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La Reserve open their CAT SKI trails today ( after 6 feet of snow about time . lots of rocks to cover ) so debated if we should drive over or stay local . Really wanted to try their Cat Trails but concerned the limited tickets would sell out ( 120 tickets for the day @ $10.00 in...

The big news this week is the latest snowfall (almost a foot of dense snow since last report ) pushed the Laurentian snowpack over 6 feet . Listed below are the stats from Tremblant Provincial Park Condition State Snow latest 24h 0 cm Snow latest 48h 13 cm Snow on the ground 191...

Good question , like both areas for different reasons. Garceau has some interesting trails on skiers left in the woods and the old T bar track . even some side country on skiers left . The pitch isn't that steep and the chair is slow but the pitch is consistent enough to offer good...

Quick mid week update as weather and snow conditions have changed throughout the region . Warm air and fog this week have transformed the snow somewhat to wet snow and granular . However, snow pack is deep . Latest stats are as follows . Always more concerned with what is on the ground ...

Ok , after watching video clips of the Jay powder looked out at the Laurentian landscape covered in a few inches of new snow with more in the forecast . Take what you can get . Older kids didn't have to teach skiing today and they wanted to go to La Reserve . So off we went crossing over the...

Feb 16 , 2013 First time out skiing in the Laurentians in 2 weeks . Over the last 5 days about 6 inches of snow has fallen so today the side country was in fine form as the new snow made for some great turns . Temps have stayed below freezing so snow has remained dry . Overall , good...

Had the camera on Friday morning and Saturday afternoon . No tree pics but still some shots to show the snow . Nice to ski wide open areas with deep powder.

Left from our west of Montreal city house. West on highway 401 through Eastern Ontario then south on I 81 at Thousand Islands to Watertown. Door to door to Snow Ridge 4 hours. The Montfort- Morin Heights -Christieville area of the Laurentians is our part time home away from home dating back in...

Today was the day for powder. The web site said a foot had fallen overnight but more like a foot and a half. Deep snow up to the knees off the T Bar . Untracked run after run for hours today. The woods were amazing with deep snow everywhere. No lift lines and inexpensive lift tickets. Can't...

Snow Ridge was good today. The snow started off slowly in the early morning hours . By midday about 3 inches of new snow and then the intensity ramped up so by about 15.00 hrs accumulation was close to 6 inches . Currently heavy snow is falling . Only 1 lift running to the summit today so...

With all the weather notices being posted , we made a last minute move and drove to Watertown NY as have been watching the snow totals from last week and what is in the forecast. Tomorrow we will head to Snowridge . Have read favourable reviews of the ski area so looking forward to it.

On Sunday (Jan 27) the question was where to ski as there has not been any new snow since Jan 20 so any lift serviced skiing would be hard pack as the temps hovered between - 35C and - 20 C all week. Decided the day would be a earn your turn day as basically this was the only chance for...

This is the news I have on Alta . In late December received a message from the owners that they were waiting for a chairlift inspection . Around Jan 1 received the following message "Je tiens à vous souhaiter une BONNE ANNÉE 2013 rempli d'amour, de santé et de prospérité - I want to wish...

If you look at averages over the last 50 years , the current snow pack at 4' 5" at this time would be average . However, over the last 10 to 20 years would rate it above average , For sure there have been some great years in the recent past but there have been more that have not been so...

Had a no BS Powder day in the Laurentians today . Snow started falling early Saturday morning and stopped Sunday Morning (Jan 20 ) . Depending on where you were the snow totals were at the 1 foot range . Snow squalls throughout the day today added a bit more as the cold front came roaring...

Time for a midweek update after the rain and freeze up . Total snowfall for this season in the Laurentians is reported at 178 cm , snow on ground before the rain maxed out at 129 cm . Snow pack after the rain now at 110 cm . Rain soaked snow has frozen over to granular and ice .

Well, we had almost a 3 week stretch of above average skiing with over 4 feet of snow falling . Reality is back as the last 2 days have been nothing but low hanging clouds , fog , mist and rain . The snow pack is currently wet saturated snow with temps above the freezing point for over 24...

With over 4 feet of accumulated snow and no thaw / freeze cycle , the old rock ledges were safe for jumping . While his 2 older sisters are out spending their weekends as instructors the youngest in the family and his friends are out exploring. Believe me you have to keep 16 year old kids...

About 7 inches of new snow in the last few days has brought the snow total in Tremblant Provincial Park ( not the ski hill ) to 50 " at their snow stake . I have measured unofficially a few inches more to the south in the snow belt . Interesting stat as the Laurentian snow depth is...

Base depths now about 4 feet in the mid Laurentians . Yesterday was another great day with a few inches of new snow on top of a packed snow base . The constant wind and temps hovering at - 16 C all day caused drifting dry snow in open areas . Venturing deeper into the forest allowed for...