CCSAM | Smartin | Group Activity https://ccsam.ca/members/smartin/activity/groups/ Public group activity feed of which Smartin is a member. Thu, 05 Nov 2026 19:35:07 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v=11.4.0 en-CA 30 hourly 2 de7ba2fd87732e1bb2d9cb4d30aa9002 Brent posted an update in the group Sandilands: Skied green and black today. Tracks in good shape but a ton […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/12593/ Tue, 03 Mar 2026 04:20:06 -0600 Skied green and black today. Tracks in good shape but a ton of debris on the ground so lots of lifting skis and quick deceleration. Black has a tree down across the trail near the east side, attempted to move it but it was too big for the two of us to drag.

]]> 0 b0127d63a3b7e7253bb886406c82eb40 Kevin Miller posted an update in the group Falcon Ridge: From Andy Dwilow on Wednesday afternoon: Perfection […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/12253/ Sat, 10 Jan 2026 02:55:26 -0600 From Andy Dwilow on Wednesday afternoon:
Perfection grooming at Falcon Ridge today, both classic and skate. Many thanks to groomer Ryan and his crew.

]]> 0 7cd1b41b11ccd735423706d3badf268c Floyd Reichel posted an update in the group Sandilands: Skied all the groomed trails (green, black, gray, yellow, […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/12107/ Mon, 29 Dec 2025 03:10:33 -0600 Skied all the groomed trails (green, black, gray, yellow, purple) and found them to be in very good shape. The tracks were not blown in due to the beautiful forest. Best place to ski when windy.

]]> 0 ee5c4f2b039cb81d65251e49fbf543c9 Chris posted an update in the group Sandilands: Sandilands Update: The following are tracked and ready to […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/12073/ Tue, 23 Dec 2025 22:38:14 -0600 Sandilands Update: The following are tracked and ready to go.
Green
Black
Yellow
Grey
Purple.

]]> 0 201d82196cbebd2da96c6b876899dd48 Chris posted an update in the group Sandilands: Sandilands Grey is tracked and ready. The rest are not. […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/12046/ Mon, 22 Dec 2025 00:43:57 -0600 Sandilands Grey is tracked and ready. The rest are not. Given the snow forecast tomorrow, they will be done on Tuesday.

]]> 0 71123689b7074508096c2349f64efc70 Chris posted an update in the group Sandilands: Sandilands Update: All trails in Sandilands are packed. […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/12038/ Sun, 21 Dec 2025 01:33:57 -0600 Sandilands Update: All trails in Sandilands are packed. Tracksetting is scheduled for Monday, Dec. 22

Quarry Oaks: Trails are packed. Unfortunately, they’ll need a couple cm of non windblown snow before tracksetting can happen.

]]> 0 02d28c49f4335f068dcfe8d72b6c6772 Chris posted an update in the group Sandilands: Steinbach and the Sandilands missed out on the snow that hit […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/12026/ Fri, 19 Dec 2025 17:09:51 -0600 Steinbach and the Sandilands missed out on the snow that hit Winnipeg and points north. As it stands we have a lot of bare grass showing in windblown areas and are hopeful that Friday’s system drops significant snow. The groomers plan to get to work on Saturday if it does and I’ll post an update on our club site, FB and here with further news.…Read more

]]> 0 8c2125fe3da08e7134ea5d21baba25df Floyd Reichel posted an update in the group Falcon Ridge: Grooming continues to be good to very good, especially on […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/11904/ Tue, 25 Mar 2025 01:55:58 -0500 Grooming continues to be good to very good, especially on the eastern side of the trail system. Key is skiing early before temperatures rise above zero.

]]> 0 370666c384f46118cc0aee0c3124bb40 sblight posted an update in the group Falcon Ridge: Trails groomed on Friday, March 21, check out […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/11896/ Sat, 22 Mar 2025 21:09:13 -0500 Trails groomed on Friday, March 21, check out https://www.falconridgeski.com/conditions for details. Very good conditions. The South Whiteshell Trails have not been groomed.

]]> 0 6682ab91560e6b7fcaf23b101d158e69 Kevin Miller posted an update in the group Sandilands: 13 members of the Prairie Nordic Ski Club skied the Green, […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/11604/ Sun, 26 Jan 2025 23:33:26 -0600 13 members of the Prairie Nordic Ski Club skied the Green, Black, and Yellow trails at Sandilands on Sunday. The trails had been groomed on Saturday. Excellent conditions. Many people were skiing the trails today.

]]> 0 85838e0f8fef44a9e6632015b76f3074 Melodie Kurys posted an update in the group Sandilands: We were out on the Green trail and Black trail today. […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/11598/ Sun, 26 Jan 2025 22:19:09 -0600 We were out on the Green trail and Black trail today. Freshly groomed with decent glide. These are awesome trails that are worth the short trip from Winnipeg!

]]> 0 b084993bcbde63922f7a3caab8cf7963 Chris posted an update in the group Sandilands: Our longtime Sandilands trail groomers retired this season […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/11247/ Fri, 20 Dec 2024 01:50:36 -0600 Our longtime Sandilands trail groomers retired this season after 35 years of service. The club has been training replacements, and is happy to report that the new recruits successfully tracked many of the trails today. Full details regarding specifics can be found at the club website; http://www.sandilands.ca In other news, Quarry Oaks is tracked and…Read more

]]> 0 731a5e1257b5c298b2e7456d2c17143e Richard Loeppky posted an update in the group Sandilands: Just skied the green trail at Sandilands. Icy but fast. The […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/10817/ Fri, 23 Feb 2024 18:03:43 -0600 Just skied the green trail at Sandilands. Icy but fast. The grooming from the other day is still holding up.

]]> 0 5118b793fd5c3f7aea8c7b095dec9074 Floyd Reichel posted an update in the group Sandilands: Good to very good conditions in Sandilands. Some small bare […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/10812/ Wed, 21 Feb 2024 22:58:12 -0600 Good to very good conditions in Sandilands. Some small bare spots or ice all easily avoided. Worth the trip.

]]> 0 e907e7620c57d2622de900cc7dff90f4 Chris posted an update in the group Sandilands: Sandilands is freshly groomed! See website for details. https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/10802/ Sun, 18 Feb 2024 01:24:27 -0600 Sandilands is freshly groomed! See website for details.

]]> 0 cad9954d3c35db220309b2028b9f652d Chris posted an update in the group Sandilands: Sharing a friend's update from Sandilands. "Tracks are […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/10718/ Sat, 03 Feb 2024 22:20:28 -0600 Sharing a friend’s update from Sandilands. “Tracks are holding up pretty good, debris in areas of old growth trees, and hills are very fast and crusty.”
I haven’t been out to verify, but figured I’d share what I have heard. No news on Quarry Oaks conditions.

]]> 0 d8acfcfad21465b27894b21521d3e81e Brent posted an update in the group Sandilands: Good to very good,a couple track ejections and some twigs […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/10665/ Sun, 28 Jan 2024 22:04:51 -0600 Good to very good,a couple track ejections and some twigs poking through. A section of the orange trail where wildlife and maybe a horse walked on down the track but it is still ski-able.

]]> 0 0fe60af53aafdf3be9c95e16962a8eec Chris posted an update in the group Sandilands: Sandilands is tracked and ready. Conditions are excellent. […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/10538/ Sat, 13 Jan 2024 02:32:55 -0600 Sandilands is tracked and ready. Conditions are excellent. See website for specifics.

]]> 0 00234738206a0aad046758b64f8090f6 Floyd Reichel posted an update in the group Sandilands: Skied the Green, Black and Grey trails and found them to be […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/10500/ Thu, 11 Jan 2024 01:28:17 -0600 Skied the Green, Black and Grey trails and found them to be very good to excellent with a crown only on the Black.

]]> 1 a0766ecfdc493c784407de4b78c6a87b jpaterson joined the group Falcon Ridge https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/10477/ Mon, 08 Jan 2024 17:19:21 -0600 0 25debae1556998f1c8afc9374b8d58b1 Josh Crabb joined the group Falcon Ridge https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/10439/ Sat, 06 Jan 2024 06:43:24 -0600 0 d155a91e30f25791aa0163a84c71c79e kristinmadsen joined the group Falcon Ridge https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/10437/ Fri, 05 Jan 2024 22:03:32 -0600 0 8b86d69ff7d1936c360fa8a59b13eb71 kristinmadsen joined the group Sandilands https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/10431/ Fri, 05 Jan 2024 22:02:41 -0600 0 11bfb59b4d980b6cfeb3c5e16ee087c6 Matt Trickett joined the group Sandilands https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/10353/ Mon, 01 Jan 2024 17:41:46 -0600 0 cfc1c655141e23c1d5b704fd43db25a8 Brett S joined the group Sandilands https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/10299/ Wed, 27 Dec 2023 22:23:44 -0600 0 eb83f8115d1b6d7545683407d7e2f8ca Beth M. joined the group Sandilands https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/10280/ Wed, 27 Dec 2023 19:34:41 -0600 0 bd25d6fcc61c9a3dfdb30e9173bf187a Beth M. joined the group Falcon Ridge https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/10258/ Wed, 27 Dec 2023 19:32:49 -0600 0 3e43c010ec8b4942874fdeaf233d4750 sblight joined the group Falcon Ridge https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/9965/ Sat, 25 Mar 2023 21:34:32 -0500 0 d015de115af89a52f2ad7311de199463 Kevin Miller posted an update in the group Sandilands: From Edward Zwingerman on Saturday evening: Skied […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/9716/ Sun, 05 Feb 2023 01:04:59 -0600 From Edward Zwingerman on Saturday evening:
Skied Sandilands: Grey, Green, Black. Enough snow, some debris, not recently groomed but nonetheless very good skiing conditions. Surprisingly very few skiers enjoying the wonderful conditions.?

]]> 0 7e197b137f489b3ae49a2853c98e6264 Floyd Reichel posted an update in the group Sandilands: Trails were very good to excellent here Sunday. The Red […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/9657/ Mon, 23 Jan 2023 16:24:40 -0600 Trails were very good to excellent here Sunday. The Red Trail has not been groomed past the Horse Pond.

]]> 0 3e68320c8b1d8e288a133d0cd469aa34 Kevin Miller posted an update in the group Falcon Ridge: 40 members of the Charleswood Ski Club enjoyed a day bus […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/9616/ Sun, 15 Jan 2023 21:33:13 -0600 40 members of the Charleswood Ski Club enjoyed a day bus trip to Falcon Ridge on Saturday. 97% of the trails had very good snow conditions. I saw one rock all day. A+ skate track. The classic tracks varied as per the Grooming & Snow Report dated January 13 at falconridgeski.com/conditions .

]]> 0 d2cb13a23ee915d6b0d75b88ca134fc0 Alison Steele posted an update in the group Sandilands: Fantastic ski on the exciting hills of Sandilands Monday […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/9558/ Tue, 10 Jan 2023 01:00:53 -0600 Fantastic ski on the exciting hills of Sandilands Monday afternoon! We skied the green and south leg of the black trail in a counter-clockwise direction…..so fun! Tracks were very good, although some tree debris, and footprints in the tracks on NE Black. The SW black trail was in better shape, and the views were amazing. Thanks to the Sandilands…Read more

]]> 0 7be9b16b87d053140db6a9e34d2887c7 Kevin Miller posted an update in the group Sandilands: From Edward Zwingerman on Saturday evening: Skied Sandilands […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/9553/ Mon, 09 Jan 2023 03:48:20 -0600 From Edward Zwingerman on Saturday evening:
Skied Sandilands today. Grey, Green, and Black. Nicely groomed, snow is perfect, hills are not icy. Beginning of Green is closed due to erosion on the hill, but easy to get around. Nice sheltered area to ski.
“Worth the drive”.

]]> 0 ec520d9b840f22e4b261efa382721156 Kevin Miller posted an update in the group Sandilands: 13 Charleswood Ski Club members skied Sandilands' Black, […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/9479/ Sun, 01 Jan 2023 13:57:22 -0600 13 Charleswood Ski Club members skied Sandilands’ Black, Green, and Grey trails on Saturday. Excellent conditions. Great weather.

As mentioned at http://sandilands.ca/the-trails/, the eastern section of Green-Purple was not groomed (and won’t be). Fortunately, the Grey trail is nearby and can be used to complete the big Green loop.

The wood…Read more

]]> 0 787d4354c9239f00f836d3468327a33e Chris posted an update in the group Sandilands: Sandilands has groomed the majority of its classic tracks. […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/9436/ Tue, 27 Dec 2022 20:50:37 -0600 Sandilands has groomed the majority of its classic tracks. sandilands.ca has specifics. Trails received about an inch of snow since last groom, but tracks are good overall. Parking lots are plowed.

]]> 0 9de259254541bc54427874e39f2a9dfc Kevin Miller posted an update in the group Falcon Ridge: From Andy Dwilow on Sunday afternoon: Ryan did impeccable […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/9340/ Sun, 11 Dec 2022 23:51:56 -0600 From Andy Dwilow on Sunday afternoon:
Ryan did impeccable grooming job both classic and skate on the High Lake, Chattermark, Falcon South Shore, Pierre’s Poetry loop. Unfortunately someone rode their fat bike on Pierre’s Poetry this morning and, being warm and soft, made a mess of it. Three great days of skiing!

]]> 0 9fee641f53f828575ea2ccfd0eb87110 Chris posted an update in the group Sandilands: Sandilands Ski Club Update: Sandilands Forest trails are […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/9317/ Fri, 09 Dec 2022 15:49:30 -0600 Sandilands Ski Club Update:
Sandilands Forest trails are packed and waiting for more snow for tracking to begin. Quarry Oaks Golf Course has roughly half the trails tracked. See website for specifics.

]]> 0 5e0f16240812c63f90f52a275e6e630d KatG posted an update in the group Falcon Ridge: Great early season skiing here in Sunday. Thanks to the […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/9287/ Mon, 05 Dec 2022 15:55:03 -0600 Great early season skiing here in Sunday. Thanks to the faithful groomer, Ryan, for putting together a nice circular route connecting trails 5-2-6-7-5. Good base with some rocks, grass and sticks here and there so best to stick with the rock skies.

]]> 0 b52b3110d6a5c9904f6e1c7f24a23536 Elise Watchorn posted an update in the group Sandilands: We skied Red, Orange and Black today. Typical spring skiing: […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/8894/ Sun, 20 Mar 2022 20:52:21 -0500 We skied Red, Orange and Black today. Typical spring skiing: crispy in the morning, and then soft in the afternoon. There is still lots and lots of snow, and trails are mostly in good shape.

A section of the Black/Green trail had been torn up by walkers. When we got back to our car, we found a note on the windshield (written on a mask, ew) which…Read more

]]> 0 be90616e0a62a7cc2e03da70c23885f9 Elise Watchorn posted an update in the group Sandilands: Everybody and their dog was out at Sandilands today, skiing […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/8853/ Sun, 13 Mar 2022 21:42:05 -0500 Everybody and their dog was out at Sandilands today, skiing every which way. Conditions were decent, with fresh snow over Thursday’s grooming. Nearly everything had been well skied in, and glide was good. Exceptions were Black (hadn’t been skied since the last snowfall) and Blue (hasn’t been skied in a looong time). Beautiful day!

]]> 0 986191700b3ee8f4a02334238e943e1b Elise Watchorn posted an update in the group Falcon Ridge: Had a good ski at Falcon Ridge on Sunday. Most trails were […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/8765/ Mon, 28 Feb 2022 23:42:00 -0600 Had a good ski at Falcon Ridge on Sunday. Most trails were last groomed on Feb 25th or 24th. There is plenty of snow and we didn’t see any rocks, even where there are signs warning about them.

The classic tracksetting on Craig’s, Barb’s, and Gunter’s Bahn was all quite shallow: particularly on the lake but also in the woods. The classic tracks…Read more

]]> 1 c2d6b1b619a16ca44300cf2d1dbb98be Kevin Miller posted an update in the group Sandilands: https://sandilands.ca/the-trails/ says that all trails […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/8652/ Sat, 12 Feb 2022 14:51:20 -0600 https://sandilands.ca/the-trails/ says that all trails except Red and Orange were groomed on Friday.

]]> 0 12b1ef831c34ad72f359da5e450c711e Kevin Miller posted an update in the group Falcon Ridge: On Saturday, 29 Charleswood Ski Club members visited Falcon […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/8557/ Sun, 30 Jan 2022 15:21:41 -0600 On Saturday, 29 Charleswood Ski Club members visited Falcon Ridge. Excellent snow conditions. Excellent grooming for both classic skiing and skate skiing. An excellent day.

]]> 0 e46bfa79b70b5b0676a566120a195d8e Earl Isaak posted an update in the group Sandilands: There is lots of snow, and a good firm base everywhere. We […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/8527/ Fri, 28 Jan 2022 02:39:31 -0600 There is lots of snow, and a good firm base everywhere. We skied on the Green, Black, Red and Orange trails. There was fresh snow on the tracks, and on Black the tracked trail was pretty much invisible. Cold conditions and new snow made climbing hills easy, and we could double-pole down the steepest hills.

]]> 0 9ce4a32004a3ce9af1eceb6e55ed4c96 Kevin Miller posted an update in the group Sandilands: https://sandilands.ca/the-trails/ indicates that the […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/8477/ Sun, 23 Jan 2022 15:16:17 -0600 https://sandilands.ca/the-trails/ indicates that the Green/Purple/Grey/Black/Yellow were groomed on Saturday.

]]> 0 b7303d029c02c0a5de97913cb6600197 Kevin Miller posted an update in the group Falcon Ridge: From Andy Dwilow on Friday: Skate skied Wednesday and […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/8356/ Fri, 14 Jan 2022 22:33:45 -0600 From Andy Dwilow on Friday:
Skate skied Wednesday and classic skied on Thursday. Lots of snow and grooming excellent – way too much fun. For a change of pace, did back country snowshoe today.

]]> 1 4cd4e17761b17a9b7bd8bcec7c0ef8a8 Floyd Reichel posted an update in the group Sandilands: Yesterday's grooming on the green, black, yellow, grey and […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/8287/ Wed, 12 Jan 2022 00:04:43 -0600 Yesterday’s grooming on the green, black, yellow, grey and grey connector was excellent. There are a couple of new trail diversions (to bypass issues I’m guessing) on the northeast section of the green trail.

]]> 0 14e2fec22eb1cad5d86c2c715abd4808 Elise Watchorn posted an update in the group Sandilands: Purple, Green, Black, Grey and the Connector were excellent […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/8201/ Mon, 03 Jan 2022 06:29:38 -0600 Purple, Green, Black, Grey and the Connector were excellent today. A pair of walkers had left footprints in places, but they stayed off the tracks and (mostly) off the pole plant zone. Snowy forest was gorgeous and the -19°C weather felt so much warmer than the last while.

We didn’t venture across the roads, but the Sandilands website in…Read more

]]> 1 94a2114ce2a12f195130c37e25b87710 Andy posted an update in the group Falcon Ridge: Enjoyed a nice ski this afternoon in -25 degree weather. […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/8200/ Mon, 03 Jan 2022 02:53:03 -0600 Enjoyed a nice ski this afternoon in -25 degree weather. Decided to take the 5,4,3,1 trail, about 9k (map is available on their website, as well as near the ski chalet). Classic ski tracks are groomed regularly, were in quite good condition. I like Nordic skiing at Falcon Ridge for the elevation changes (challenging climbs and hills) as well as…Read more

]]> 0 6fe5a3f67c0a101b53699fc30767167e Andy joined the group Falcon Ridge https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/8199/ Mon, 03 Jan 2022 02:39:04 -0600 0