Airport Nordic Ski Club

Skating lessons            7 pm tonight at the hut. 
Terry Nippard was on the Piston Bully at 5 am this morning and went over all the Red trail, the lower Blue, and the Black. The first two loops of the purple were groomed yesterday. Except for the uphill on its far eastern end the Red should be [...]

Lights on tonight
Limited night skiing but the groomed surface on the lower Blue, the Purple and lighted stretch of the Red from the Black east are good. The skating clinic Tuesday night should be a go as well, but check your email before you head out. Roy has most of the Red groomed and this [...]

Many trails closed
Our snow base took an incredible beating from yesterday’s storm, one you’d expect in mid April, and the trails look like they do that time of year. 36 hours of above freezing temperatures that rose to plus 9, rain driven by strong south easterlies. It was a recipe for killing snow. All of [...]

The Trails are closed today due to the warm and wet conditions.

Roy is on the trails now with the Piston Bully. It should be good for classic this afternoon. Skaters might find the trails soft until they have set up which might take a couple of hours. If the surface is soft, we ask skaters to wait a while. The trails should be good for tonight [...]

Our first Airport Nordic social event will take place on Friday, Feb 17th. We will leave from the hut at 7:30 pm for a ski. This will be followed by a social at the ski hut. Please bring your favourite beverage and your preferred snack. Music will be provided and you are encouraged to bring [...]

Jim finished raking the trails at 9:30 am. He made two passes onevery trail except for the Red where he made 3 passes. This may be our best day skiing yet: conditions ideal for both skating and classic, sunshine, warm temps, and, if you can ski late tonight, a full moon. The moon has been [...]

The lights are back on tonight till 10 pm and every night till further notice.

Roy began grooming at 7 am and he is well ahead with the grooming. The parking lot has been plowed. The weather has calmed and it will be a beautiful day for skiing. 
The diagonal track should be perfect for classic but skating may be more difficult. With all the drifting and the light powder, the [...]

Lots of new snow and the groomer should be out this morning so looks like a great day for the kids program today. Start at 2pm finish 3;30pm be 15mins early if you need to borrow equipment