February 16 grooming update: Powder on top of corduroy!
One volunteer was able to go out Tuesday evening to groom the trails and try out the Nordic-pulse app on their phone for the first time...
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CONDITIONS & UPDATES
shaganappi-nordic
- Feb 15, 2021
- 1 min
February 14 Update: Corduroy for Monday!
All skate lanes have been groomed the evening of February 14 by one volunteer after discovering an electrical issue made it impossible...
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shaganappi-nordic
- Feb 14, 2021
- 2 min
February 14 Update: Come out skiing today, the skiing is awesome!! (Yes even in -35 with windchill)
I'll be out on a snowmobile track setting this afternoon, wave hello! Neoprene face mask $20 at an "outdoor mountain clothing" store...
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shaganappi-nordic
- Feb 14, 2021
- 2 min
Donations and volunteers needed for winter operations at Shaganappi!
Support your community ski area by donating what you can in support of Winter Operations at Shaganappi! Preferred method of donation...
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volunteershagnordi4
- Feb 12, 2021
- 1 min
February 12 grooming update: corduroy!
All trails were groomed Thursday evening by 2 volunteers and conditions will be excellent this weekend! We'll try our best to round up a...
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volunteershagnordi4
- Feb 9, 2021
- 1 min
February 9 Update: Excellent skiing on all trails thanks to the new snow! Grooming done Saturday.
Two hardy volunteers were out on Snowmobiles Saturday morning and afternoon, packing down and grooming the new snow on all trails with...
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shaganappi-nordic
- Feb 4, 2021
- 2 min
February 3 Update: 14cm new snow, grooming done! Track-setting may be done early Thursday am.
14cm of fresh snow!!! All trails were groomed Wednesday night by two volunteers, but unfortunately there was not time to do any track...
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shaganappi-nordic
- Jan 31, 2021
- 2 min
January 30 Update: Corduroy and coyotes tonight!
Skate lanes were groomed Saturday evening, and we discovered the snow is too shallow in many areas to redo the track setting, sorry...
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shaganappi-nordic
- Jan 30, 2021
- 2 min
January 29 Update: corduroy and another skiff of new snow!
Skate lanes have been groomed Friday night, and with the new snow and cold temperatures the skiing at Shaganappi this weekend will be...
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shaganappi-nordic
- Jan 27, 2021
- 2 min
January 27 Update: corduroy and a skiff of new snow!
Corduroy is back and luckily we finally have cold temperatures to help preserve the snow in Calgary. Yaaay for that!!! (happy-dance...
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shaganappi-nordic
- Jan 24, 2021
- 2 min
January 23 Update: grooming and track setting on trails with enough snow depth
Skate lanes were groomed! Track setting was redone on trails where the snow coverage is still deep enough for grooming and track...
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shaganappi-nordic
- Jan 19, 2021
- 2 min
January 19 Update: Trail system skate-lane grooming; driving range re-do
Two volunteers were out Monday evening, doing their best... Skate lane grooming: most of the trail system skate lanes have been...
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shaganappi-nordic
- Jan 17, 2021
- 2 min
January 17 Update: Corduroy and fresh track setting!!!
Yes, it is true. Two volunteers were out Saturday night making the snow surfaces nice for the Sunday skiers, most especially the sit...
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shaganappi-nordic
- Jan 16, 2021
- 2 min
January 16 Update: Grooming, gratitude, and Chinook Glaze destruction!!!!
Renovating and grooming of the Chinook Glaze has been done on all trails with the exception of the loop to the Quarry Road Trail entrance....
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shaganappi-nordic
- Jan 15, 2021
- 1 min
January 15: Any early birds with headlamps??? Early am debris clearing help needed.
We need some early birds with headlamps and their own rakes to clear trail debris from the wind event two days ago. Best time to do this...
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shaganappi-nordic
- Jan 15, 2021
- 1 min
January 14 grooming and update on debris clearing completed today!
One volunteer spent 3 hours tonight learning about the Ginzu while on a Skidoo renovating and redoing the track setting in the south...
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shaganappi-nordic
- Jan 14, 2021
- 2 min
January 13 Update: Debris-clearing help needed; driving range grooming and track setting......
If you have sturdy footwear with ice spikes/YakTrax, and a fan rake, there is a LOT of plant debris on the Shaganappi cross country ski...
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shaganappi-nordic
- Jan 10, 2021
- 1 min
January 9, 10pm update: beginner area groomed and track set, more teaching grids put in
We only had one volunteer available to groom Saturday night, and the focus was on the beginner area within the driving range (east of...
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shaganappi-nordic
- Jan 5, 2021
- 1 min
January 5 Update: Fast and Hard-Packed, Great Skiing!
Happy New Year! No new grooming or track setting over the last few days due to the Chinook temperatures and shallow base of snow that is...
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shaganappi-nordic
- Jan 5, 2021
- 1 min
SNO Volunteers Needed
The Shaganappi Nordic Operations Club (SNO) is a non-profit society comprised solely of volunteers. SNO is responsible for managing and...
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