jANUARY 31, 2026 FSA Grooming Report
CONDITIONS:
This morning temperatures are 1°C at cabin elevation with light to moderate gusty winds. 10cm amounts of new snow overnight. 20cm new snow in the past 48 hours. Total snowpack heights are around 213cm.
Note: This weeks storm cycle has brought new snow at upper elevations but rain to valley bottom. As a result lower valley bottom trails are near dirt until approx 1310m.
Today: Possible morning low cloud and fog patches, otherwise sunny with afternoon cloudy periods. High 2 or 3.
Tonight: Variable cloud and a 40% chance of flurries during the evening. Partial clearing overnight. Possibly windy at times. Low near -3.
GROOMING:
Corbin: Groomed from the staging area to the McClatchie last night.
Coal Creek: Mostly dirt with some snow on shoulder from staging area to 1310m. Variable conditions on lower trail up to about 1540m (Paige’s Draw) - few spots with open water or ice. Above junction with the old trail is full on winter with 20cm of powder snow riding. Coal Creek, Summit Trail, and Doug Dean groomed last night.
Morrissey: Staging area to 1540m (graffiti rock) has variable conditions. Morrissey groomed last night, Pipeline North, and McEvoy groomed last night.
Hartley: Groomed last night.
Ram: Open. No grooming.
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