Nordic Pulse

April 16th:  Grooming under heavy flurries for most of the night on Wednesday. As grooming finished up early Thursday morning, approximately 5 cm of snow had fallen. By Thursday afternoon, the storm had tapered off, and in total 5-10 cm of snow had fallen since Wednesday afternoon. Expect at least a couple cm of snow on top of Wednesday night's grooming. Before this storm, daytime highs reached double digits and grooming took place with the air temperature hovering around zero. Ice patches have shown up on many trails and under the new snowfall, expect icy conditions; some patches of dirt also exist at lower elevations, particularly on Rolly Road and Come Along  

Bear tracks have been seen on the ski trails, be bear aware and carry deterrent.

There will be some sitting water or ice in some places, but the ice flow on Elk Pass (near the North Hydroline junction) has been covered up, though the warning signage remains in place for now. There is an ice flow/puddle on Packers Trail in the meadow where Frozen Toad snowshoe trail crosses Packers. Some standing water was present in the marsh at the south end of Braille and Lodgepole trails and some ice/pavement in the tracks on Wheeler in the sun exposed sections.

The ski trails in PLPP were not designed for, nor do they accommodate skate skiing, as there is not room to skate ski without ruining the classic tracks, which are machine set once a week on each trail. For skate skiing, choose one of the many areas in the region that are suited for the activity, such as Mt Shark or the CNC.

Click on the computer icon above to access the Alberta Parks report and information on individual trail.