grooming update 3/31

Mid-winter conditions today with the temp around 0 degrees(F) early this morning and not getting out of the teens when I left at 2:00 PM. About 10" of new snow on a 6 1/2 ft. base.
As we transition toward the end of the season, we are going to groom less KMs during the week. We will still provide excellent skiing, but with fewer skiers, we will not groom all the trails within the system.

WRobertson

grooming for week 3/30-4/4

Looking like Tues, Thurs. then Sat. for the grooming schedule this week. As always, subject to change.

The GMNC board has decided to extend the grooming for another week due to the fabulous skiing conditions we are experiencing. We will shift to a modified grooming schedule and focus on the weekend for the last week of the season.

WRobertson

grooming update 3/28

Yesterday (Friday) Kenton was only able to complete Skyway due to the late start and the new snow. If all goes as planned, he will finish up County Line today and work at Skyway to firm up the soft trail conditions.

WRobertson

Hwy 65 closed tonight

CDOT will be conducting avalanche control work on Hwy 65. Beginning tonight about 7:00 PM the road will be closed over the top of the Grand Mesa until around noon tomorrow.
Grooming at Skyway/County Line will begin in the afternoon.

WRobertson

The Spring Version of Winter... Saturday is The Pick Day

GMNCers,

 

After last week's big warm High Pressure, winter weather has returned to the Grand Mesa. Sunday's big winds put a lot of dust on the snowpack, that may have implications for our crust skiing in April and May, and speed up the snowmelt in May and June. For now, that dust layer has been buried under more than a foot of new snow.

 

Light snowfall will grace our trails Wednesday. A larger amount of snow will fall on Thursday along with gusty NW winds. This storm is arriving from north of the Aleutian Islands tracking north to south through Utah. The Grand Mesa is on the western edge of the best forcing with the cold front passing in the morning. Another foot of snowfall is possible by late Thursday night.

 

This will bring wonderful skiing weather for Friday and Saturday. Friday will be cool with highs in the low-mid 20s, perhaps a wonderful waxed-classic ski day. Saturday should see high temperatures around 32 degrees, for fast skating or fishscale classic.

 

This progressive and active pattern looks to continue into early next week at least, with windy snow storms passing on Sunday and a stronger one on Tuesday.

  

Mojo

 

GRooming update 3/24

John groomed all of Skyway/County Line with about 14" of new snow, with flurries all day.
He will do some additional grooming Wed. AM at Skyway.
Next grooming will be on Friday.
WR

Grooming week 3/23-28

Back to winter conditions! Will groom on Tues. the 24th, then probably on Friday the 27th. and late on Sat. or Sun. AM. for the weekend skiers.

WRobertson