Jan 1, 2017 | BC XC Report
The New Year greets us with plenty of white on the ground, but the snow is beginning to feel a bit on the stale side, as since the last snowfall of any significance, it has been warmed over by the sun, and hammered into short sheets of starchy wind-slab by the howling...
Dec 29, 2016 | BC XC Report
Recent weather patterns have made it hard to know from day to day what to expect out in the Grand backcountry. On any given outing within the last week you might experience frigid, finger-biting cold, lift-stopping winds, or seemingly tropical warmth. Nevertheless, as...
Dec 22, 2016 | BC XC Report
The Deadhorse loop is now clear of trees and in good shape overall! Ski it before the next Wind event! Warm temperatures have stiffened and added some weight to the powder, as well as having created some crust on south-facing, exposed aspects, but the good news is...
Dec 20, 2016 | BC XC Report
We are set up for an excellent Nordic Holiday Ski Season. The late, but generous fall snows have left a solid blanket of snow over the Fraser and Colorado River valleys with depths ranging from teens to 30″ and more at higher elevations below tree-line. We are...
Dec 14, 2016 | BC XC Report
Ullr has been kind to us here in the upper Fraser Valley, bringing a wave of storms with additional doses of light fluffy powder that is expected to continue for the remainder of the week. Wild fluctuations in temperature and strong winds early in the week have...
