Dec 31th 2023 FSA Grooming Report
Current Conditions:
-3C with 0cm new snow in the past 24 hours, 0cm new snow in the past 7 days. Today: Mainly cloudy with a 60% chance of flurries, minor accumulation possible. High near 0. Tonight: Mainly cloudy with a 70% chance of flurries during the evening. Minor to low end light accumulation possible. Cloudy with clear breaks and a slight chance of flurries overnight. Low near -4.
Special Notices:
Early season conditions in all areas. Please watch for hazards and ride with caution. Very shallow snowpack and variable conditions at valley bottom on all trails but dramatically improves around mid-mountain. Total snowpack heights off trail in mid to upper riding areas are around 110cm.
Upcoming Events: Avalanche Awareness and Snowmobile Demo Days, January 20th, 2024. Details HERE.
Photos: Rob Duckering Dec 28th, 2023. You can watch a great video from Rob showcasing current conditions HERE.
Grooming:
Corbin: Open. Groomed Dec 29th, 2023 from staging area to Rain Gauge and Lower Barnes.
Coal Creek: Open. Coal Creek, Summit, and Doug Dean trails groomed last night. The lowest section of the Coal Creek Trail has two sections to be aware of under the current low snow:
A short hill that can become icy with low snow / traffic.
An ephemeral stream with open water running from the early December rain events and recent warm temps.
Morrissey: Open. Morrissey Trail and part of the McEvoy Trail groomed last night. The road was plowed until Dec 22nd for logging activity - the Cat Ski Operation and the Fernie Snowmobile Association have been working to farm snow back onto the road over the past week but we need more fresh snow. Lowest trail is mostly dirt up through the canyon but upper trails are in good groomed condition. Do not drive wheeled vehicles up the road past the kiosk.
Hartley: Waiting for more snow before we start up grooming in the Hartley area.
Ram: The cabin at Ram is unlocked for the season.
Thank you to FSA Corporate Partner Foothills Silvaculture for your support this season
Foothills Silvaculture is a family owned and operated general contracting and equipment supply service. With expertise gained from their forestry background in completing road building, site prep and excavating complex building sites they have been huge supporters over the years of critical FSA projects including trail work and the Coal Creek parking lot expansion.
