Skiing the past two days has been great, particularly if you got out early enough to avoid any "clumping" when the snow warmed.  Tracks are generally in excellent shape (at least in the southern and central parts of the trail system - I hear reports of snowshoeing on parts of Northwest Passage and walking near Metcalfe Rock.)  The snow gauge is at 40 cm/16", so in most areas rock skis are not required.

Kolapore Trail Guide

Kolapore received about 5 cm of new snow overnight.  The snow is quite damp, so waxing might be tricky.  This is the type of day where you should prep nonwax skis so they don't clump.  That said, skiing should be good.  It was a great weekend.  Kolapore Trails Association members had a fabulous moonlight ski on Saturday night.

Kolapore Trail Guide

Kolapore received about 15 cm of powder over the past 24 hours.  Skiing should be great on Saturday.  You should be prepared to break trail in some less-used locations.  The Kolapore parking lot was plowed today.

Kolapore Trail Guide

Kolapore received about 4 cm of snow on Wednesday and Thursday morning.  The snow gauge is up to 33 cm.  The skiing today was enjoyable but fast.  Caution was required on some of the more challenging hills.  With the snow we are receiving this evening, and predicted for overnight, skiing could be very good on Friday.

Kolapore Trail Guide

The trails were very pleasant today.  The temperatures were just above freezing, with lots of sun, so the trails were reasonably soft.  I suspect that when the temperatures drop, the tracks will be very fast until we get fresh snow, which is predicted for Thursday.

There's new snow in the tracks.  Unfortunately, when I was out this morning the snow was very clumpy.  It is likely to be worst in fresh snow or lightly skied tracks.  Be sure to prep your skis, especially non-wax skis, with glider or silicone before heading out (and even that isn't guaranteed to work.)

Kolapore Trail Guide

I did a short sunset ski around the County Forest, and the trails are getting fast.  More heavily used trails (e.g., the Kolapore Church - Paradise Highway loop) could be REALLY fast.  The freezing drizzle that fell on Tuesday is likely contributing to the speed, but the tracks aren't glazed - hard wax worked well.  Skiing should be enjoyable if you choose the right trail.  There are still some wet spots, and some rocks showing (the Kolapore snow gauge is at 26cm/10").

Kolapore Trail Guide

Over the past 36 hours Kolapore has received about 7 cm of new snow.  The first few cm were very wet snow, but last night we had some nice colder snow.  Conditions on the trail today could be pleasant, recognizing that there will be wet spots from the recent rain, and some rocks showing through.

Kolapore Trail Guide

Kolapore had a fair amount of rain Friday night, but little or none yesterday or so far today. We received a dusting of wet snow through the day yesterday and overnight.  There is still a reasonable base of snow, although rocks are sticking out in some locations.  The temperature is hovering around 0, so the wax of the day is "non wax skis".    I don't think that this is the right day for less experienced skiers to come out (and that will be true until we get some new snow). 

Kolapore received a fair amount of rain overnight.  At 8:30 AM the temperature is 0, and it has just started to snow.  The trails are probably slightly wet snow at the moment, and will turn to ice when the temperature falls.  I would recommend staying off the trails until we get a decent amount of new snow.  I will post an update later today.

Kolapore Trail Guide