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28th December
Even busier today with lift lines at North Star and
Easter over 10 minutes this morning. To avoid the crowds we skied the
brush on Tamarack, Upshot and Downshot. Moguls on Tamarack. Snow was good on
Upshot and Downshot. No lines at Tamarack lift while we were there.
27th December
Much busier today probably an overlap of both Xmas and New Year vacationers. 10 - 15 minutes line up on North Star this afternoon. Powder is now pretty much skied out. Main and the other groomed runs are just that "groomed" and the bridge is exceptionally busy and very icy indeed.
26th December
Cold and sunny with about an inch of fresh snow
overnight. Again no lines and empty runs everywhere. More grooming done today.
Night skiing begins tonight. Bridge is still icy and busy.
25th December
A cold sunny day. Kimberley Resort is very quiet. No
big lines for line or tickets.Runs and glades can only be described as empty
except for the bridge. icy and full of skiers.
22nd December
Checked out the new washrooms at the top of Easter
Chairlift. Unfortunately they can't be used as there is no permit for them so I
had to utilise the trees.
21st December
A cold sunny day with fabulous views of the Rockies so
we decided to check out the closed runs on the other side of the mountain. Lots
of waist deep powder and from what we could see no real reason for R.C.R. not have
opened the Tamarack and Easter chair lifts. we can only assume the reason is
purely financial! A number of runs have bushes standing at least 2 feet
proud of the 3 foot snow base. These include Tamarack, Upshot and Downshot.
Moe's, Boundary and School House are affected by stumps having been left proud
where thinning has taken place.
20th December
Another great days skiing with 2- 3" of fresh powder on
un groomed areas. Mainly sunny with a few light snow flurries. Groomed trails
are in good condition with good snow cover and no bare patches. Bridge is still
icy though
19th December
Another good day off piste with around 2 - 4
inches of fresh powder but, the trails which have been bashed (Main) are showing
bare patches. The bridge back to base is icy on again.
18th December
Opening weekend saw only trails on the front of the
mountain open. We can only assume that this was a money saving attempt by
operators RCR as snow coverage on the runs without snow canons was excellent
with over 12 inches of powder on Schoolhouse, Dreadnaught and Rosa trails. No
Terrain Park though so rumours were correct. The residents free ski day on
Sunday was also poorly attended compared to last year. Possibly caused by
the cuts being made by RCR !
December 16th A quiet day snow is good except for the bridge which is icy. 15th December 2007
The
2007 - 2008 season kicks off in Kimberley today December 15th and
its Snowing!! I for one am looking forward to another great season of superb Purcell Champagne
Powder!!
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