We got the groomer out last Thursday night for one last round! The trails have a couple of bare spots but are still skiable. We will list them all as “caution” as the condition will deteriorate pretty quickly. The rental shop will remain open all week for all of you who ordered T-shirts to pick them up!!! We are stoked about how they turned out and excited to do the project with Bogside again next year. The snowshoe trails are still filled with snow as well, and require snowshoes in many spots.
In the next couple of weeks, we will have some upcoming announcements about funding for projects we have been working on, so keep your eyes peeled. We will also be looking to do more volunteer days this summer/fall to get the trails in excellent shape for next year’s ski season.
This winter was a solid season! Most will say it had nothing on 1989, or 2015 – but at the end of the season, we saw a groomed trail from mid-January to mid-March. This is great, considering we only had one significant weather event this winter, but the groomer ran steady for February and March. The club also hosted multiple successful events this winter, and we intend to be more deliberate about consistency and messaging for next winter’s events to continue to foster the culture at the lodge that we know it has the potential to support. Our membership sat around 400 members this year, despite a slight rate increase – which is highly favorable for the health and future of Souris Striders Ski Club. Our yellow tracking board saw our interested members skiing an average of 100km for the season!!! This is much better than 2023, and hopefully, we have more people tracking and more kilometers completed next year.
We want to thank Bogside, Loaf and Ladle, and MYSA Nordic Spa for their collaboration this winter, and we look forward to more formalized partnerships with these partners in the future to hopefully give our members a phenomenal experience in Harmony Trails and The Lodge!
Keep “picking your spots” out there as long as there is snow, and we will continue with the lodge being open this week!!
Thanks to everyone who put time , effort and enthusiasm into the Ski club this year!!! It didn’t go unnoticed by many people who payed visits to the club!!!! And your website was a great way to keep informed!!! Thank you!!!!!
See you next year!!!!!