Thanks for a great cross country ski season

 by Keith and Heather Nicol

   It was a sad day when we cleaned out our ski locker at Raven Lodge on Sunday, April 7 to end the 2024 cross country ski season. Raven Lodge is the base of operations of cross country skiing and snow shoeing at Mount Washington near Courtenay, B.C on Vancouver Island.  It was a strange year weatherwise with snow late to arrive at the start of the season and then a rain storm in early February closed the resort for a couple of days. But somehow the trail crew got things going again and then in March lots of snow fell which gave Mt Washington the cushion of snow they needed to be able to finish up the season. The Strathcona Park cross country trails were even open for awhile which everyone really appreciated.

                           We had some great times on the Mt Washington Cross Country Ski trails this winter

So next year if you have thought about trying cross country skiing or snowshoeing then check out Raven Lodge at Mount Washington. They have over 50 km of trail groomed for skating and classic skiing as well as many snowshoe trails. Raven Lodge has great mountain views and inside you can have a bite to eat, book rentals and lessons, buy day tickets and even have a sauna.  Lets hope next winter brings more snow and continued great skiing to Mount Washington.  For more information see: https://www.mountwashington.ca/  

 

                              Mt Washington Ski Resort has great trails for cross country skiing