Grooming Report

We have reached the end of February and we still have trails to ski! It feels odd to say that this early in the season, but this has been an abnormal winter and we are just happy to still be going. With the warm temperatures yesterday adding moisture into the trails, last night got down into the high 20's, which means that they will be fast and firm this morning with many icy areas, but eventually softening up in the open meadows as the temps climb to 50 again. Ginzu's w

Support PVNT’s 2026 Junior National Skiers!  This year, 8 PVNT skiers have qualified to join the Pacific Northwest division team traveling to Cable, WI to compete in the 2026 Cross Country Junior National Championship races March 9-13th! To support their journey, we are launching a Fundraiser, running until March 1. More information can be found HERE. It's going to continue to be Spring-like conditions out on the trails today as temperatures last night only got down to the

Support PVNT’s 2026 Junior National Skiers!  This year, 8 PVNT skiers have qualified to join the Pacific Northwest division team traveling to Cable, WI to compete in the 2026 Cross Country Junior National Championship races March 9-13th! To support their journey, we are launching a Fundraiser, running until March 1. More information can be found HERE. Ginzu's were out last night setting fresh skate on all of our open trails and laying another set of classic tracks on the op

Our Winter Ski-a-thon yesterday was a ton of fun!! Great job to all of our skiers! Laps were powered by lots of gummy bears, M&M's, jelly beans and loud music. It's not too late to help out and donate, click HERE for more info. Every dollar raised goes directly back into Plain Valley Nordic Team for camps, ski gear, transportation and scholarships! We are thankful that there is still good skiing to be found out on our trails especially in the areas that are out in the me

This afternoon is our Winter Ski-a-thon!! Our youth will be skiing laps up at the Osprey Lodge to raise funds for camps, ski gear, transportation and scholarships! Every dollar raised goes directly back into Plain Valley Nordic Team. More information can be found HERE about how you can help sponsor a skier or donate. We are still enjoying the fruits of the fresh snow that fell over the last 2 days reviving the trails a little bit. No new snow last night, but the temperatu

Thank you to everyone that helped make our Washington Nordic Cup Race a huge success yesterday! Congratulations to all of the racers and we are extremely grateful that the Stevens Pass Nordic Center was able to host it for us. The snow dances are working!! We received roughly an inch of new snow yesterday and another dusting of snow last night as temperatures hovered right around freezing as some wet flurries are still currently falling. This fresh snow has temporarily cov

Today is our Washington Nordic Cup Race that is being hosted up at the Stevens Pass Nordic Center . Good luck to all of our Plain Valley Nordic Team racers! If you are not heading up to the pass to cheer them on, it's a good day to make it out to our trails and enjoy the snow that we still have. A light dusting of snow fell overnight with more expected this morning. Temperatures dropped down to the high 20's and are expected to jump up to the mid 30's as the day goes on

Winter is not giving up quite yet and the forecast is calling for some snow today and we are hoping that it brings more than they are expecting. Temperatures got down to the high 20's last night and are expected to jump up a few degrees to the low 30's. This morning will be a great time to get out and ski with the best places to ski still being from the northern terminus to the Campground Loop and south of Swamp Creek Loop to the creek crossing just before Stonewater Loop.

Temperatures got down to the high teens last night and the little bit of snow that we received during the day yesterday really helped to produce a lot of nice corduroy. The trails should be nice and firm this morning before it warms up to the mid 30's under partly cloudy skies. The cold temps are helping to preserve the trails that we still have and we are still hoping that the forecast is correct about some fresh snow this weekend. The Ginzu's were freshening up all the sk

We got teased with a couple of flurries last night and temperatures got just below 30 degrees making the trails firm and fast this morning, with temps not expected to get too far above freezing today. The best skiing is still from the northern terminus down to the Campground Loop and south of Swamp Creek Loop down to the turnaround at the bridge before Stonewater Loop. There is still a small ribbon of snow to make it to the road crossing without having to take skis off. G

We got fresh snow!!! Yesterday, we got just under an inch, but to the parched trails it felt like a sip of water on a hot day (even though it needs a fire hose to rehydrate, a sip can get you through for the time being). Even though it got down to the upper teens last night, the fresh snow allowed for some really nice corduroy that should make a good layer to ski on today. Unfortunately, it wasn't it enough to allow for setting new classic, so the existing tracks were lef

A very light dusting of snow fell overnight with temperatures getting down into the mid 20's making the trails firm again this morning with some icy spots under the trees. Today is looking like cloudy skies with temps climbing up to the mid 30's. Ginzu's groomed all of the skate lanes last night with better results than the night before, but still producing mixed results. The best skiing is going to remain on the BCT from the northern terminus to the Campground Loop and if

We made it to President's Day and still have trails to ski, so we will consider that a success in a winter like this! Temperatures got down to the mid 20's last night, so trails will be firm this morning and there will be icy areas in places, especially the thin areas under the trees. Today is expected to get up to the high 30's under cloudy skies which may soften up the trails in the open areas. The best skiing is going to remain on the BCT from the northern terminus to th

It was beautiful sunny skies for most of yesterday and it is calling for more of the same today. Temperatures got down to around 30 degrees last night, so the trails should be firm and potentially icy in spots until it warms back up to around 40 degrees and softens them up. There is still good skiing to be found out on the trails and winter hasn't fully given up on us as there is a new pattern heading our way that will bring us some cooler temperatures and hopefully some pr

Happy Valentine's Day!! If you are looking to get out and ski with your sweetheart, we did get a dusting of fresh snow on our open trails and it's be the closest thing to a powder day that we've had for quite awhile. Temperatures hovered just above freezing, so trails will softened up as temps are expected to get up into the 40's again. There is still pretty good coverage on the BCT from the northern terminus down to the just past the junction with Grizzly Mtn. and if y

It's Friday the 13th... but for us that just means another great day to get out and ski before the snow gets scared off of the trails. There is still good coverage around the Osprey Lodge Trailhead and roughly half of our trails are still open. Conditions will be firm this morning especially in the trees as the temperatures again got down to the high 20's, but it is expected to warm up to almost 40 degrees under cloudy skies with a slight chance of rain this afternoon, so t

The snow coverage up around the Osprey Lodge is holding up as the temperatures have been getting down to the high 20's at night which is making the trails pretty firm in the mornings and even a bit icy under the trees, but temps are expected to go up into the 40's again, which should soften the them up a little bit, especially out in the open areas. We have been stuck in this weather pattern for quite awhile now and we are still hoping that we can still get a little bit more

The colder temperatures at night are definitely helping the trails to stay firm longer and is making for some good skiing especially up around the Osprey Lodge Trailhead, which still has pretty nice coverage from the northern terminus down to the Campground Loop. Trails south from there get thinner as you head through the trees to the road crossing. The forecast for today is for some more sun and temps going from the high 20's up to the low 40's, so you will find mostly fir

The best conditions remain up around the Osprey Lodge Trailhead which makes sense because it's our only remaining parking lot. The BCT from the northern terminus down to the Campground Loop is holding up the best, while it is a little rough on the Swamp Creek, Beaver Creek, and Stonewater Loops and some of the areas in the trees. Temperatures got down below freezing last night and are expected to jump up to around 40 again. Ginzu's were out grooming the skate lanes on the BCT

For those that got out and skied before the game yesterday, they were treated to firmer trails than were expected and it should be the same for today. Even though the temperatures didn't get too far below freezing, it's allowing the trails to stay cold and hopefully preserve what we still have. The Osprey Lodge Trailhead still has our only open parking lot and Ginzu's were out grooming the skate lanes on the BCT from the northern terminus down to the Mountain Springs Lodge