Friday 12-Dec'25.
SHORT VERSION: Good skate & classic skiing on the artificial loop. Elsewhere a thin layer of powder snow on top of a rolled surface - good for skate ski workout, or non-track-set classic skiing.
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CONDITIONS: No fresh grooming today. The plan is to regroom/re-track-set the artificial loop Saturday morning, and roll as much of the rest of the trails as possible. If we get everything rolled before the forecast warmer temperatures and r--n forecast for Monday, we should have a good base which will serve us well for the rest of the winter.
The artifical snow covers a CLOCKWISE 1.2 loop: Cross country stadium, biathlon stadium, SuperSprint, Snoopy's Corner, Paranordic cutoff, Nite Rider for an itty bit, then down Homecoming and back to the cross country stadium.
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The Barking Lot is open which means dogs and owners are welcome to ski the dog trails. Dogs: Make sure your owners are aware of this. A bit of active barking if they blissfully drive past the Barking Lot entrance might help. If they still don't get the message, just refuse to get out of the car if they park in the wrong lot! A slim possibility they might then drag you off to the vet to investigate a potential person canine-ality disorder, but worth the risk.
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NOTE: The detailed Trail Report below says "Last Groomed". With the exception of the artifical snow loop detailed above, a more accurate representation would be "Last Rolled". We are also having technical difficulties reporting the Trackset, but Nordic Pulse IT support is helping us work thru that.
CNSC's WEATHER STATIONS:
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Air temp - South side of the Stadium
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Air temp - trail from Lot #2 to Picadilly Circus (sometimes offline, a bit cranky)
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Snow temp - trail from Lot#2 to Picadilly Circus (just like its non-identical twin, see above)
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Elfie the elf is tucked away
Among the spruce where snowflakes play
Near the ski lodge, in winter's embrace
At a fork in the trail, he finds his place
Look for red hands and red little feet
A careful eye, and the elf you will meet
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Sunday's Santa Ski event was very well attended. Valet pulk parking at Santa's firepit was at a premium. Merci beaucoup and a tip'o'the santa toque to all the staff, volunteers, and voluntolds that helped to make it a fun smoky success! The combination of an inversion, fog, & smoke made for an interesting & eerie ambiance, especially after sunset.
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There was a goodly haul of donations of non-perishable food (feel free to add to that on your next visit!), which will be delivered to the Salvation Army food bank before Christmas. Merci!
| Nothing Groomed Today | Distance | Open | Last Groomed |
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| 1-3 Days Ago | Distance | Open | Last Groomed / Trackset | Trackset | |
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Biathlon | 0.36km | G T | |||
Stadium | 0.26km | G T | |||
Supersprint | 0.22km | G T | |||
Bullseye | 0.19km | G T | |||
Homecoming | 0.11km | G | |||
Canada Cup | 0.72km | G T | |||
Caretaker Hill | 0.32km | G T |
| 4-6 Days Ago | Distance | Open | Last Groomed / Trackset | Trackset | |
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Nite Rider | 1.26km | G T | |||
Upper Parking Lot | 0.12km | G T | |||
High Five | 1.28km | G T | |||
Northern Lights | 2.5km | G T | |||
Pond Cutoff | 0.12km | G T | |||
Race Maze | 1.8km | G T | |||
The Hub | 0.24km | G T | |||
Lynx | 0.79km | G T | |||
Raven's Col | 2km | G T | |||
Dog Bypass | 0.19km | G T | |||
Larch Loop | 1.91km | G T |
| 7-10 Days Ago | Distance | Open | Last Groomed / Trackset | Trackset | |
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Dogonit | 2.18km | G T | |||
Top Dog | 1.6km | G T | |||
Under Dog | 0.8km | G T | |||
Gravel Pit | 0.91km | G T | |||
Pine Flats | 1.46km | G T | |||
Tigger | 1.85km | G T | |||
Fingers | 3.56km | G T | |||
Iceman | 0.56km | G T | |||
Teardrop | 0.51km | G T | |||
Iceman Cutoff | 0.3km | G T | |||
Greenway Corridor | 1.18km | G T | |||
Biathlon Bypass | 0.24km | G | |||
Santa's Cabin Connector | 0.21km | G T |