Trail Conditions – Feb 15th

This morning, the snowmobile grooming of the Turner/Power/Gonthier trails begun yesterday was completed. As well, we managed to snowmobile groom the James/Barnes/Barrhead trails. There has been no tracksetting due to condition. Happy Family Day Skiing!!

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Trail Conditions – Feb. 14th

This morning, the Barnes Hills, the County Forest and part of the Turner property trails were groomed just with snowmobiles. There is over a foot of new snow on top of our base, so grooming is very challenging right now! We will continue to groom as conditions allow. The James/Barnes/Barrhead will not be groomed until at least Tuesday. Thank you for your understanding and Happy Valentine’s Day!

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Special Weather/Grooming Statement Feb. 12th

For those of you watching the local weather this evening, you’ll know that we may get 20-30 cm of snow overnight! There are also predictions of further bouts of snow through the weekend particularly on Sunday. Under these conditions, the grooming team will have to wait and see how it plays out. Even though we have specialized equipment, there is a limit to how much snow we can navigate and sometimes we just have to let the snow settle for a while before we can do anything. Please continue to watch for posts updating the grooming status of the trails. Thanks for your consideration.

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Trail Conditions – Feb. 10th

This afternoon, the Barnes Hills, the County Forest and the Powers/Turners/Gonthier trails were all groomed and track-set. Skiers report excellent conditions – enjoy!

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Trail Conditions – Feb 09

Barnes, James, and Barrhead Loop trails are track set!

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Trail Conditions – Feb 8th

The Barnes, James, and Barrhead Loop trails were screened this morning. If there isn’t too much snowfall overnight, the team plans to trackset tomorrow.

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Parking Reminder

Please note that visitors parking at the James Trails entrance on Hamilton Lane should exercise caution when entering or exiting the trails, as there may be oncoming traffic which has the right of way. Additionally, the main GNSC parking lot is located approximately 1 km south on Hamilton Lane at Concession 8. This lot includes a portable washroom for your convenience.

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Ski Exchange Reminder

Just a quick reminder to GNSC members – your membership allows you to ski for free on Ski Exchange weeks with local Clubs (please remember to sign any waiver forms of that Club before skiing). The exchange week with the Bruce Ski Club was Jan 11-18th; this week (Jan 18-25) the exchange is with Sauble Beach Ski Club. The exchange with the Owen Sound Ski Club is coming up next week (Jan 25-Feb 1), and for Beaver Valley, it’s Feb 15-22). These dates are always posted in our Fall Newsletter.

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Reminder – No Dogs, No Snowshoeing on the Ski Trails

Please be considerate of skiers and our groomers – do not snowshoe on the ski trails and do not walk your dog on them – besides damaging the trails we work so hard to maintain, it can be dangerous to skiers. Skiers – if you see any signs of these problems, please report them to us immediately.

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Skiers Etiquette – Please review before you use our trails

Skiers, if you have to remove your skis to go up or down hills, please walk on the side of the trail not in the middle.  This is for your safety and for the safety and convenience of other skiers.

Many of our trails are on private land owners’ property.  We are very grateful for their generosity. Please respect them and stay on the ski trails that run through their properties.

Please consider the hard-working volunteer groomers and other skiers when you choose to use a pulk.  If the sled tracks won’t stay in the tracks set by the groomers, please keep off groomed trails.  Otherwise, the tracks are messed up for everyone, and the groomers’ work is undone.

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