Summer Training: June 13 to 19

Following is what we are up to this week. Note that it is supposed to get very wet early to mid week. We may have to alter or modify our training as a result. Stay tuned. Coming UP…  Training “gets wet” this week. We may be wading through puddles and practicing...

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Summer Training : June 6 to 12

This is what’s up this this week  Coming UP…  Training “gets real” this week. We are delving into “formal” training This Week…At a Glance Monday – Zoom Strength w/Carl Tuesday – Gallagher Park (park by the outdoor rink) Wednesday – Go...

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Mar. 30, 2022 Trails/Grooming

The conditions were fantastic yesterday if you hit the timing right! However, the melt continues and spring is truly on its way in here at Goldbar.  The team was unable to groom last night because of the warm slushy snow.  As well, with the snow thinning and non-existent in...

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Mar. 29, 2022 Trails/Grooming

The new fallen snow from yesterday and the cooler temperatures once again give life to the Nordic trails in the park!  The trails look great so get out for another day of Nordic at Goldbar.   We continue in spring skiing mode now – expect icy/hard/fast mornings, look...

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Mar. 28, 2022 Trails/Grooming

Hope you got out to enjoy a great weekend of spring  skiing here at Goldbar.  The team took last night to rest up and we did not groom last night.  We received a small amount of snow overnight here at the park, and the forecast calls for more throughout the day.  We plan to...

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Mar. 27, 2022 Trails/Grooming

The new snow fall from Friday night and the cooler temperatures continue to give life to the Nordic trails in the park!  We continue in spring skiing mode now – expect icy/hard/fast mornings, look for a possible sweet spot of the trails softening to ideal spring...

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Mar. 26, 2022 Trails/Grooming

XC skiing lives on for another weekend – thanks to the 2-3 cm of fresh snow that we got here in the park overnight.  The team was out packing and grooming the new snow for skating.  Unfortunately there is not enough depth for a classic track.  We continue in spring...

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Mar. 24, 2022 Trails/Grooming

With the last 2 days of 19C plus and the temperatures not dipping below zero, there was a significant amount of melt water that accumulated in additions to the slushy spring snow.  The team did not groom last night to let the snow cool down and the water leave the snow.  We...

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Mar. 23, 2022 Trails/Grooming

The temperatures remained well above zero overnight, limiting the grooming we were able to do overnight. We continue in spring skiing mode now – expect icy/hard/fast mornings, look for a possible sweet spot of the trails softening to ideal spring conditions as the...

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Mar. 22, 2022 Trails/Grooming

We continue in spring skiing mode now – expect icy/hard/fast mornings, look for a possible sweet spot of the trails softening to ideal spring conditions as the temperatures bridge onto the plus side, then slushy/wet conditions once temperatures are above about 5C...

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Mar. 21, 2022 Trails/Grooming

We got just under 5 cm of fresh wet snow during the mid-day yesterday.  As it was skied on, wet areas became slushy and in some areas that were less wet and sun-exposed the snow maintained it’s integrity.  The team did not groom last night to let the snow cool down and...

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