Awaiting That first Good Snowfall

Sorry folks! We have had a few days of light freezes and a few snow flakes but no real snow yet. However we are working hard to get the Banadad ready for winter. It could be here any day.

Late Spring Skiing

Snow on Ground – 18 inches

Packed Trail base – 16  inches
New snow last 24 hours –6

New snow last 7 days –  8

Groomed and Tracked – Tracked Banadad East, Knapp, and Lace Lake- 9 Km.

Comments-Excellent skiing. With the fresh snow the trail is beautiful.  Morning expect some icy conditions; warning conditions in PM. with softer track

Spring Skiing

Early Spring Skiing conditions

Snow on Ground – 18 inches

Packed Trail base – 16  inches
New snow last 24 hours –0

New snow last 7 days –  0

Groomed and Tracked – 41Kilometers- East end of Banadad, Lace Lake, Tall Pines Trails retracted March 25

 

Comments-Good to excellent skiing.  Morning expect icy conditions; warning conditions in PM. with softer track

 

Early Spring Skiing conditions

Snow on Ground – 18 inches

Packed Trail base – 16  inches
New snow last 24 hours –0

New snow last 7 days –  0

Groomed and Tracked – 41Kilometers

 

Conditions- day temperatures predicted to be in 30s this week; Cooler at night. Trail maybe icy in morning. Track in great shape.

Great Skiing

 

Snow on Ground – 20 inches

Packed Trail base – 16  inches
New snow last 24 hours – dusting

New snow last 7 days –  3 inches

Groomed and Tracked – 41 kilometer ready to go- Banadad, Lace Lake, Tall Pines and Knapp Trails tracked.

Comment- Skiing is excellent

Could use More Snow

Snow on Ground – 20 inches

Packed Trail base – 16  inches
New snow last 24 hours – 3 inches
New snow last 7 days –  3 inches

Groomed and Tracked –Lace Lake, Tall Pines, Knopp and 3 kilometers of Banadad tracked today - Feb 20.
Comment-  Three inches of light powder over rock hard.frozen base. Skiing is fair

Great skiing on the Banadad

Snow on Ground – 25 inches

Packed Trail base – 20  inches
New snow last 24 hours – trace
New snow last 7 days –  4 inches

Groomed and Tracked –Banadad, 31 km tracked Feb4; Lace Lake, Tall Pines and Seppala 6.4 km tracked Feb 3.
Comment- . The Banadad was re-groomed yesterday and according to Jim, who did the grooming, the snow laden brush that has been hanging into the trail is beginning to disappear. Jim went on to say the, "Trail is in the best shape of the year." 

 Banadad Access Trail at Bedew Yurt Camp

Banadad Trail Snow Conditions

Snow on Ground – 19 inches

Packed Trail base – 14  inches
New snow last 24 hours – trace
New snow last 7 days –  4 inches

Groomed and Tracked – Banadad retracked- January 12; Lace Lake, Tall Pine and Knapp Tracked January 10

Snowshoe Trails - 5 miles open and mapped

Banadad Opened and Tracked- January 7

Snow on Ground – 19 inches

Packed Trail base – 14  inches where rolled
New snow last 24 hours – track
New snow last 7 days –  4 inches
Groomed and Tracked – Banadad 30 km, Lace Lake 6 kilometers and Tall Pines  3 kilometers. .

More Information click-on Banadad Trail Association

East End of Banadad Tracked

Trail Groomers tracked the east end of Banadad yesterday. Groomers found more brush from last weeks storm blocking the trail. Hope to track the west end within the next three days.