Sunday Touch-Up

Bob has touched up the trails. Get out before it gets warm! Update: Kingswood is also skiable now.

Saturday Report

Bob is out grooming now and will be done by 11:00. He reports that the Woodlot is very nice, but Kingswood is very thin cover. Stay on the inside trail to Kingswood - the highway trail is too thinly  covered.

Post-Thaw Report

Bob is out working on the trails now. He says the Woodlot should be decent skiing by 3-4 this afternoon. He is not able to re-set the classic track but the old track is full of chewed up snow so it's not bad. However, Kingswood is not skiable.

Last Chance Monday Touch-Up

Bob just touched up the skate surface of the outside trail at Kingswood and all the trails in the Woodlot. Conditions are superb. Last chance before the warm weather hits us tomorrow.

Sunday Morning Touch-Up

Bob has touched up the trails again this morning, and it will be great skiing today. Get out if you can - the warm weather / rain that is forecast will likely be hard on the trails, given that we don't have a lot of snow cover.

Friday Touch-Up

Bob has touched up the skate surface, and set new classic track all the way down the Kent road. All set for some great skiing!

Thursday Touch-Up

Rex will be out this afternoon to touch-up the trails, so we should have more good skiing ahead of us.

Monday Touch-up

Bob has just touched up the trails, so there should be more great skiing today.

Fresh Touch-Up

Bob is out touching up the trails right now. He should be all done by 10, but head out anytime. It should be some great skiing before the snow starts!

Grooming Effort

Conditions are great out there. And just to let everyone know what goes into it, Nick and I were out for 2 1/2 hours breaking the trail with the snowmobiles on Wednesday evening, then Brian and Rex were out rolling for 3 1/2 hours on Thursday morning, and then Bob was out for grooming 5 1/2 hours on Thursday afternoon - for a grand total of 17 1/2 person-hours of work.

Trails are Groomed

The trails have been snowmobiled, rolled, and groomed, and they're ready to go. It's setting up faster than expected, though it will still be some hard work because of the new snow.

Grooming Tomorrow

Nick and I are going to do some packing with the sleds tonight, and then Brian and Rex plan on getting out tomorrow morning to do some rolling. You can go ahead and ski tomorrow if you want. The surface will still be soft, and it will be hard work, but don't worry about cutting it up - Bob will get out again on Friday anyway to groom it.

Last Chance Before the Rain

Bob has just finished touching up the trails. Should be great conditions until the rain hits!

Trails Freshly Groomed

The trails are freshly groomed and looking good. Get out before tomorrow's rain!

Kingswood Groomed

Bob and Rex have worked some magic on the Kingswood trails. Bob is headed to the Woodlot right now, so conditions should be pretty good, all things considered.

Killarney Lake Trails

Just to let folks know, the City started grooming at Killarney yesterday and conditions are reportedly good on the 2.5km loop closest to the lodge  (see map below). There is not yet sufficient snow to set a classic track. The conditions for the remainder of the park are reportedly poor.

Killarney Lake - ~2.5km loop

Lodge Access

Again this year, the basement of the Killarney lodge will be open to the public at certain times of the week to facilitate use of the trails. January's schedule is below. Note that hours are subject to change.