camoplast tracks. He's pulling a Yellowstone Track Systems 108" wide Ginzu Groomer. We use four

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Groomer’s Report - Thursday, 12/15/22

Dec 15, 2022
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Groomer’s Report - Thursday, 12/15/22

Good morning skiers! Mare great skiing out there today! We have 23 degrees at 10 AM, with a high, thin, and somewhat broken overcast. No new snow. The low overnight was 18, and yesterday's high was 36. The snow is getting faster but still powdery on much of the trail. Great skiing, skate or classic. Fresh skate on most trails this morning. Fresh classic on the BCT from Clear Creek Trailhead to Beaver Creek Trailhead. Today I spent some time widening and flattening the

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Groomer’s Report - Wednesday, 12/14/22

Dec 14, 2022
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Groomer’s Report - Wednesday, 12/14/22

Good morning skiers! We have a dusting of new snow this morning (1/2") and 16 degrees at 8 AM. Skies are clear and its going to be a great day of skiing! The overnight low was 14 and yesterday's high was 31. Three groomers started at 6 am this morning and trails will have fresh skate. Classic is holding very well and we have left tracks as they are from yesterday. Today's picture is from the top of Mill Hill last night at sunset! Ginzu groomed and skiing great! Snowshoe

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