Well the warm temperatures have kept up, even at night and we are slowly beginning to lose our snow.  Yesterday it rained in the morning, making the trails even slushier.  Despite these less than perfect conditions, a few dedicated skiers have ventured out onto the trails.  Snow still covers most of the trails and you can certainly still shuffle around a bit, although you may run into some bare spots and puddles.

We have not been out to groom in about a week, since the snow is so soft and in some places nonexistent.  We’ve been encouraging guests to snowshoe over ski since the trails may just be a bit too soft.  Although not perfect for skiing, the trails are still beautiful and they make you feel like you’re out in the wilderness.  They are a great place to witness this early change of seasons.  

It does seem like spring is just about here, but it’s definitely possible that we’ll see another big snow fall in which case we’ll be back on the groomer and eager to get the trails in top condition for late winter skiing.   Check back to see if winter makes a come back!

All of the trails were groomed early this morning.  With temperatures well above freezing for over a week and trace amounts of new snow, we were unsure how the trails would hold up, but the grooming was a success and all of the trails are in very good shape.  We still have an 8-10 inch base in most places and the tracks are very hard.  The warm weather during the day followed by freezing temps at night made some of the trails a bit icy so we used the power tiller today to break up the ice that was starting to form.  It did the trick and most of the ice is gone. 

This afternoon the thermometer reads 50 degrees and the skies are blue and sunny.  Skiers report that the trails haven’t gotten too soft in the sun and that it’s very comfortable skiing weather.  We all have to take advantage of the warm weather and the surprisingly good skiing conditions, since skiing might not be much of an option if this warm streak keeps up!