Just passing on the following grooming report from the NCC:

It’s warming up! In the last few days, the sun, wind and warm temperatures have slowly transformed the skiable surface. The result, transformed snow mixed with large ice sheets. At higher altitude, the snow is still looking pretty good, but the problem we have is getting to it with the groomers! The machines are based near P8, they need to use the North loop to reach the best snow. At the moment, the groomers are equipped, just like in the fall, with rubber tracks. Without these, the groomers could be damaged while going over the type of surface they encounter this time of year (really hard ice, rocks, pavement…). The problem is that these tracks don’t offer the same amount of traction as the regular ones. This is why, at the moment, with the ice that is found on the North loop, the stretch of Gatineau Parkway between P8 and P5 and the lower part of the Fortune parkway, the groomers cannot climb the hills. This morning we tried going up towards P10 and we weren’t successful. We will continue to closely monitor the weather and if we can groom, we will, but at the moment, things don’t look like they are going to change.



No matter if the trails are groomed or not, conditions should be excellent tomorrow. Spring skiing at its best! This time of the year, it is important to look at the weather forecast and time your outings with the softening of the snow.



Enjoy the spring skiing!