Grooming Report... 2/28/2026

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 were out last night just freshening up the skate lanes and the best groom was the loop near the Osprey Lodge and the southern trails down past the Beaver Creek Loop. It's difficult for the trails to hold up in these Spring-like temps so you will see more bare spots starting to poke through and the wind has brought down a lot of debris from the trees. Be prepared to walk a few longer bare areas before and after the road crossing. We will continue to groom this weekend and reassess the trails for the upcoming week.

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, the ribbon of snow through the trees has now turned into a thin thread and will need to be walked and there is a 2 foot wide melt out that has 2 PVC pipes to help fill the gap. If you are going to go across the road, we recommend walking down Fish Pond Lane and hop back on the trail at the 2nd driveway crossing as we are losing coverage in between. Swamp Creek Loop, Beaver Creek Loop and the BCT down to the bridge are all getting thinner and showing more bare spots, along with icy areas in the trees. Grizzly Mtn is now a 2 way trail with a couple of narrow and exposed areas.

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.

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 tomorrow. More information can be found HERE.