Mar 6, 2019 | BC XC Report
Daylight savings is upon us, and the freeze-thaw cycle that had begun to develop last week, causing trails to go from slush to ice, and putting a thin crust on the snow surface, is now buried under 2 feet of heavy wet blanket. The furthest points of packed trails are...
Feb 20, 2019 | BC XC Report
This year continues to go down historically as one of the good years for skiers in the region, as our skiing has remained uniformly on the pleasant side, with consistent cold and regular refreshing. While we still have not seen many big numbers in storm totals, the...
Jan 30, 2019 | BC XC Report
The snow gods have been kind to us, though it was beginning to feel like we’d forgotten what a sunny day was like. Slowly and steadily, the snow has been sifting down upon us, adding gradually to the depth of our snowpack. The last Saturday of the month, however,...
Jan 9, 2019 | BC XC Report
The more things change, the more they stay the same as the saying goes. We’ve had a little warmth, a little wind, a little snow, but no big weather events to cause significant changes to the snowpack. That’s the way it seemed anyway until a big blow came in Monday and...
Jan 1, 2019 | BC XC Report
2018 blew out with fury, and 2019 came in cold and dry as an upslope left its moisture on the East side of the Great Divide, and brought us a wicked easterly blow. The winds on the last day of the year whipped the granular snow up into a ground fog of crystals, too...
