All trails including NW Passage well broken-in. New snow has made all the difference. Thanks to trail breakers today tomorrow should be a classic Kolapore day. Take care. Bring a map, treats and water. Ski until you've achieved half your happiness and then work your way out. 

Based on a long ski today, I can report that snow/track conditions are generally quite good.  The thaw and rain on Wednesday did less damage than expected.  We retained virtually all the base, and the snow gauge is up to 35 cm.  There is about 5 cm of new snow on top of the crust.  The poorest conditions are under conifers, where there is more crust and less fresh snow on top.  There are still a few wet spots and rocks, so appropriate caution is recommended.  Kolapore Trail Guide  

Over the past 24 hours Kolapore has received about 5 cm of new snow.  We didn't receive the squalls that some local areas (e.g., Scenic Caves) received.  The snow we did get is enough to make some of the trails skiable - covering up the icy tracks from the thaw on Wednesday.  In the short term I would avoid the steeper hills.  Kolapore Trail Guide   

Kolapore received about 10 cm of snow overnight and in the morning.   In the afternoon the temperature went up to +4, and we had some rain.  When the temperature drops there will be a significant ice crust.  I think we will need at least 5 cm of snow to make skiing enjoyable.  Kolapore Trail Guide

Winter has really arrived!  Since my last post on Saturday Kolapore has received about 10 cm of snow, and the snow gauge is now up to 30 cm.    Although you may still encounter the odd rock, conditions should be good.  In the short term be prepared to "break trail" on the less-used trails.  The Kolapore parking lot on Grey Road 2 has been plowed.  Kolapore Trail Guide

Kolapore has received about 5 cm of powder over the past 36 hours.  This will help to freshen the trails a bit, although we need a serious dump of snow to get all the trails into good condition.  Rock skis are still recommended.  An ATV has chewed up the west end of Paradise Highway, and Northwest Passage above Metcalfe Rock.  Kolapore Trail Guide

Kolapore received about 1 cm of snow overnight, and it's snowing lightly at 8 AM.  Trails were very fast yesterday - the new snow will help a bit.  The snow cover is still thin.  The snow gauge is at 20 cm (8"), which means that rock skis are still strongly recommended.  Kolapore Trail Guide

Kolapore received a significant amount of freezing drizzle yesterday, so there is a noticeable crust.  There is 1 - 2 cm of powder on top of the crust.  I did a short ski in the County Forest and found that the trails were fast but skiable.   (There's just enough fresh snow that hard grip wax worked.)  Hills could be very fast.  These are not the conditions for your first visit to Kolapore.  There are a lot of twigs and branches down - please help us by removing branches where possible.    Kolapore Trail Guide

Thanks to everyone who has been out breaking trails. Are there rock? For sure. Use caution on hills and maybe walk down or up places like Metcalf Rock section. South end, Quiet Pasture loop is better than main Paradise Highway trail. Think about going to check out the new bridge at intersection 58. Another 15cm would be great but we are finally skiing.

11 Jan 2019 7:39 PM | Douglas Norman

Friday 11am. What an amazing day. County forest from Old Water Plant to the South Entry.Beautiful blue sky and trail covered with lots of untracked Champagne Powder & no rocks anywhere. On some parts of the trail that were wide enough I was even able to twin the track. I hope that is OK. Awesome! As Good as it gets for me anyway.