What to Expect

The NCC maintains a ski trail conditions page usually updated 3 times a day. I’ll often include a summary here with links. XCOttawa draws on reports from skiers’ on-trail experience. Those reports are automatically added here and we’re working for even better integration.  Other people post information in other places and this page will attempt to aggregate links to those reports as well.

2011-04-16 by Karl Saidla from P5 [Penguin]

This not really a ski report but I thought I would report on my observations having navigated the parkway loop on road bikes this morning. 1. For the most part, the riding is good on the parkways, with the exception of P10-Fortune Lake, and the a. . .

2011-04-15 by Karl Saidla from P12 [Meech]

I am, personally, calling it a season as of Wednesday, April 13th. I skied with Nevin French from P12 up to Ridge Road and around there a bit. The skiing that was available could only be described as terrible, and I would say we spent close to half o. . .

2011-04-13 by Craig Storey from P12 [Meech]

David Paton tells me... We’re still not down (or is it up) to 10% walking, but the first 500 m. from P12 were best to be walked, and there was another 500 m. in the last km. to walk (a couple of sections). Plus a few ginger walk-overs, and a f. . .

2011-04-12 by Craig Storey from P1 [Asticou]

I think we can pretty much call the season over as of April 12th, 2011. What an end to the season it was! There was some great Spring skiing and cooperative weather the last few weeks but that changed Sunday afternoon. First light rain, and then t. . .

2011-04-10 by Jo-Ann Holden from P12 [Meech]

Trail 40-24-Ridge to Huron-Champlain PKwy-Fortune to P10. The fresh air, exercise and scenery were great. It felt like skiing with a fever: the temperature itself was very warm, but there were cold currents wafting from the hills. If I had been. . .

2011-04-10 by Paul Jaenicke from P12 [Meech]

Nice day out there started from P12: #40=> #24=> #1=> Wolf bench=> #1=> #24=> #1=> #2=>P12. I only had to take my skis off 3 times the last time being at the Wolf bench hill. Some parts are good others are like skiing on ice w. . .

2011-04-09 by Jo-Ann Holden from P10 [Fortune]

P10-Ridge-Huron-Champlain Parkway Not much to add that hasn't been said already. It was a beautiful morning and a very enjoyable ski despite emerging pavement and dirt. I have my fingers crossed that there is another day or two ahead of us. There . . .

2011-04-09 by Ron Lorenson from P10 [Fortune]

Skated from P10 to the Blanchet crossing via FP, CP, Huron, and #1 - using #24 on the way out and the bench on the way back. I agree with Ken’s and Garry’s reports - particularly with regard to that fast and easy corn - the run down from . . .

2011-04-09 by Ken Trischuk from N/A [Other]

Beautiful ski day. Started at Camp Fortune as P10 was full when I drove by. Good snow up Chicken run and along Ridge road. Pretty dirty but still very skiable. Skied out along Ridge to 24 and did the loop before coming back to Fortune lane. And down.. . .

2011-04-09 by Garry Tarr from P10 [Fortune]

Skated out of P10. Got one of the last parking spots at 10AM, but there were still a few spaces available by noon. Surprisingly icy at first, becoming slushy everywhere towards noon. Great easy skating on the corn snow- level surface- despite the . . .