Grooming Report

There will be a brief closure of the BCT this afternoon at Mountain Springs Lodge from 2:50pm - 3:50pm due to a wedding ceremony. Signs will be posted closing the trail and unfortunately there is no detour because of Rowdy Coyote being closed, so please plan accordingly. It's the last day of January, yet it looks and feels more like the last day of March... We do still have snow on the trails, but it may feel more like mashed potatoes as the day goes on. Temperatures only go

Let's start with the good news, with the rain and warm temperatures, the trails are a bit softer and that allowed for some new classic to be set in areas around the Meadow Loop and the BCT up to Stonewater Loop and produced some good looking corduroy. The challenging part is that the rain and warmer temps yesterday are not helping the trails and more thin and dirty spots are showing and with more warmer temps in the foreseeable future, we will continue to do our best to mak

Another dusting of fresh snow last night with flurries still coming down this morning. Temperatures overnight were hovering right around the freezing mark and they are expected to jump up into the high 30's again with those flurries changing to some potential light rain for today. The little bit of fresh snow gave the groomers just enough to work with to provide some pretty good looking corduroy, so the skiing should be a bit softer than it's been, but still remain pretty g

Finally a dusting of new snow!! Today brings the beginning of some weather changes as light flurries are currently falling with temps in the high 20's that will rise into the mid 30's with the potential for some rain/wintry mix later this afternoon. It looks like there is a possibility for some snow again tomorrow and then we are hitting a warming trend for the foreseeable future and we will see how the trails hold up through that. Right now, they are still pretty firm and

Today may be the last day of having to type up the same report saying no new precipitation, with overnight temps down into the low 20's and daytime highs right around freezing because the forecast starting tomorrow shows we could be getting some new precipitation which we are going to really hope is in the form of snow. We continue to be amazed that the trails have been holding up as well as they have and the skiing has been surprisingly good especially in the open areas ar

We've reached the first day of another new week and we are hoping that it will finally bring us some different weather and that hope may come true, but the temperatures will determine if it is good or if it will be challenge. Until then, we will be happy with the temperatures last night getting down into the low 20's and getting up into the 30's today under partly cloudy skies which will make for another day of great skiing. Grooming happened last night freshening up the sk

Yesterday was such a beautiful day to be out skiing. Even though it was a little cold, just having some sunshine really made it feel wonderful. The good news is that today is calling for it to be almost the same. The temperatures last night dropped down to the mid teens and it is supposed to only get up to around 30 with the fog burning off and becoming sunny, which means trails will again be firm and fast, but overall holding up in most places and allowing for some really

There will be a brief closure of the BCT this afternoon at Mountain Springs Lodge from 3:50pm - 4:50pm due to a wedding ceremony. Signs will be posted closing the trail and unfortunately there is no detour because of Rowdy Coyote being closed, so please plan accordingly. SAFETY NOTICE :   DO NOT SKI ON SLEIGH TRAILS at Mountain Springs Lodge.  Please obey the signs and only ski on groomed ski trails. We finally have something new to report, the temperature last night tumbled

TGIF!!!, and we are thankful to still have snow to groom, even if it is starting to get thin in some areas. We are still in that same pattern of no new snow, but temperatures dropping into the mid 20's at night and getting up into the low 30's during the day under mostly cloudy skies. It is helping to keep the snow that we do have, but the trails are thirsty for more and the current forecast doesn't seem to know when that is going to happen. We remain hopeful though and ju

Once again, it's almost a carbon copy of the same weather we've had for almost 2 weeks with temperatures last night dropping down into the high 20's and today looking cloudy with temps into the 30's. We can't complain too much, because it is helping up maintain a majority of our trails as it seems like someone just hit pause on the weather patterns in the PNW. We are still in low snow conditions, but overall trails are still holding up nicely around all of the trailheads an

It feels like we are stuck in the movie Groundhog Day and we are reliving the same weather day after day, but at least we are in a cycle of colder temperatures where our trails are mostly holding up. Temperatures got down into the high 20's last night and the forecast is looking like cloudy skies and temps in the low 30's. We are continuing to be in low snow conditions, but there is still some really good skiing to be found especially in the meadows around all 3 trailheads

Another night of temperatures dropping down into the mid 20's and the forecast for today is looking to be just about the same as yesterday. These cold temperatures are really good for the trails and even though we have not had any new snow for almost 2 weeks, there is some really nice corduroy being produced and where there are still classic tracks, they are holding up quite nicely. The best conditions will still be in the open meadows around each of the trailheads with tra

There will be a brief closure of the BCT this afternoon at Mountain Springs Lodge from 2:50pm - 3:50pm due to a wedding ceremony. Signs will be posted closing the trail and unfortunately there is no detour because of Rowdy Coyote being closed, so please plan accordingly. SAFETY NOTICE :   DO NOT SKI ON SLEIGH TRAILS at Mountain Springs Lodge.  Please obey the signs and only ski on groomed ski trails. Another night of temperatures down into the mid 20's and the forecast for t

SAFETY NOTICE :   DO NOT SKI ON SLEIGH TRAILS at Mountain Springs Lodge.  Please obey the signs and only ski on groomed ski trails. It's going to be another great day to get out and ski as temperatures last night dropped down into the 20's and even though we didn't get any new snow, the forecast for today is for sunny skies and temps in the mid 30's. While we are still experiencing overall low snow conditions, the open trails are still holding up and if you wanted to ski th

Just a reminder that we are still in low snow conditions, but overall most of the trails are holding up quite well and there is some really good skiing out on our trails. Temperatures last night dropped down into the high 20's again and are still below freezing this morning before the fog burns off and they rise into the mid 30's. Trails will be firm this morning and softening up by the afternoon. Best trails will continue to be in the meadows around all 3 trailheads and u

Now that the temperatures are dropping below freezing at night, it is making for very firm trails that are lasting most of the day. It is both good and challenging news as it means the trails are firming up, but is making some of the thin trails feel more like ice especially in the trees, so use caution any time you head into the trees on steep terrain. Be aware of organic materials that are dropping from the trees and dotting the trails. We are doing our best with the sno

There will be a brief closure of the BCT this afternoon at Mountain Springs Lodge from 3:20pm - 4:20pm due to a wedding ceremony. Signs will be posted closing the trail and suggesting the Rowdy Coyote detour. Temperatures last night did drop down to just below freezing and the forecast is for it to be partly sunny with the temps slowly rising back into the 40's..Trails will be firm this morning and icy in some spots especially in the trees and shaded spots. Be aware of organ

After temperatures almost hitting 50 again yesterday, but eventually dropped down to freezing early this morning, so we continued our modified grooming and ginzu's were used last night to set fresh skate on the Meadow Loop, the Cut-Offs, the BCT out to Mountain Springs Lodge, Rowdy Coyote, most of Mill Hill (Mud slide on the top), Sprint Loop and the rest of BCT from just past Stonewater Loop out to the Northern Terminus. We skipped the rest of the trails to help preserve th

Because the very warm temperatures yesterday and it not dropping down below freezing last night, we made the difficult decision to not groom the trails for today in an attempt to conserve the base that we have and not make things worse. Grooming in such wet conditions can trap water in the snowpack and actually accelerate melting, so we want to do our best to survive this warm front with minimal impact. We will continue to reevaluate each day and it does look hopeful for ev

Rain, Rain go away, don't come back another day.... It's been roughly 24hrs of light rain and temperatures in the mid 30's last night, not exactly the best conditions for Cross country ski trails that are already dealing with a low snow season. We are going to make it through, but with warmer temperatures for the foreseeable future, we are going to modify the grooming just a little bit to hopefully help preserve the trails as best as we can. We are going to be doing light p