We groomed Tuesday afternoon, roughly 12 km west from our East End trailhead. Note: The trails at the West End of our trail system have been cleared (about 7 km East) but will not be groomed this season, so they are only open for backcountry skiing in that section. There is one and a half inches of snow in the woods and an eight-inch base. Both our East and West End parking lots are plowed.

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(Andrew Jenks, Banadad Trail Association)

We groomed the Banadad Trail again today (it finally got warm enough to do so). Again, only the first 12 km of trail were groomed (from the East End Trailhead). One and a half feet of snow were in the woods, with an eight to ten-inch base and only a small amount of new snow from the recent cold snap.

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(Andy Jenks, Banadad Trail Association)

Trail groomed from East End Trailhead west 10-12km. Good conditions: 8" base, 1.5' in the woods, 6" of powder in last 36 hours.

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(Andy Jenks, Banadad Trail Association)

Our groomers just completed grooming the first 10 km of the Banadad Trail. The trail is cleared, packed, and groomed from the East End Trailhead, skiing west for 10 km; single track classic. The East End Trailhead parking lot is plowed for parking. Snow conditions: 20-inch snow depth; 6-inch base; 3-inch snowfall last 24 hours. This is the same section we opened last year. We worked very hard clearing to open this section. Grooming plans: The downfall has been very difficult, and we have plans to try to get the entire trail open for next year's season. The issue is the very overgrown and difficult-to-reach center 8 km of the trail. The West End Trailhead is also cleared for 7 km (skiing toward the east) but only for backcountry skiing. It will not be packed or tracked again this year. The West End Trailhead is also plowed for parking.

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(Andy Jenks, Banadad Trail Association)