As the shortest days of sunlight approach, the consensus is that the nordic skiing is "surprisingly good" from those who have made the drive past the Rodeo grounds outside of Fraser to the end of the open road. Past the Experimental Forest gates, closed to vehicles...
One of the more difficult things to remember, living here in Winter Park, is that what you see out your door is not necessarily what you will find out on the forest and mountain trails. The distinct brown of the valley floor does not inform of the potential to be had...
The XC skiing is off to a much improved start over last year. Last week's storm, followed with moderate temperatures has left enough white on the ground for some extended kick and glide sessions. Daily temperature fluctuations have been making for crunchy morning and...
The 2017/2018 ski season has begun for some with an early October snowstorm that left approximately a foot of heavy snow bending still-foliated deciduous trees to the ground, and straining many coniferous saplings beyond the point of no return. That snow is a distant...
Today marks the last day of nordic ski touring center operations, and much of the valley is bare ground. For those who did not get enough kick and glide, there is still skiing to be had on the miles of trails and roads that remain unplowed in Grand County. Look away...
Six weeks of dry and warm weather provide less than inspiring motivation to get out on the local ski trails. If you haven't already succumbed to the Spring heat wave that we've been enjoying, and traded your skinny boards for wheels to ply on bare dry ground, the...
Variable is the word that best describes ski conditions of late. The fickle March conditions vary not only depending on what aspect or exposure to wind and sun, but also pertaining from one day and even hour to another. After the storm of last Wednesday, the...
The 2017 crust season got an early first-wave start this past Tuesday (Feb 13), courtesy of a week of mind-bogglingly warm temperatures that brought slush and a rapidly shrinking snowpack to the Fraser Valley. Overnight temperatures for the last 2 nights have been in...
The late winter weather has been rough on the snowpack with winds, warm moist air masses, and strengthening sunshine increasing the variability of snow conditions underfoot. Exposed area are showing the inevitable breakable crust that comes with strong sunshine and...
Groundhog day, when our fate is cast for the possible beginning of Spring, is just around the corner, and it feels like the winter has only just begun. It would seem that the Snow-making machinery has been shut down for a bit, with no significant snowfall in recent...
