THE UTAH NORDIC ALLIANCE
UPDATE:
We have suspended both the Upper and Lower trails for skiing at this time. We had rapid melting yesterday leaving lots of bare areas of grass and cart path. It is currently too dangerous to ski at this time. Hopefully, we can reopen once we receive enough snow.
Thank you for understanding and your patience as we navigate this weird winter season.
Jeremy Ranch Nordic Center
The snowmaking trails are in good shape, and the natural trails are getting more and more patchy. Come join us for our 3rd casual Wednesday Night Lights race tomorrow! The format is mass start skate with start time being anywhere from 5-5:15 pm and BBQ to follow at 6:15 pm!
Tuesday Haiku:
Drizzle from the sky,
Go out early, back early,
Save the trails day.
It is going to be a warm moist nordic ski day on our ~8km of open trails! Starting out at 37F this morning with a cloudy very light drizzle on the trails. We did not regroom the 3k “Community Loop”, the 5km loop and Armstrong last night to help save the trail surface in the warm temperatures. The crew did not reset the classic track due to snow depth. The classic tracks remain good with a few obvious gaps. The classic may be a bit icy early in places where the sun hit it yesterday but will soften up early. The skate is firm on top but will get very soft through the day. There are a few thin spots out there so ski with awareness and avoid the grassy spots. It’s a purple/red wax day at White Pine Touring.
Skiing might become quite soft by afternoon today so we recommend classic as the choice from mid morning on.
Please stay off the golf course and other trails unless you’re on skis. Help us remind walkers and dog walkers that there are great options nearby like Round Valley, Basin Rec and Willow Creek rather than tracking through the fresh grooming. The Farm Trail and Dog Loop remain CLOSED. Red beanies are recommended and be cautious, it can be icy out on the sidewalks and pathways.
The shop and trails are OPEN 9-5 today offering lessons, trail passes, gear sales, waxing service, rental skis and snowshoes. Drop off your skis for a spa treatment after you wrap up for the day. Join us for classical snow dances, offerings to Ullr today. The snow bunnies may be sheltered indoors with a cup of tea by the end of the day.
TOKO Wax Clinic this Saturday at 3:30 pm at the Nordic Center. Learn the basics of ski base and skin care from our experts. $10 cover charge and discounts on wax and accessories after the clinic. Also a prize drawing for a lucky attendee.
Please do not walk, cycle or run on the Nordic Trails. Please do not walk your dogs and let them poop on the nordic trails. We work very hard to provide a quality ski experience for our paying customers and walking yourself and your dogs on the trails could be considered trespassing and violates municipal code. Round Valley, Willow Creek and Basin trails all offer exceptional options for taking your dog, yourself or your bicycle out.
Good morning! At 0740 it is 37°F. All trails groomed for classic and skate skiing. Graupel is starting to fall, so earlier may be better than later.
Our trail is unskiable. The forecast is for warmer temps and rain. The 10 day forecast is poor and will likely put an end to our one day of grooming season.
UPDATE:
We have suspensed both the Upper and Lower trails for skiing at this time. We are rapidly melting and lots of bare areas of grass and cart path are beginning to show. It is currently dangerous to ski at this time. Hopefully, we can reopen once we receive enough snow.
Thank you for understanding and your patience as we navigate this weird winter season.
Jeremy Ranch Nordic Center
Sorry for the late report – computer issues. We have freshly groomed the core snowmaking trails, and blew a lot of snow, which is blocking certain sections, so apologize for that. The natural snow trails we groomed out last week are sadly melting out with many mud patches, and were not groomed again so please use caution if you choose to venture out on those. We will have a Wednesday Night Lights fun race on the 25th . Format will be mass start skate starting around 5 pm with BBQ to follow at 6:15 pm. Come join us!
All trails were groomed today. The East side of the golf course probably won’t be able to be used after today and with the warm weather and rain forecast the south side of golf course will probably be unskiable after tomorrow morning. The forebay trail was usable today but with the weather it is doubtful after tomorrow. Higher on the maple lake trail there is good snow and other than the south facing areas of the nebo loop it is good snow past the narrows. There was great snow above the grotto and all the way to pete winward. We’ll see what the weather brings but we are probably done grooming at the golf course and forebay but we will probably groom the maple and pete winward trails next week.
Happy Monday!!
We have groomed a 0.5km lower loop on hole #6 next to the trailhead and it is in good shape for both skate and classic. The team did have to throw some snow on a couple of extremely thin areas. Unfortunately, the rest of the lower trail is not skiable at this time due to lack of snow on our connection bridges. Our upper 0.8km trail is also groomed for both skate and classic. There are a couple of cones out on the trail marking thin areas so please be alert and ski with caution.
Day passes will be $10 for the rest of the season!
We currently have a “Glide Into the Nordic Golf Shop Sale” on all of our Nordic apparel and equipment. The Nordic Golf Shop is stocked with ski equipment from Atomic and Salomon, and Nordic apparel from Kjus, Rossignol and Odlo.
Have a great day and enjoy the beautiful sunshine!!
Thanks for your support of the Jeremy Ranch Nordic Center!
Monday Haiku:
Winter Spring returns,
Wax up and ski while it’s here,
Feel the trail Joy
It is going to be a beautiful, warm nordic ski day on our ~10km of open trails! Starting out at 18F this morning with sunshine and warming through the day. We groomed the 3k “Community Loop”, the 5km loop and Armstrong late last night. The crew did not reset the classic track due to snow depth. The classic tracks are quite good with a few obvious gaps. The classic may be a bit icy early in places where the sun hit it hard yesterday but will soften up mid morning. Skate is locked in very good shape this morning with a soft crumble on the firm track. There are a few thin spots out there so ski with awareness and avoid the grassy spots.
It’s another blue/purple wax, SPF 50, fresh groomed day at White Pine Touring. Skiing might become quite soft by late afternoon today. Please stay off the golf course and other trails unless you’re on skis. Help us remind walkers and dog walkers that there are great options nearby like Round Valley, Basin Rec and Willow Creek rather than tracking through the fresh grooming. The Farm Trail and Dog Loop remain CLOSED. Red beanies are recommended and be cautious, it is icy out on the sidewalks and pathways.
The shop and trails are OPEN 9-5 today offering lessons, trail passes, gear sales, waxing service, rental skis and snowshoes. Drop off your skis for a spa treatment after you wrap up for the day. Join us for interpretive snow dances, offerings to Ullr, and happy snow bunnies at the end of the day.
Please do not walk, cycle or run on the Nordic Trails. Please do not walk your dogs and let them poop on the nordic trails. We work very hard to provide a quality ski experience for our paying customers and walking yourself and your dogs on the trails could be considered trespassing and violates municipal code. Round Valley, Willow Creek and Basin trails all offer exceptional options for taking your dog, yourself or your bicycle out.
Good morning! At 0745 it is 23°F. All trails groomed today except Mid and Big Redman, which were groomed yesterday. Beautiful skiing with less traffic on the roads.
Arrived at 6:00 pm – Temperature of 42 F.
Did not reset any classic tracks. The existing classic are fair but thin throughout.
Smoothed out the skate lanes for Main, Mitten, Lower to Swanson’s, Bypass, Boomerang, Wiggleroom (very thin snow) Kids Cutoff and Lollipop.
Creek, Lower Lower and Lollistem are closed.
Completed grooming at 7:45 pm with temperature at 36 F.
Should be decent conditions before 1:00 pm tomorrow (Monday).
It’s a gorgeous day here at Soldier Hollow. It is 21 F as of 10:30 AM. Come enjoy our manmade and natural trails today!
Its a bluebird Sunday!!
We have groomed a 0.5km lower loop on hole #6 next to the trailhead and it is in great shape for both skate and classic. Unfortunately, the rest of the lower trail is not skiable at this time due to lack of snow on our connection bridges. We still would need a few more inches to get the entire lower trail open. The team has completed grooming our upper 0.8km trail and it is also in great shape for both skate and classic.
Day passes will be $10 for the rest of the season!
We currently have a “Glide Into the Nordic Golf Shop Sale” on all of our Nordic apparel and equipment. The Nordic Golf Shop is stocked with ski equipment from Atomic and Salomon, and Nordic apparel from Kjus, Rossignol and Odlo.
Have a great day and enjoy the snow!!
Thanks for your support of the Jeremy Ranch Nordic Center!
Main, Mitten, Lower to Swanson’s, Lollypop, Kids cutoff, Boomerang and Wiggle Room were groomed for skate last night by Nils and Brandon. The classic was reset on most of the Main. The skiing should be really good with cold, firm snow early, progressively warming through the day. Creek is roped off. If you choose to duck the rope, be aware that there are two bare spots in corners that you will come upon at speed that will likely damage your skis and might cause injury.
The snow is holding but don’t wait too long to ski!
Good morning nordic skiers! At 0730 it is 15°F and all Solitude trails are groomed for classic and skate skiing except Big Redman cul-de-sac.
Canyon traffic will be an issue, but time it right and come on up.