Nordic Pulse

April 12th:  Grooming took place on Saturday night/Sunday morning with the air temperature hovering around zero for the duration of the grooming shift. Shortly after midnight snow( and a brief period of rain) began to fall and had not stopped when grooming operations wrapped up early Sunday morning. With day time temperature's reaching into the double digits over the past week many new ice/dirt patches have shown up on all trails groomed since Friday(April 10th). 

The significant snow last week has now been groomed into the base and/or melted down in many places, and high winds have brought some debris on to the trails in places. 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 trail.

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.