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Groomer’s Report - Tuesday 1/31/23

Jan 31
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Groomer’s Report - Tuesday 1/31/23

Good morning skiers! It was a cold one last night but that means the snow is going to hold all day with some fast skiing! It is currently 15 degrees at 9 AM. We have very light snow and a scant trace of new overnight. The low was 4 and yesterday's high was 28. Fresh skate and classic was groomed in with the PB 100 on the Meadow Loops, Sprint Loop, and the BCT between Plain and Mt. Springs Lodge. The section between Hot Tub Hill to the Hitching post (about 300 yards) is

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Groomer’s Report - Sunday, 1/29/23

Jan 29
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Groomer’s Report - Sunday, 1/29/23

Good morning skiers! We have a bluebird day here in Plain! It is currently 24 degrees at 10 AM after an overnight low of 12 degrees. Yesterday's high was 35 and no new snow. Trails are groomed with fresh skate and classic with the PB100 snowcat on the Meadow Loops, Sprint Loops, and the Beaver Creek Trail from Plain to Mt. Springs. Most other trails have fresh skate with classic left from yesterday. Classic is in good shape as it stayed very frozen yesterday. Be aware t

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Groomer’s Report - Saturday 1/28/23

Jan 28
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Groomer’s Report - Saturday 1/28/23

Good morning skiers! We have sunshine breaking through the clouds this morning, with some snow in the forecast for later today. Great skiing right now with tons of fresh classic track set and the skate platform is firm and fast. Yesterday's high was 53 and the overnight low was 22. It is currently 25 degrees at 9 AM and no new snow. Today's photo is from early this morning on the Sprint Loop. Snowshoe trails are open. Lots are plowed BUT ICY. Trail passes are required

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Groomer’s Report - Friday 1/27/23

Jan 27
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Groomer’s Report - Friday 1/27/23

Good morning skiers! We are having some interesting temperature extremes but are making the best of it. A 8:30 AM the skies are clear with a temperature of 41. The overnight low was 31 and yesterday's high was 54! Fresh skate on most trails. The Meadow trails have fresh classic as does Sprint Loop. There is also fresh classis in areas of the mid section (see photo below). It was wet when we started grooming and the temperatures dropped early this morning as it cleared of

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Groomer’s Report - Thursday 1/26/23

Jan 26
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Groomer’s Report - Thursday 1/26/23

Good morning skiers! We have a high thin overcast , and 29 degrees at 8:30 AM. The overnight low was 22 and yesterday's high was 47. Fresh skate on all trails. Fresh classic in places in the meadow. The trails above Mountain Springs are not softening up during the day, even with the warmer temps. Skating should be firmer up valley in the afternoon, compared to the meadow loops. Classic will be firm an fast early in the day where it was not reset. We plan to reset classic

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Groomer’s Report - Wednesday 1/25/23

Jan 25
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Groomer’s Report - Wednesday 1/25/23

Groomer’s Report - Tuesday 1/24/23 Good morning skiers! It is mostly clear with a little breeze, no new snow, and 32 degrees at 8:30 AM. The overnight low was 26 and yesterday's high was 47. Things softened up yesterday with the warm temps but froze up firm again over night. Fresh skate on most trails. Fresh classic on all the meadow trails and sprint loop. Skating should have nice corduroy in the meadow but give it a little set time. It is likely a little firmer up valle

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Groomer’s Report - Tuesday 1/24/23

Jan 24
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Groomer’s Report - Tuesday 1/24/23

Good morning skiers! The sun is out and it is another beautiful day! It is mostly clear, no new snow, and 41 degrees at 8:45 AM. The overnight low was 21 and yesterday's high was 43. The snow is holding very well in spite of the warm afternoon temps. Fresh skate on most trails. Fresh classic was set on the BCT from start to finish and on most of the side loops up valley. Classic is holding up well in the meadow loops, tracks will be firm and fast first thing in the morni

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Groomer’s Report - Monday 1/23/23

Jan 23
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Groomer’s Report - Monday 1/23/23

Good morning skiers! It's looking like another great day to be out on the trails! It is mostly clear, no new snow, and 20 degrees at 8 AM. The overnight low was 18 and yesterday's high was 41. The snow is holding very well in spite of the warm afternoon temps. Fresh skate on most trails and classic left from yesterday. Today's picture is from this morning on Shotgun Meadow just north of the Beaver Creek Trailhead. Great skiing out there! Skate might be my choice this mo

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Groomer’s Report - SUNday, 1/22/23

Jan 22
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Groomer’s Report - SUNday, 1/22/23

Good morning skiers! The sun is out in a big way today! It is currently 30 degrees at 10 AM. The low was 18 and yesterday's high was 33. We had 3" of new snow yesterday and overnight. Today's picture is from the Meadow Loop earlier today. Fresh skate and classic on the Meadow Loops, Sprint Loop, and the BCT from Plain to Mt. Springs. Most trails have fresh skate grooming, and some classic grooming. Great conditions today! My choice today would be skate! Our PVNT juni

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Jan 21
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Groomer’s Report - Saturday 1/21/23

Good morning skiers! Trails have been amazing this week and today is no different. The snow is cold and holding perfectly day to day thanks to the colder overnight temps. Last night we had a low of 16, a high of 43, and it is currently 22 degrees at 9:30 AM. No new snow overnight but we do have light snow forecasted for today (perhaps 1" of new). I skated from the Beaver Creek Trailhead early this morning before work and it is firm and fast, with a perfectly roughed up s

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Jan 20
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Groomer’s Report - Friday 1/20/23

Good morning skiers! I'm still smiling from yesterday as the sunshine and the grooming was incredible! Today looks to be a repeat. It is currently 21 degrees at 9 AM. The low was 16 and yesterdays high was 44. In spite of the warm afternoon the trails stayed very frozen all day. Today will be the same. It's the best skiing conditions of the year! Fresh skate and classic grooming today on most trails. Today we have 15 PVNT youth racers racing at Soldier Hollow near Park Ci

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Thursday update!

Jan 19
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Thursday update!

Great skiing today, especially on Meadow Loop, Sprint Loop, and the southern BCT! Rob

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Groomer’s Report - Thursday 1/19/23

Jan 19
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Groomer’s Report - Thursday 1/19/23

Good morning skiers! This morning we have blue skies, sunshine, and great grooming. The overnight low was 19 and yesterday's high was 34. It is currently 21 degrees at 9 AM. I'm just back from Meadow Loop and both skate and classic are near perfect! It's going to be a great day to go for a ski! Fresh skate and classic set on most trails today. The snowshoe trails are open and lots are plowed. Trail passes are required and can be purchased online at www.skiplain.com or i

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Groomer’s Report - Wednesday 1/18/23

Jan 18
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Groomer’s Report - Wednesday 1/18/23

Good morning skiers! Some nice skiing out there this morning. Colder temps and a skiff of new snow! It's currently 30 and snowing lightly at 9 AM. The grooming came out better today for skate (compared to yesterday's skate grooming which was a bit rough). Today's picture is from the Thousand Trails area. Fresh skate and classic on the Meadow Loops, Sprint Loop, and the BCT between Plain and Mt. Springs/Hot Tub Hill. Snowshoe trails are open and lots are plowed. Have fu

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Groomer’s Report - Tuesday 1/17/23

Jan 17
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Groomer’s Report - Tuesday 1/17/23

Good morning skiers! Mixed trail conditions out there today, but for me it was super fun and fast (I was skating). Yesterday's warm temps and last nights cold conditions lead to some firm, fast, and a touch icy snow today. Classic will be fast, and skate will be fast where is stays frozen and slower in the warm spots. The Meadow Loops, Sprint Loop, and the BCT have fresh skate and classic today. All other trails have fresh skate and classic left from yesterday. We have new

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Groomer’s Report - MLK Monday, 1/16/23

Jan 16
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Groomer’s Report - MLK Monday, 1/16/23

Good morning skiers! The youth ski races are over so lots of parking everywhere! Trails have fresh skate and some fresh classic. Classic was fast yesterday and they will be fast today! Good skating on the Meadow Loop and Sprint Loop trails! It is currently 33 degrees and overcast. No new snow overnight and a touch of light rain. Trail are holding up very well and they did freeze last night. Today's picture is from the Meadow Loop trail. Snowshoe trails are open and lo

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Groomer’s Report - Sunday 1/15/23

Jan 15
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Groomer’s Report - Sunday 1/15/23

Good morning skiers! This morning we have 33 degrees after a low of 32. Yesterday's high was 36. No new snow. We have fresh skate grooming on all trails today including Mill Hill and Grizzly Mountain. A mix of trails saw new classic. Overall, the trails are holding very well and are skiing well. Sprint Loop will be closed today for a youth race (www.wncup.org). This is race #2 of the Washington Nordic Cup Series. This series is designed to introduce young skiers to th

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Groomer’s Report - Saturday 1/14/23

Jan 14
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Groomer’s Report - Saturday 1/14/23

Good morning skiers! I've been out skiing the trails over the last 4 days and the trail conditions have been really good in spite of our warm patch. Yesterday I skated at 3 PM and found it firm and fast, with the temps around 33 degrees after a fair patch of rain earlier in the day. So good skiing. My classics have been super fun as well (Thursday's ski). Surprisingly fast on my skin skis. With the extended warm spell, the parking lots have been tough. Overnight I've fr

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Groomer’s Report - Friday 1/13/23

Jan 13
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Groomer’s Report - Friday 1/13/23

Good morning skiers! It was a bit rainy overnight but this morning it has stopped raining but it remains overcast. We have been stuck at a temp of 32.5 for some time. In spite of the temps and rain, I had a great classic ski (on my skin skis) yesterday afternoon. The skins were sliding fast! Come see us at Plain Hardware if you would like to demo some skin skis. The best skiing will be the Meadow Loops, Sprint Loop, and the BCT between Plain and Mt. Springs Lodge. Clas

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Groomer’s Report - Thursday 1/12/23

Jan 12
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Groomer’s Report - Thursday 1/12/23

Good morning skiers! Today we have 4" of fresh moist snow. Trails have fresh skate and classic groomed. The best skiing will be on the Meadow Loops, Sprint Loop, and the BCT between Plain and Mt. Springs. It is currently overcast and the snow has stopped. Skiing will be slower today with the fresh snow. We are prepping for a Washington Nordic Cup race that will be held on Sunday, 1/15. The course will be entirely on the Sprint Loop course. Parking will be impacted at t

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