The snow will ease today and when the wind backs off, come up to the trails and be amazed. We have not had this much snow for many, many years. The WOW factor of skiing along wondering where some of the snow fences are, being careful not to trip over the last 30 cms of a 2.5m high snow pole or skiing over drifts that are insanely high, keeps you entertained all around the trails.

Most trails up to and including the 10km were packed and groomed last night and the groomer has just gone out to finish the 5km. He will re-groom the inner trails for our skiing pleasure now that the snow fall has eased.

Check the note below about supporting Huw Kingston on his fundraising epic journey in New Zealand.

Also checkout Snowfarm NZ and see what is in store for many of our Aussie skiers in the Merino Muster today.

For more information on the social aspects of xc skiing, check in at Perisher XC Skiing Community | Facebook.The latest grooming updates can be seen on Nordic Pulse including the ability to track the groomers. The perisherxcountry.org/reports/grooming-report has the full list of trails and when they have been groomed.

Nordic-Pulse. The way to check what is happening on the trails.

Go to: Nordic-Pulse.com.

John and Sonja at the Nordic Shelter.

Current Conditions at the Nordic Shelter:

Current Temperature: (c)	-3.8
Overnight Low: (c)	-4.3
Visibility:	good
Wind:	28-52 kph W.
Cloud Cover:	7/8
Weather:	Today's BOM forecast for the Alpine area. Cloudy. Very high chance of snow showers, most likely in the morning with possible small hail. Damaging winds possible. Winds west to northwesterly 40 to 60 km/h tending west to southwesterly 35 to 50 km/h in the early morning then decreasing to 30 to 45 km/h in the late evening. Temperature range -5 to -1
Snow Cover:	Snow, Snow and more Snow. Deep, dry and drifting.

Trail grooming Report:

XC Centre/access:	Groomed Saturday
Sprint Loop:	Groomed Saturday
Valley Trail:	Groomed Saturday
Ted's Link:	Groomed Saturday
Ross's Link:	Groomed last week
Carl's Link:	Groomed Saturday
2.5 Km loop:	Groomed Saturday
Coaches Link:	Groomed Saturday
3.5 Km:	Groomed Saturday
5 Km loop:	Groomed Saturday
Kore's Corner:	??
7.5 Km loop:	Groomed Friday
10 Km loop:	Groomed Friday
Porcupine Link to Rock Creek:	Groomed last week
Porcupine Trail:	Groomed last week
Paddy's Link:	Groomed Friday
Other Grooming:	Many groomed areas will be covered again with drifting snow but it is all about getting the snow compressed in layers which will hold much longer as spring arrives. The inner trails will be re-groomed this morning.

Huw Kingston has been a wonderful behind the scenes supporter of our XC squad training program and last year donated items for auction to support the Nordic shelter. He is still in New Zealand on his quest to raise funds for Save the Children. Go to Huw Kingston face book to see spectacular photos of his trip and search how to donate to such a worthy cause.

There is a Level 1 Instructor Course at Perisher on the 6-7th September which is an entry level course focused on how to teach beginners classical skiing. For further details contact the Australian Professional Snowsports Instructors (APSI) Nordic Technical Director Zac Zaharias at zac.zaharias@apsi.net.au or on 0402286257.

Go to the PXC LOCAL CALENDAR (https://www.perisherxcountry.org/events/local/) for information on XC events, direct links to on-line entries (make sure your 2025 Snow ID is current) and PDF copies of entry forms to download.

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