Mar 7/14 - From -11 to +5

What the hell! Yesterday I blew snow for 5hrs and it was still lightly snowing by evening and today it was +5 and heavy wet snow. Oh well more snow to come I am sure. Trail out of our place is rough right now and can't groom it til it snows and cools down again. Our guests did an epic trail ride by mistake today - poor guys but they are going to get to the Alpine for sure tomorrow! They said a big crew left the staging area at Corbin today and headed up into Barnes so that is likely getting ridden out. They said it looked like no one had gone up into Heartbreak and they are likely going to check out Rain Gauge and ride the trees there with a heads up. Got an email today asking about avalanches and yep the season has been precariously resting on a crappy weak layer and yep its still there in many places and yep these temp swings don't do it any favors. Gotta take a look and make some decisions and observations before you hit the throttle. My last guests from Spring Valley, Sk said that Barnes Ranch was awesome snow - alpine meadow. Cooper and Tanner were out today just in cut blocks behind us on fresh snow and said they could still carve so snow lightens a bit with altitude. The lower angle terrain towards Fernie likely holds some hidden unridden spots just waiting for some adventurous sledders. No rain today just sun and some high level cloud. Temps going to remain fairly constant over the next few days. Have a pair of scratchers at the ready for riding the lower levels. More snow in the forecast for Sunday and Monday but be prepared to get wet on the way back down. Travel with a boot dryer - tis the season. Cheers - V