We did not groom this morning due to forecast temps today, but we will be grooming early on Tuesday. Night temps later this week look good, our base is good, and coverage still 100%, so we will be grooming to preserve trail through this weekend. Please ski early, and stay off the trails if the temperature starts with “4”.

(John Graham)

All trails are in very good spring condition. 2 inches of new snow over a firm base. Classic tracks on the 5K and none on the 8K. 8K snow is a little more forgiving. Lots of people out but well spaced.

(John Jereczek)

Amazing conditions for skating. Hard and fast. Good for an easy, enjoy-the-glide and being outside kind of pace. Days like this make the membership cost a worthy expense. Thanks for keeping this place going.

(Eddy Gilmore)

So great to see fresh grooming at Snowflake! The 8km is in perfect shape for skating. It is really smooth and chewed up for nice edging, with perhaps a foot and a half of base. I think we all need to find ways to get out so it is much appreciated to have such excellent conditions! Thanks!

(Bruce Bauer)

Important news: At sunset tonight, we will be locking-up the chalet and it will remain closed until further notice. Our trails will remain open every day, 8 am to sunset, and we will continue to groom as long as the snow allows as to. Day pass fees are waived, and all skiers are welcome to enjoy “social distancing” on our trails. Only members may ski with dogs, and the 35 degree rule still applies. Skate decks on the 6K and 8K were groomed this morning. We have a glacier-like base, with culled snow on top. Skaters all came in happy. The 6K Classic track is “fair-good”, and best after the sun warms it. There is no classic track on the 8K, and no plan to set one unless we get a good snow.
Get out of the house and enjoy some Spring skiing!

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(John Graham)

My daughter and I skied the 8K this morning, willing to endure any conditions just to be out on skis! To our great surprise, the snow was awesome and we had a fantastic ski! Thank you to John and team for your grooming and care of this woodsy oasis. We saw a white hare cross the trail and knew all will be well.

(Andrea Watson)

Snowflake was groomed up this morning. The skate lane was wide and smooth with the fresh powder nicely blended in to the corn snow. Looks like there are many weeks to go in this season!

(Bruce Bauer)

The skate decks on the 6K and 8K trails were groomed with the Ginzu this morning. We are grooming backward right now, trying to remove or reduce the “harmonic bumps” that form this late in the season; they seem to be caused by the rhythmic bouncing of the Ginzu, and probably bother the groomers more than skiers. Anyway, the decks groomed-up smooth and flatter, nice and fast. The classic track on the 6K is still decent; there is no classic track on the 8K, and we will consider setting one after next precip event. We are still 100% coverage, no open ground on the trails. We are open 8-8. We are cleaning the door knobs, counters, etc more frequently, so practice common sense hygiene, minimize time in the chalet, and get your social distancing on the trails. Happy St Patty’s Day!

(John Graham)

Kudos for all the work John and crew put in yesterday transforming the ice block that the trails had become. They were touching up the 6K this morning when I got there. Both trails are in great shape. The 8K was groomed yesterday (no classic track) and a little chunkier with some refreeze in places but still great and no icy areas. It was not touched up today like the 6K. The 6K was super fast with a great edge. A little less edge on the left side of most of the trail as the right side was tilled up more for the new classic track. The base is still quite deep (I would estimate 6-10" of compacted snow/ice) so a great deal of spring skiing left in this already epic season. Thanks again Snowflake.

(Tom Heinitz)

Yesterday’s rain plus last night’s freeze turned our trails into a glacier, but multiple runs with 2 Ginzus this morning yielded 14Km of beautiful skate deck. Four returning skaters pronounced it “awesome”. Classic tracks took a beating; shallow, icy, melted sidewalks, but solid as a rock. With no freeze/thaw cycle in the forecast, we decided to rip out and reset the 6K classic track. It will be fragile today, but will provide a decent track for weekend skiers. This was time-consuming, with 6 runs just to dig out the old track, so we have not set a new track on the 8K, which is skate-only, this weekend. We still have a good base, with no exposed ground on any trail. Snowflake is open 8-8 all weekend. Enjoy what looks like a perfect skiing weekend.

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(John Graham)