Continued Cooler Temps and Refreshing Snow Showers

Continued Cooler Temps and Refreshing Snow Showers

The winter seems to be flying by without taking a pause for a breather. No warm spells, no dry spells, just continued cooler temperatures and periodic refreshening snow showers. There! Just jinxed it for all of those who are ready for a reprieve from the frosty icy...
Reliability of Groomed Trails in Grand County

Reliability of Groomed Trails in Grand County

Ullr has been kind to our little winter hamlet amidst the Rocky Mountains, providing both frequent moisture and low temperatures that can keep a skier smiling. A few bouts of wind, some waves of moisture from the west, and the snowpack just keeps piling up. The...
Back Tracks – XC Backcountry Trails Christmas week

Back Tracks – XC Backcountry Trails Christmas week

Merry Christmas from the trails! We have had a wonderful gift of 18-24” of white fun on the ground upon which to glide to our hearts content. A cold front brought us up through mid-December to the Solstice with crystal-preserving lows and highs that only dallied...
Christmas in the Fraser Valley

Christmas in the Fraser Valley

We are nigh onto Christmas and it is certain to be a white one here in the Fraser Valley. Snow cover pervades the landscape and grooming on community trails has begun. First passes have been made on the Fraser River trail from Safeway south to Rendezvous, in the old...
Unstable Snowpack – Use Caution

Unstable Snowpack – Use Caution

As we move into the meat of the Holiday Season, waves of snow are starting to add up to a thicker snowpack. From November 25th to December 2 the Colorado Avalanche Information Center recorded 186 avalanches, by happy chance without any fatal skier-triggered events....