Grooming Report... 2/23/2026

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 covered some of our thinner areas and it should be possible to make it over the driveway crossings before it warms up to almost 40 degrees. With the new snow, Ginzu's were out last night and attempted to set a new classic track on almost all of our open trails (minus Grizzly Mtn.) and it came with mixed success, with some looking nice and other areas where the track pan didn't want to sink into the firm base at all, but it was worth the try. The skate lanes turned out much better, as it is always nice to have some fresh snow to work with. The forecast is for temperatures to be warmer during the days for the next week, so today may be the best coverage that we are going to have for the near future, so get out there and enjoy it!

OPEN TRAILS: Everything north of the creek crossing at Stonewater Loop, except the southern side of Grizzly Mtn.

CAUTION AREAS: Heading south on the BCT just past the Grizzly Mtn. junction down to Swamp Creek includes a narrow ribbon of snow through the trees, a 2 foot wide melt out that has 2 PVC pipes to help fill the gap that is getting wider and just after the road crossing are 2 very thin driveways. Swamp Creek Loop is showing a few more bare spots on its southern areas and Grizzly Mtn is now a 2 way trail with a couple of narrow and exposed spots. There are also a few thin and icy spots in the trees to be aware of.

PARKING LOTS:  The OSPREY LODGE TRAILHEAD at the main entrance of Thousand Trails is our last remaining open parking lot for the trails.

TRAIL DAY PASSES ARE DISCOUNTED TO $15 and can be purchased HERE, and as always, kids ski free, but they also need an online PASS.