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  • 28 Mar 2014 7:54 PM | trail updates
    Just wondering if anyone's been out on the trails today (Friday)?

    Thanks
  • 26 Mar 2014 8:56 AM | Anonymous
    Kolapore received a few cm of snow yesterday, which will help to freshen up the trails.  Skiing should be good to excellent today, and may be not bad tomorrow before it gets warm.  After that, the forecast suggests we will be into sloppy or icy conditions.  I expect that today will be my last day of skiing this season.  It's been a great winter.
    Kolapore Trail Guide 
  • 24 Mar 2014 9:23 AM | Anonymous
    It's amazing how winter is hanging on.  Kolapore received about 20 cm of snow on Friday night/Saturday.  With the cool temperatures the skiing was quite good yesterday, although the sun is strong enough that it is warming the snow.  This can result in clumping when it is warm, or icy tracks when it cools.  There is 78 cm (30") of snow at the snow gauge, so if you like spring skiing, there could be several weeks of skiing left.
    Afternoon update:  We did a long ski this morning and early afternoon.  Conditions varied from good to excellent.  South facing and open areas can be a bit crusty or glazed, but still quite good.  North facing slopes still have powder snow.  Ski tracks are in very good shape.  Get out and enjoy it while you can - based on the weather forecast, winter ski conditions are only likely to last another day or two. 
    Kolapore Trail Guide
  • 20 Mar 2014 11:54 AM | Anonymous
    After the rain yesterday and the freeze overnight, we strongly recommend not using the trails.  We've had a few cm of snow, but not enough to make the trails safely skiable.
    I've had a report that a tree is down on Kolapore Church between 56 and 57, which is apparently blocking the bridge.  The trail guides will take a look at it as soon as (if) it is safe to ski.  If anyone has seen this, and can give us an idea of how big the tree is, (is it removable with hand saws?) please send an e-mail to info@kolaporetrails.org
    Kolapore Trail Guide 
  • 13 Mar 2014 9:00 AM | Anonymous
    Kolapore received 10 cm+ of new snow yesterday.  I'm not sure what the skiing will be like - there may not be quite enough snow to fill in the old frozen ruts.  Off trail skiing may be quite good.
    Kolapore Trail Guide
  • 11 Mar 2014 8:45 AM | Anonymous
    The snow has gone through several thaw - freeze cycles.  When it is cold, the trails will be very icy, and we recommend staying off them.  If you like spring skiing, the skiing will be passable when it warms up enough to soften the snow.  However, conditions will be variable - north facing hills will take longer to soften.  Although there is still a lot of snow at Kolapore, I don't expect to do much skiing here unless we get some new snow.
    Kolapore Trail Guide
  • 09 Mar 2014 11:03 PM | trail updates
    Just a heads up that on Sunday we found a snowmobile had run from around 58 to almost 36 on Quiet Pastures, the track had frozen solid making it a bit of a difficult and unpleasant ski. 
  • 08 Mar 2014 9:37 AM | Anonymous
    I did a short ski in the County Forest this afternoon, and would describe conditions as "fair".  The tracks are fast/icy because of the thaw yesterday, and in some locations the track is quite rough.  I would strongly recommend avoiding any steeper hills - conditions on some hills, particularly if they are south facing, are likely to be poor.  Two Kolapore trail guides skied at Highlands Nordic (Duntroon) this morning, and we probably had a more pleasant (and safer) ski than if we had gone out at Kolapore. 
    Kolapore Trail Guide
  • 06 Mar 2014 5:30 PM | Anonymous
    Trail conditions continue to be very good.  There hasn't been much new snow this week, but the cool temperatures have helped us keep good powder snow.  Hills are very manageable.  The snow gauge is still at 68 cm.   I'm hoping that the +2 temperatures predicted for Friday won't have much impact at Kolapore. 
    Kolapore Trail Guide 
  • 02 Mar 2014 5:30 PM | Anonymous
    Conditions are very good.  There has been enough new snow to cover the crust almost everywhere, and the hills are very skiable.   In general we are back to mid-winter conditions.  The snow gauge is at 68 cm - 27", which is very good for early March.  The trail guides have been busy doing "pick up sticks" the past few days (as a result of recent windstorms), and also sawed out downed trees on Kolapore Church and Paradise Highway.  Some trails have not been skied by the trail guides after the wind storm - please help by removing any fallen branches.
    Kolapore Trail Guide   

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