by Keith and Heather Nicol
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| Kristie and Heather skiing Jutland |
Mt Washington Ski
Resort near Courtenay on Vancouver Island opened its cross country trails on
December 8, 2017 and we have been up skiing over the last couple of days
enjoying the sun and warm temperatures.
It is great to leave the fog and valley cloud of the Comox Valley behind
and climb into the sunshine and get in some good skiing at the same time. With
the limited snow cover not all the trails are open but they do have 21.5 km of
trails open for skate and classic skiing at the present time. Marc Lister the
Nordic Manager told us they need another 20-30 cm of snow before they can start
grooming the trails in Strathcona Park. With snow forecast for the in the next
few days that may be enough to get the popular ski and snowshoe trails in
Strathcona Park open.
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| Kristie skiing with Mt Albert Edward in the background |
Over the last 2
days we skied a variety of trails including Jutland, West Passage, the Sprint
Loops and the Grind. Our daughter Kristie has been visiting from Vancouver and Kristie enjoyed skiing Jutland and West Passage. Also the
good weather provided stunning views of Mt Albert Edward. At the present there are 9 trails open for
cross country skiing and 4 snowshoe trails ready to go. Also if the fog and cloud
in the valley is getting you down then check out the Mt Washington web cams and
see what the weather is doing up high. It just might be better than down below.
The web cams can be seen at: https://www.mountwashington.ca/. Happy trails!
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| The stadium offers wide open skiing for both classic and skate skiing |
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