Nordic Pulse

Saturday 6-Dec'25.

Fresh dampish 6cm snow between 6:00 - 10:00 this AM. It is snowball making consistency, so if you are trying to figure out which wax to use, best of luck. Not blue or green, that's fer sure.

A few more trails were rolled yesterday, so anything that shows as rolled, should have a thin base below the 6 cm and be acceptable for non-fussy skiers that are just happy to get their rock skis on, and get at it. You will get a workout.

The temps this morning are just a little too warm for any snow pushing or additional trail rolling, but when they drop and stay dropped, we'll get at it. Maybe tonite, more likely early Sunday morning. 

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GROOMERS CHOICE: If pressed, we would probably say dog trails. There was a lot of snowmobile traffic on the regular dog trails yesterday (distributing dog poop posts), so the trails got an extra packing before the fresh 6 cm. And  dog pause always do a fine job of getting these trails ready for the season.

Speaking of dogs, The Barking Lot is open which means dogs and owners are welcome to ski the dog trails. (Read between those lines :)

The new 2025 dog trails are pretty rough, and haven't been properly packed, so unless you are looking for your next great rock-ski snow-snake adventure, maybe give them a pass.  

NOTE: The detailed Trail Report below says "Last Groomed". A more accurate representation would be "Last Rolled". Take care.

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Feel like a drive? Our sister facility, Wells & Area Trails, has, for the moment,  got a little better conditions than Otway. Click here for our Partner Perks Page, to see how much you save on a trail pass IF are the proud possesser of a current Otway Season Pass. If you ski tomorrow, just make sure you are back in time for the . . .  

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SANTA SKI: Scheduled for tomorrow,  Sunday, Dec 7th 3:30 - 5:30PM.

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I got chills - they're multiplying & I'm losing control

Cause the power you're supplying

Its Elfie-fying!

(With appropriate credit to Olivia Newton-John)

Elfie has been observed scouting a route for Santa to ski from the lodge to the stadium. You might catch a glimpse of him west of the stadium on the route to the S'more's firepit.