Disappearing Act

 Well, we had about 2 hours of decent skiing yesterday. Although the air temperature topped out at -1, the sunshine was powerful and caused a lot of melting. We still have a very thin snow cover, but there are many bare spots. I do not recommend skiing today.

We Have Snow

 Yesterday's snowfall amounted to about 10 cm. Skiing is not bad. If you are looking for one last opportunity to get in some skiing in this dismal non-winter, then this is probably it. This will not last very long.

I will groom some trails in the southern and central sections of the network first thing this morning.

9 a.m. Update: I've groomed everything in the central area, and a couple of routes from there down to the 5 Sideroad. Skiing is nice.

1 p.m. Update: Well, I said it wouldn't last long, and it hasn't. Today's strong sunshine has been too warm for our thin snow cover. Sunny spots have started to melt away, and the snow has become quite wet and sticky. Skiing is no longer very enjoyable.

Still Closed

 Yesterday's forecast suggested that we might receive a significant snowfall from squalls in the afternoon and overnight. That snowfall did not materialize. We received perhaps 1 or 2 cm of new snow. It is not enough to make skiing possible again. Trails remain closed.

Trails Closed

 We lost a lot of snow yesterday, and we are going to lost a lot more today, with sunshine and +10 temperature. There are now too many bare spots for skiing. Trails are closed.

Shrinking Snow

 With bright sunshine and +4 yesterday, we lost a lot of snow. Bare spots and icy patches are showing up in many places. Warm weather today and tomorrow is going to take away a lot more snow.

As of right now (7 a.m.), at a temperature of -1, it is still possible to ski, but it's not going to last long.

Get it while it lasts

 Yesterday turned out to be a very nice day of skiing. Conditions remain about the same, at least for the first half of today. For the most part, trails are nicely covered with packed powder. There are a few small thin spots, some containing ice.

My experiment with track-setting yesterday was a success; I was able to set some quite good tracks on several of the central trails. These remain in good condition this morning.

Unfortunately, a warming trend is arriving. It will be above freezing by noon today, and the next 2 days are predicted to be much warmer.

Today might be our last chance for a while to have decent skiing.

A Little More Snow

 It snowed lightly for most of the day yesterday, with very little accumulation. But then, late in the afternoon, a heavier squall parked over us for about an hour. As a result, we have a total new snowfall of about 4 cm. This is very nice, dry snow, with good glide.

I will be grooming right after breakfast. Once that is done, skiing should be good. It's cool to start off this morning (-11), but should reach a comfortable -3 this afternoon.

9:45 a.m. Update: Most trails have now been groomed. Only a few in the central area have not been done yet this morning; after a coffee break, I am going to try some track-setting on those. 

There are still some thin spots. One particularly bad one is on #7 Around the Pines, just west of the corner where Tornado Alley connects. The wind has blown away all the snow at the top of the hill there.