by | Feb 10, 2019 | Sawmill
Dusting of snow overnight,tracks are in good shape.Clean up skate lanes on all trails with G2. Cheers, Harry
by | Feb 9, 2019 | Sawmill
All trails groomed edge to edge with a couple extra passes to build up the classic lane and set a classic track. Everything set up well and should be good for tomorrow as well unless we get more snow or to touch up the skate lane. More snow would certainly be...
by | Feb 9, 2019 | Colpoys
The trail was groomed this Saturday morning. Yesterdays wind didn’t leave much fresh snow in the field, so you may find the track a bit shallow there, but it’s full depth and good once you get into the woods. Ron’s trail was not trackset. Get it...
by Shawn Radcliffe | Feb 9, 2019 | News
by Mike Campbell. Greetings fellow ski enthusiasts. To say that we have had some challenges with maintaining the trails this season would be an understatement. Even though we have had very little snow, the Sawmill Nordic Centre has remained open with almost complete...
by Shawn Radcliffe | Feb 9, 2019 | News
by Tom Hakala. So far this winter has been a strange one. Someone referred to it as a toilet seat winter, the fellow that writes the trail reports at Highland Nordic called it a Groundhog Day Winter… repeating mild, cold every other day. Whatever is causing it;...
by Shawn Radcliffe | Feb 9, 2019 | News
by Heidi Tones. Julian Smith has qualified for World Junior Championships in Lahti, Finland. This is Julian’s third time qualifying (Kazakhstan 2015, Utah 1017)! The World Junior Trials for Canadian athletes were held December 13, 15, 16 at the Canmore Nordic Centre...
by Shawn Radcliffe | Feb 9, 2019 | News
by Kelly Rogers. Keen skiers have been taking advantage of the extended Friday night hut openings at Sawmill Trail. Grab your headlamp and your ski friends, and enjoy an invigorating night ski on the trails. For those without headlamps, the Jackrabbit loop is lit…just...
by Shawn Radcliffe | Feb 9, 2019 | News
by Jason MacDonald. Jackrabbit season is off and skiing! We have had a tremendous turnout this year with over 80 skiers taking part, and a long wait list beyond that! It truly is amazing to see so much interest in our sport. Having so many skiers is great, but also...
by Shawn Radcliffe | Feb 9, 2019 | News
AAA Success! The Awesome Adult Afternoon Ski Lesson was another success on Saturday, January 12th. With 50 skiers looking for tips on how to improve their technique and expert instructors offering their skills, proved that you are never too old to learn new things. To...
by Shawn Radcliffe | Feb 9, 2019 | News
by Fred Scheel. We are into week nine of skiing at the Sawmill. It hard to believe considering the lack of snow we have had to this point in time. Although we have been skiing on a very thin crust and our groomers have had to deal with lots of issues regarding the...