we groomed from the parking area to the prayer flags. Double track to the big hill, single track thereafter to Yew Cabin, double again to prayer flags. We did not go to Bucky's. We did not go down the dog track. The base is thin and very solid. We were able to "soften" the top so grooming was helpful. The tracks we set are rather shallow in many places. There are some icy sections. A few spots are now very narrow - just the width of the groomer. It will be fast. 

Les 

Last Grooming week of the season?

 

This week may be the last of the grooming season due to sketchy snow conditions , thank you for your support of the Nordic area this season.

Dan Miles

 Just returned from resetting the trail from the Parking lot to the Prayer flags. Snow is rapidly melting away but skiing is remaining Fair to Good with some icy patches beginning to show up. Caution and control is recommended on the descents especially on the narrow sections of the trails. Do get out and enjoy the spring like conditions.

Wayne

Ski conditions Sunday Feb 1

Very nice skiing today, with soft snow and easy downhill conditions...fast but not too fast, good kick and glide with no stick. The snow is starting to turn isothermic so warm top to bottom creating a very soft base. This means good track setting conditions, but soft overall with the UTV machine tracks digging in deep. If this keeps up, our snow pack will disintegrate in the next few weeks.

Get in the good skiing while you can!

Kaslo Nordic Ski Trails grooming report for Friday January 30 by Wayne Campbell

 

Kaslo Nordic Ski Trails grooming report for Friday January 30 by Wayne Campbell

This morning I groomed and set track from the Hwy 31A parking lot to the Prayer Flags at 7 Mile FSR turnaround. Because the snow is warm and wet, with drizzle the whole time, the track went in to full depth for most of the trail. Conditions are therefore wet and sticky. I groomed and set track at Moose Meadow stadium for the youth program on Sunday.

Wayne

Kaslo Nordic Ski Trail grooming report for Saturday January 24 by Stu Heard

Grooming and track setting today / afternoon was cool -3  to  -7 with clearing skis later afternoon that made for spectacular views. Pacific wrens are skittering about along the trail in the low shrubs, and snowshoe hare tracks are evident in the surface hoar frost alongside the ski trail. I groomed and double track set from Hwy 31A parking lot to Moose Meadow cabin, and groomed and track set for the Nordic youth program tomorrow Sunday January 25. I groomed and set single track to the prayer flags / 7 Mile FSR from Moose Meadow cabin. The dog trail (K9) was groomed on Wednesday as best can be, so I “Let It Be” today.

Ski conditions continue to be fast and hard, though not icy. Snowplow skills are a necessity.

REMINDER: Kaslo Youth Nordic Ski program is tomorrow Sunday January 25 from 9:30 am to 1pm so the parking lot will be very active.

Nordic Jan 21

 Kaslo Nordic Ski Trails grooming report for Wednesday January 21 by Stu Heard and Sarah Heard

It was -3C at Moose Meadow cabin at 2pm when we started grooming, and the tracks were hard and icy…..but they aren’t now! 

We groomed and set new ski track from Hwy 31A to the Yew Cabin and Prayer Flags, and groomed/knifed the Bucky Cabin wilderness ski route with good success in breaking up the surface and creating a soft snow over a hard pack base. We set double track from Hwy 31A parking lot to Moose Meadow cabin, and single track from MM Cabin to Prayer Flags. We knifed, groomed and set no track along 7 Mile FSR from Prayer Flags to Bucky Cabin. It seems that with this hard ice layer, even the Moose are moving lower out of the hard crust.

Overall, the skiing is fast and hard with soft snow for snowplowing slowing down.

Happy Trails
Sarah and Stu