Nordic Pulse

Friday, May 23rd. 7:40am

Good morning and happy Friday! A sunny day of spring skiing is shaping up at the Mt Bachelor Nordic Center. Round up your friends and kick off the long weekend with some smooth and sweet laps of the Nordic trails. We are pleased to report that the entire network (except Maiden's and Todd Creek) is freshly groomed with skate corduroy and classic tracks. It's pretty special to still have the Lower Trails in play in late-May. Go ski 'em while you can! This morning the snow temperature is -1C / 30*F and the air temp is 33*F. We are eyeing a high temp in the mid-50's today, along with abundant sunshine and a light breeze. Cloud cover is still lingering in the area for now, but it is due to burn off any minute. Blue sky incoming.

 

The ski trails are firm and lightly frozen this morning, indicating fast conditions for early skiers and slowing trails as the day progresses. The freeze-thaw conditions of late spring are in full play today. The snowshoe trails also remain open and provide a unique view of the snow-covered mountain terrain. As a friendly reminder, the Nordic Center is operating on Spring Hours (8am - 1:30pm daily) and grooming gets underway at 2pm sharp this time of year. It is essential that all skiers are off the trails at 1:30pm each day. Skiing in the later afternoon or evening on the fresh afternoon groom before it has had time to set can leave deep ruts that will freeze overnight and become treacherous for skiers the following day.

 

Mt Bachelor's winter season closing weekend is upon us. The Nordic Center will continue daily operations through Monday, May 26th. Having opened for the season on November 15th, we have exceeded 6-months of grooming and skiing this year and are feeling pretty darn fortunate about that! If you are already looking forward to next winter, head on over to our website to purchase a 25/26 Nordic Season Pass today: https://shop.mtbachelor.com/s/season-pass/alpine/p/202526-nordic-season-pass. Prices will increase on June 1st. You can also swing by the Nordic Lodge or give us a call at 541-693-0999 to set up your 25/26 pass.