Mar 31/14 - Few CM & Congrats!

Evening gang! Well we only had a few cms today down here but on my way to and from Calgary on the highest part of Hwy 22 it looked like this photo and was snowing. BIG CONGRATS TO RHONDA AND MATT DOWNS! Rhonda is now a Thunderstruck Girl (as well as a Bettie cause girls rule at multi-tasking!) Way ta go Rhonda! Matt you worked hard for this too so Congrats to you too! We look forward to the videos! And we look forward to sledding together in a couple of weeks! Will be great to get out there mid April with you guys - nice when the season winds down and we can ride more. Don't winterize your sleds yet gang! Cheers - V

Mar 30/14 - Evening Report - BIG SNOW

We have been getting lots of snow down here all day - we have about 15cm of fresh snow in the yard and the photo is from Elk Valley Road Report and is going over the Pass above us - they say the roads are terrible and the Pass should be closed! It is still coming down - big flakes. I don't know why I am not getting calls for cabins cause the snow is that great! Here are some photos from CRANBROOK from our friends out today on the sleds if you are headed that way. Get out in the snow! Cheers - V

Mar 30/14 - +2 and Snowing

Another morning and more snow....about 4-5cm so far. The photos look like its clearing in the sky but it isn't its just a weird colour this morning. Yesterday by end of the day the all the tin roofs were clear but it was cool enough last night that the snow is sticking again. More snow forecasted for tomorrow. Avy report yesterday says there is at least 25cm (almost a foot) of fresh snow out back. Curt and Cooper are likely headed out on the Timbersleds today to just play in some close cut blocks. Sled season doesn't have to be over by a long shot yet! We have cabins available. Cheers - V

Mar 29/14 - Light Snow On & Off

Howdy gang, it is +5 here this late afternoon and it has been snowing on and off all day and socked in up top. Weather is supposed to be between +2 and +5 for the next few days and -1 and -7 at night. Our snow is warming up down here and is heavy and wet on the trail - haven't had reports of what it is doing up top for a week now but its likely a bit lighter but moving towards that spring riding conditions. Supposed to snow daily for the next three days. Have been seeing a number of sled decks and trailers headed west. If you are a spring rider and are looking for accomodations - I am still open and think its still good riding out there. Cheers - V

Mar 28/14 - Daily Snow

Morning - just a quick update, its been -7/-8 but felt cool and snowing about 5-10cm daily. It is finally looking like a clear sky out there although more snow is forecasted. If you missed out on winter during the -20s to -30s this winter then you can certainly make up for it now! Better snow than we have had all year and risk is leveling off to seasonal norms. We are booked this weekend but have cabins available on Sunday and through the next week. I wouldn't balk at booking cabins because the snow is still very good. When we lived in Sask we would come out to Cranbrook and sled til the end of April. This is better than the warm, set up maybe rainy spring riding - this is back to feeling like winter riding with deep snow in the alpine and in pockets of tree riding. OH COOPER GOT HIS DRIVERS LICENSE YESTERDAY!!! Cheers - V

Mar 26/14 - Flurry of Snow

Morning Sledheads, we just got a flurry of snow - 1-2cm in 15mins - sorry I missed it with my camera but its kind of lifted now and just lightly but steadily snowing. Visibility is decreasing up top and it is +2 going to +3 today with snow in the forecast all week. Avy report is looking better and better with super steep unsupported terrain still something I would leave alone but the rest is filling up with snow. The bulletin for South Rockies has a great video from the forecasters on the snow reactivity which is again...improving. We had a little bit of mist last night but no rain. The Flathead is groomed and like a highway! Please donate in the box at the start of the trail. Its $15 and it basically just pays the fuel for the VOLUNTEER groomer(this time Curtis)to go out and take the 5hrs it takes to groom. Cheers - V

Mar 24/14 - 50-100cm of fresh snow up top

A photo from last night. We have gotten 10cm of fresh snow down here over the past 48hrs with more than that falling up top. Weather really cooled down and was -14 yesterday but its warm and sunny today at -4 with +9 forecasted for tomorrow..?..then back to norms of +1 & 2 degrees with more snow daily all week. The avy report says that between 50-100cm of fresh snow has fallen over the past almost week and the guests said there was 120cm of fresh snow up in Rain Gauge. They said there wasn't much fresh snow in Barnes Ranch which surprised me but they said it was set up in there with just about 15cm of fresh on top. Ride with caution, but the situation out there has improved. When the rain starts falling up top then it will be super touchy again but for now it is some of the best snow we have had all winter. Still able to ride from here and Curt going to groom the Flathead this week. Cheers - V