January 30, 1999

Excellent snow and trail conditions continue to prevail. All trails are open and groomed including the Wishart Park Trail. The new grooming equipment has arrived and is being used. It is able to groom a skating and double classic tracks in one pass.

January 13, 1999

The trails are in excellent shape in preparation for this weekend's Hiawatha Invitational Cross Country Ski Races. According to The Sault Star, it has snowed every day since December 18.

January 5, 1999

Lots of fresh snow has fallen. All trails are open except for the Wishart Park Trail. The trails are in excellent condition.

December 27, 1998

We received more snow during the last week and especially the last two days. All the trails are open and were groomed today except for the Wishart Park Trail.

December 19, 1998

Finally the first good day of skiing! We received lots of snow yesterday and more is falling today. The temperatures have also turned cold ensuring the snow will stay. The streak of above normal high temperatures ended yesterday with a total of 34 continuous days.
The Kinsmen 2k has been groomed for skating and classic, the Crystal 5K has been groomed for skating, and the Lookout 4k and 2 extensions has been groomed for classic.

December 7, 1998

The warm weather has continued with no snow in sight. Where is the reported La Nina! For the past 24 days the daily high temperature has been above normal. The Nov 30 high temperature reached a record 14.4 C, breaking the old record by 1.1 C. What makes the record even more unusual, it was recorded at 1:00 am!

November 22, 1998

Both snow and rain have fallen during the last week but the emphasis has been on rain and warm temperatures, leaving the ground bare and wet. The high today was 9 degrees C; above normal by 8 degrees.

November 16, 1998

We have received some snow the last week. The ground in the Hiawatha Highlands area is covered with a couple of centimeters of snow. There is still far too little for any grooming. The first ski tracks were spotted on the Red Pine Trail system on Friday, Nov 13. I suspect the skis ended up at the ski swap the next day.