Dusting of snow the past 24 hours. The snow forecasted last night did not happen. A check of the trails this afternoon found good coverage but the snow is light and fluffy. About 3″ in the woods. We have packed about 45 km of the trail system to try and set up a little base and prepare the trails for the next snowfall. We have been skiing on the trails and conditions are okay but still hitting the ground from time to time and have to be careful on the downhills, not being able to snowplow etc.

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After a relatively “warm” day on Saturday, cold front moved through Saturday night dropping the temps down big time with highs not even reaching 0 on Sunday! Little bit of light snow falling on Sunday afternoon with around an inch of light fluffy. Jake out on the trails over the weekend, getting in a bit of skiing with the best skiing on Suicide Hill and trails closest to the lodge. Hopefully a few more inches tonight and we can pack this snow down into the base. We have packed about 46 of 64 km of the trail system. We need a few more inches before we officially open the trails for skiing but will allow other types activities for the first winter guests.

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