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Exciting things are happening at your local cross country ski area and we need your help! The ski squirrels have been busy this Fall preparing for winter.

Silver Crest needs your help! We NEED volunteer hours of trail work so that we can get grant funding! Please bring pruning loppers (long handled tree pruning shears) and leather gloves if you have them, water, and a lunch. Extra gloves … Continue reading →

I promise this isn’t some April fools joke. Turns out Silvercrest did not get the 20 some inches Showdown reported for the week. Most of the water must have fallen as rain. Needless to say, Sarah helped, and we groomed … Continue reading →

Big spring snowstorm up at Kings Hill this week! And yes, it is in the high 20F’s temp wise so it IS snowing! Check out the live cameras here: https://www.intothelittlebelts.com/webcams

In an epic 10 hour push, I groomed 10 inches of fresh snow. It was warm, and a real bear to get packed and tracked, so there are some rookie “mistakes” in the trails, but overall it looks really good, … Continue reading →

We will be packing and track setting Friday. A report came in that the parking lot was unplowed today, and had 9 inches of heavy wet snow. Grooming will continue on Fridays until Mid April.

Multiple 50f days and 30 degree nights have softened the entire snowpack, and I was unable to improve upon the existing grooming, which is still skiing good to very acceptable. It will be icy until it softens, and then you … Continue reading →