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                                              1/31/2020

 Good News Cross Country Skiers

Looking for spectacular views with excellent conditions? We have them! We are grooming fresh tracks and skate lanes daily.  30 KM OF GROOMD TRAILS OPEN (15km IN EXCELLNT CONDITION- 15 KM GOOD – VERY GOOD CONDITION).

Now that temps have dropped, the snow has finally set up. We are out grooming with tiller, renovator and tenderizer. We are freshly grooming on our Western Trail Network again today. It takes time but the result is a very nice trail surface, loose granular- powder mix on top of firm snow, great for skate skiers. We are also grooming fresh tracks for beginners and track skiers. Skiers will be pleasantly surprised by our trail conditions. We currently have about Find out what you have been missing. Bread is baking and Soups are on. Come on out and enjoy!

Grooming on: Waterfall trail, Experimental Forest Trails, East Albany Brook Trail network, Upper Meadow, Lower fields, East Pasture and Our Upper Scenic and Simple Saco River trail. (All have tracks set). Yates Farm Trail Network Trail 40a. #42, trail #40 to Village Loop.

Children 16 and under ski free with paying adult

X-C lesson available (please call ahead for reservations)

X-C ski and Snowshoe rentals available.

Due to sensible snow management and hard work. Bear Notch Ski Touring always provide the best conditions possible!

Let us make a Bear Notch Believer out of you.

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                                              1/29/2020

 Good News Cross Country Skiers

Our snow is holding out well. We are grooming fresh tracks and skate lanes daily. Looking for Excellent X-C conditions? We have them!

Now that temps have dropped, the snow has finally set up. We are out grooming with tiller, renovator and tenderizer. The result is a very nice trail surface, loose granular- powder mix. We are grooming fresh tracks and skate lanes on our Western Trail Network again today. Skiers will be pleasantly surprised by our trail conditions. We currently have about 30km of groomed trail open. Find out what you have been missing. Bread is baking and Soups are on. Come on out and enjoy!

Grooming in progress on: Waterfall trail, Experimental Forest Trails, East Albany Brook Trail network, Upper Meadow, Lower fields, East Pasture and Our Scenic and Simple Saco River trails (all have tracks set). Yates Farm Trail Network Trail 40a. #42, trail #40 to Village Loop (all groomed freshly today remain in very good-excellent condition)

Children 16 and under ski free with paying adult

X-C lesson available (please call ahead for reservations)

X-C ski and Snowshoe rentals available.

Due to sensible snow management and hard work. Bear Notch Ski Touring always provide the best conditions possible!

Let us make a Bear Notch Believer out of you.

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                                              1/28/2020

 Good News Cross Country Skiers

Our snow is holding out well. We are grooming fresh tracks and skate lanes daily. Looking for Excellent X-C conditions? We have them!

We had received 20"of snow since the last meltdown. This new snow on top is grooming out very well. Conditions are surprisingly good. We are grooming fresh tracks and skate lanes as needed on our Western Trail Network again today. Skiers have been amazed by our trail conditions. Find out what you have been missing. Bread is baking and Soups are on. Come on out and enjoy!

Grooming as needed today on: Waterfall trail, Experimental Forest Trails, East Albany Brook Trail network, Upper Meadow, Lower fields, East Pasture and Our Scenic and Simple Saco River trails (all have tracks set and are in excellent shape). Yates Farm Trail Network will be groomed fresh today. Trail 40a. #42, trail #40 to Village Loop (all groomed fresh yesterday remain in very good-excellent condition)

Children 16 and under ski free with paying adult

X-C lesson available (please call ahead for reservations)

X-C ski and Snowshoe rentals available.

Due to sensible snow management and hard work. Bear Notch Ski Touring always provide the best conditions possible!

Let us make a Bear Notch Believer out of you.

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                                              1/27/2020

 Good News Cross Country Skiers

Looking for Excellent X-C conditions?

We have them! We are grooming fresh tracks and skate lanes this AM.

We had received 20"of snow since the last meltdown. This new snow on top is grooming out very well. Conditions are fantastic. We are grooming fresh tracks and skate lanes as needed on our Western Trail Network again today. The new snow was moist, trail surface will be wet packed snow on all groomed trails. On trails that we did not groom today, there will be 1.5"new snow on previously groomed surface. These trails will have firm surface in AM hours.  Skiers have been amazed by our trail conditions. Find out what you have been missing. Bread is baking and Soups are on. Come on out and enjoy!

Grooming as needed today on: Waterfall trail, Experimental Forest Trails, East Albany Brook Trail network, Upper Meadow, Lower fields, East Pasture and Our Scenic and Simple Saco River trails (all excellent condition). Yates Farm Trail Network, Trail 40a. #42, trail #40 to Village Loop (all very good-excellent condition)

Children 16 and under ski free with paying adult

X-C lesson available (please call ahead for reservations)

X-C ski and Snowshoe rentals available.

Due to sensible snow management and hard work. Bear Notch Ski Touring always provide the best conditions possible!

Let us make a Bear Notch Believer out of you.

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                                              1/26/2020

 Good News Cross Country Skiers

The storm is over and we escaped the bullet. We actually had a net gain of 1.5" new snow. We are grooming fresh tracks and skate lanes this AM.

We had received 20"of snow since the last meltdown. This new snow is grooming in well. Conditions are fantastic. We are grooming fresh tracks and skate lanes as needed on our Western Trail Network again today. This new snow is moist, trail surface will be wet packed snow on all groomed trails. On trails that we did not groom today, there will be 1.5"new snow on previously groomed surface. These trails will ski fine   Skiers have been amazed by our trail conditions. Find out what you have been missing. Bread is baking and Soups are on. Come on out and enjoy!

Grooming as needed today on: Waterfall trail, Experimental Forest Trails, East Albany Brook Trail network, Upper Meadow, Lower fields, East Pasture and Our Scenic and Simple Saco River trails (all excellent condition). Yates Farm Trail Network, Trail 40a. #42, trail #40 to Village Loop (all very good-excellent condition)

Children 16 and under ski free with paying adult

X-C lesson available (please call ahead for reservations)

X-C ski and Snowshoe rentals available.

Due to sensible snow management and hard work. Bear Notch Ski Touring always provide the best conditions possible!

Let us make a Bear Notch Believer out of you.

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                                              1/25/2020

 Good News Cross Country Skiers

 Looking for amazingly good X-C ski conditions?

We have them. Packed Powder -powder (No ice).   We have opened more trails this week and they are skiing nicely. Come Ski the Difference!

We received 20" new snow since the meltdown. Conditions are fantastic. We are grooming fresh tracks and skate lanes on our Western Trail Network again today. With all this new snow, trail surface has been upgraded to excellent (Packed powder – powder, no ice) on all groomed trails, we have prepared (30km).   Skiers are amazed by our trail conditions. Find out what you have been missing. Bread is baking and Soups are on. Come on out and enjoy!

Grooming as needed daily on: Waterfall trail, Experimental Forest Trails, East Albany Brook Trail network, Upper Meadow, Lower fields, East Pasture and Our Scenic and Simple Saco River trails (all excellent condition). Yates Farm Trail Network, Trail 40a. #42, trail #40 to Village Loop (all very good-excellent condition)

Children 16 and under ski free with paying adult

X-C lesson available (please call ahead for reservations)

X-C ski and Snowshoe rentals available.

Due to sensible snow management and hard work. Bear Notch Ski Touring always provide the best conditions possible!

Let us make a Bear Notch Believer out of you.

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                                              1/24/2020

 Good News Cross Country Skiers

 Looking for Excellent X-C ski conditions?

We have them. Packed Powder -powder (No ice)   We have opened more trails and they are skiing nicely

We received 20" new snow last week. Conditions are fantastic. We are grooming fresh tracks and skate lanes on our Western Trail Network again today. With all this new snow, trail surface has been upgraded to excellent (Packed powder – powder, no ice) on all groomed trails we have been preparing since the meltdown (20km). Trails we roughed out early this week and skiing well at this point with a good to very good trail surface.  Skiers are amazed by our trail conditions. Find out what you have been missing. Bread is baking and Soups are hot. Come on out and enjoy!

Grooming as needed daily on: Waterfall trail, Experimental Forest Trails, East Albany Brook Trail network, Upper Meadow, Lower fields, East Pasture, Our Scenic and Simple Saco River trails and Yates Farm Trail Network (all excellent condition).Trail 40a. #42 and trail #40 to village (good to very good condition)

Children 16 and under ski free with paying adult

X-C lesson available (please call ahead for reservations)

X-C ski and Snowshoe rentals available.

Due to sensible snow management Bear Notch Ski Touring always provide the best conditions possible

Let us make a Bear Notch Believer out of you.

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                                              1/23/2020

 Good News Cross Country Skiers

     Looking for Excellent X-C ski conditions?

We have them. Packed Powder -powder (No ice)

Prior to Saturday's 7" storm we had already received 13" of new snow last week (20" total). This new snow is grooming very nicely. Conditions are fantastic. We are grooming fresh tracks and skate lanes on our Western Trail Network again today. With all this new snow, trail surface has been upgraded to excellent (Packed powder – powder, no ice) on all groomed trails we have been preparing since the meltdown (20km). We have roughed out more trails, which will ski OK but have thin spots.  Skiers are amazed by our trail conditions. Find out what you have been missing. Bread is baking and Soups are hot. Come on out and enjoy!

Grooming as needed daily on: Waterfall trail, Experimental Forest Trails, East Albany Brook Trail network, Upper Meadow, Lower fields, East Pasture, Our Scenic and Simple Saco River trails and Yates Farm Trail Network.

Children 16 and under ski free with paying adult

X-C lesson available (please call ahead for reservations)

X-C ski and Snowshoe rentals available.

Due to sensible snow management Bear Notch Ski Touring always provide the best conditions possible

Let us make a Bear Notch Believer out of you.

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                                              1/22/2020

 Good News Cross Country Skiers

     Looking for Excellent X-C ski conditions?

We have them. Packed Powder -powder (No ice)

Prior to Saturday's 7" storm we had already received 13" of new snow last week (20" total). This new snow is grooming very nicely. Conditions are fantastic. We are grooming fresh tracks and skate lanes on our Western Trail Network again today. With all this new snow, trail surface has been upgraded to excellent (Packed powder – powder, no ice) on all groomed trails we have been preparing since the meltdown (20km). We are currently roughing out more trails, which we will open when ready.  Skiers are amazed by our trail conditions. Find out what you have been missing. Bread is baking and Soups are hot. Come on out and enjoy!

Freshly Grooming Daily on: Waterfall trail, Experimental Forest Trails, East Albany Brook Trail network, Upper Meadow, Lower fields, East Pasture, Our Scenic and Simple Saco River trails and Yates Farm Trail Network.

Children 16 and under ski free with paying adult

X-C lesson available (please call ahead for reservations)

X-C ski and Snowshoe rentals available.

Due to sensible snow management Bear Notch Ski Touring always provide the best conditions possible

Let us make a Bear Notch Believer out of you.

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1/21/2020

 Good News Cross Country Skiers

     Looking for Excellent X-C ski conditions?

We have them. Packed Powder -powder (No ice)

Prior to Saturday's 7" storm we had already received 13" of new snow last week (20" total). This new snow is grooming very nicely. Conditions are fantastic. We are grooming fresh tracks and skate lanes on our Western Trail Network again today. With all this new snow, trail surface has been upgraded to excellent (Packed powder – powder, no ice) on all groomed trails we have been preparing since the meltdown (20km).   Skiers are amazed by our trail conditions. Find out what you have been missing. Bread is baking and Soups are hot. Come on out and enjoy!

Freshly Grooming Daily on: Waterfall trail, Experimental Forest Trails, East Albany Brook Trail network, Upper Meadow, Lower fields, East Pasture, Our Scenic and Simple Saco River trails and Yates Farm Trail Network.

Children 16 and under ski free with paying adult

X-C lesson available (please call ahead for reservations)

X-C ski and Snowshoe rentals available.

Due to sensible snow management Bear Notch Ski Touring always provide the best conditions possible

Let us make a Bear Notch Believer out of you.

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1/20/2020

 

 Good News Cross Country Skiers     

Looking for Excellent X-C ski conditions?

We have them. Packed Powder -powder (No ice)

Prior to Saturday's 7" storm we had received 13" of new snow last week (20" total). This new snow is grooming very nicely. Conditions are fantastic. We are grooming fresh tracks and skate lanes on our Western Trail Network again today. We spent Monday and Tuesday tenderizing the trail surface and repairing weak spots with man moved snow. The result was we had a trail surface that ranged from good to excellent. With all this new snow, trail surface has been upgraded to excellent (Packed powder - powder) on all groomed trails we have been preparing since the meltdown.   Skiers are amazed by our trail conditions. Find out what you have been missing. Come on out and enjoy!

Freshly Grooming again today on: Waterfall trail, Experimental Forest Trails, East Albany Brook Trail network, Upper Meadow, Lower fields, East Pasture, Our Scenic and Simple Saco River trails and Yates Farm Trail Network.

Children 16 and under ski free with paying adult

X-C lesson available (please call ahead for reservations)

X-C ski and Snowshoe rentals available.

Due to sensible snow management Bear Notch Ski Touring always provide the best conditions possible

Let us make a Bear Notch Believer out of you.

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1/19/2020

 

 Good News Cross Country Skiers     We received another 7"last night (20" this week)

Trails will be a winter wonderland today!

Prior to this storm we had received 13" of new snow last week. This new snow is grooming very nicely. Conditions are fantastic. We are grooming fresh tracks and skate lanes again today. We spent Monday and Tuesday tenderizing the trail surface and repairing weak spots with man moved snow. The result was we had a trail surface that ranged from good to excellent. With all this new snow, trail surface has been upgraded to excellent (Packed powder - powder) on all groomed trails we have been preparing since last weekend's meltdown.   Skiers will be pleasantly surprised. Find out what you have been missing. Come on out and enjoy!

Freshly Grooming again today on: Waterfall trail, Experimental Forest Trails, East Albany Brook Trail network, Upper Meadow, Lower fields, East Pasture, Our Scenic and Simple Saco River trails and Yates Farm Trail Network.

Children 16 and under ski free with paying adult

X-C lesson available (please call ahead for reservations)

X-C ski and Snowshoe rentals available.

Due to sensible snow management Bear Notch Ski Touring always provide the best conditions possible

Let us make a Bear Notch Believer out of you.

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1/19/2020

 

 Good News Cross Country Skiers     It Is Snowing Hard (expect 8" plus). Trails will be a winter wonderland today. Don't miss it!

Prior to this storm we had received 13" of new snow last week. This new snow is grooming very nicely. We groomed with the storm Thursday .We roughed out quite a few trails. Today we will bring out the Pisten Bully and groom fresh tracks and skate lanes again. We spent Monday and Tuesday tenderizing the trail surface and repairing weak spots with man moved snow. The result was we had a trail surface that ranged from good to excellent. With this new snow, trail surface has been upgraded to excellent (Packed powder - powder) on all groomed trails we have been preparing since last weekend's meltdown.   Skiers will be pleasantly surprised. This new snow Yates Farm Network. Means we will open lots more trails, including Trail conditions are too good to miss. Come on out and enjoy!

Freshly Grooming again today on: Waterfall trail, Experimental Forest Trails, East Albany Brook Trail network, Upper Meadow, Lower fields, East Pasture, Our Scenic and Simple Saco River trails and Yates Farm Trail Network.

Children 16 and under ski free with paying adult

X-C lesson available (please call ahead for reservations)

X-C ski and Snowshoe rentals available.

Due to sensible snow management Bear Notch Ski Touring always provide the best conditions possible

Let us make a Bear Notch Believer out of you.

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 Good News Cross Country Skiers     Looking for Excellent X-C conditions? 1/18/2020            

                       We have Them!

We received 9" new snow from Thursday's storm. That makes 13"new snow since last weekend's meltdown. This new snow is grooming very nicely. We groomed with the storm Thursday .We roughed out quite a few trails. Today we will bring out the Pisten Bully and groom fresh tracks and skate lanes. We spent Monday and Tuesday tenderizing the trail surface and repairing weak spots with man moved snow. The result was we had a trail surface that ranged from good to excellent. With this new snow, trail surface has been upgraded to excellent (Packed powder - powder) on trails we have been preparing since last weekend's meltdown.   Skiers will be pleasantly surprised. This new snow means we will open lots more trails, including Yates Farm Network. Trail conditions are too good to miss. Come on out and enjoy!

Grooming in progress on: Waterfall trail, Experimental Forest Trails, East Albany Brook Trail network, Upper Meadow, Lower fields, East Pasture, Our Scenic and Simple Saco River trails and Yates Farm Trail Network.

Children 16 and under ski free with paying adult

X-C lesson available (please call ahead for reservations)

X-C ski and Snowshoe rentals available.

Due to sensible snow management Bear Notch Ski Touring always provide the best conditions possible

Let us make a Bear Notch Believer out of you.

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  Good News Cross Country Skiers

Our Trails are in great shape and     1/17/2020

Have excellent wind protection!            

We received 9" new snow from yesterday's storm. That makes 13"new snow since last weekend's meltdown. This new snow is grooming very nicely. We groomed with the storm yesterday .We roughed out quite a few trails. Today we will bring out the Pisten Bully and groom fresh tracks and skate lanes. We spent Monday and Tuesday tenderizing the trail surface and repairing weak spots with man moved snow. The result was we had a trail surface that ranged from good to excellent. With this new snow, trail surface has been upgraded to excellent (Packed powder - powder) on trails we have been preparing since last weekend's meltdown.   Skiers will be pleasantly surprised. This new snow means we will open lots more trails, including Yates Farm Network. Come on out and enjoy!

Grooming in progress on: Waterfall trail, Experimental Forest Trails, East Albany Brook Trail network, Upper Meadow, Lower fields, East Pasture, Our Scenic and Simple Saco River trails and Yates Farm Trail Network.

Children 16 and under ski free with paying adult

X-C lesson available (please call ahead for reservations)

X-C ski and Snowshoe rentals available.

Due to sensible snow management Bear Notch Ski Touring always provide the best conditions possible

Let us make a Bear Notch Believer out of you.

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  Good News Cross Country Skiers

It is snowing again 2+"so far    1/16/2020

We received 1.5"-2" new snow Tuesday night. It is snowing again at least 1"-3" predicted. This new snow is grooming very nicely. After temps dropped on Monday, we went out to see what was left after this weekend's meltdown. Luckily we still had decent skiing leaving from our base station. We spent Monday and Tuesday tenderizing the trail surface and repairing weak spots with man moved snow. The result was we had a trail surface that ranged from good to excellent. With this new snow, trail surface has been upgraded to excellent (Packed powder - powder) on trails we have been preparing since last weekend's meltdown.   Skiers will be pleasantly surprised. At this point we have a limited amount of terrain open (about 11km). This new snow means we will open lots more trails, including Yates Farm Network. Come on out and enjoy!

Groomed and ready: Waterfall trail to Experimental Forest Trails and East Albany Brook Trail. Opening more as day goes on.

Children 16 and under ski free with paying adult

X-C lesson available (please call ahead for reservations)

X-C ski and Snowshoe rentals available.

Due to sensible snow management Bear Notch Ski Touring always provide the best conditions possible

Let us make a Bear Notch Believer out of you.

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We are open and grooming    1/15/2020

We have received 1.5"-2" new snow last night. This new snow is grooming in very nicely. After temps dropped, we went out to see what was left after this weekend's meltdown. Luckily we still had decent skiing leaving from our base station. We spent Monday and Tuesday tenderizing the trail surface and repairing weak spots with man moved snow. The result was we had a trail surface that ranged from good to excellent. With this new snow Trail surface will be excellent (Packed powder loose- granular mix) on trails we have been preparing since last weekend's meltdown.   Skiers will be pleasantly surprised. At this point we have a limited amount of terrain open (about 9km).We will be working today to open more trails. We have a couple trails in fair shape, once we get them to good shape we will open them. Come on out and enjoy!

Groomed and ready: Waterfall trail to Experimental Forest Trails and East Albany Brook Trail (all in excellent condition).Opening more daily.

Children 16 and under ski free with paying adult

X-C lesson available (please call ahead for reservations)

X-C ski and Snowshoe rentals available.

Due to sensible snow management Bear Notch Ski Touring always provide the best conditions possible

Let us make a Bear Notch Believer out of you.

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Good News Cross Country Skiers

     We are open and grooming!

Yesterday, after temps dropped, we went out to see what was left after this weekend's meltdown. Luckily we still has decent skiing leaving from our base station. We sent yesterday tenderizing the trail surface and repairing weak spots. The result is we have a trail surface that ranges from good to very good (loose granular powder mix). Skiers will be pleasantly surprised. At this point we have a limited amount of terrain open (about 5km round trip).We will be working today to open more trails. We have a couple trails in fair shape, once we get them to good shape we will open them. Come on out and enjoy!

Groomed and ready: Waterfall trail to Experimental Forest Trails. Hope to open East Albany Brook Trails later today or tomorrow

Children 16 and under ski free with paying adult

X-C lesson available (please call ahead for reservations)

X-C ski and Snowshoe rentals available.

Due to sensible snow management Bear Notch Ski Touring always provide the best conditions possible

Let us make a Bear Notch Believer out of you.

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                                           1/13/2020

   Not so Good News Cross Country Skiers

     Our trails will be closed again today.

This weekend warm weather and rain was very damaging to our trail network. Yesterday what snow is left was to wet and soft to go out on. Now that temps have dropped we will head out this AM to see if any trails have enough snow to groom. This will take time.

The good news is: We expect to be open tomorrow with a limited amount of skiing available. THINK SNOW

Children 16 and under ski free with paying adult

X-C lesson available (please call ahead for reservations)

X-C ski and Snowshoe rentals available.

Due to sensible snow management Bear Notch Ski Touring always provide the best conditions possible

Let us make a Bear Notch Believer out of you.

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                                           1/11/2020

    Good News Cross Country Skiers

   Condition will be great this AM

Get out and enjoy before the warm spell and rain.

We have received 18" new snow in 10 days. The new snow has made trail conditions excellent. We have been grooming daily with Pisten bully on our Western Trail Network daily while temps were cold. The result is a high quality powder- packed powder trail surface this AM. As temps rise the snow will become wet and soft. Best skiing will be in AM hours. Don't miss it! Yates Farm Trail Network is also open and offers a fun ski. Skiers and snowshoers will enjoy a pleasant and memorable winter experience on trails today. Bread is baking and soups are on, Come out and enjoy! 

Grooming in progress on: Waterfall trail, Experimental Forest trails, East Albany Brook trails, Upper Meadow, Lower Fields, Pine Forest Loop, our Upper and Lower Scenic and Simple Saco River Trail and Yates Farm trail network.

Children 16 and under ski free with paying adult

X-C lesson available (please call ahead for reservations)

X-C ski and Snowshoe rentals available.

Due to sensible snow management Bear Notch Ski Touring always provide the best conditions possible

Let us make a Bear Notch Believer out of you.

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                                           1/10/2020

    Good News Cross Country Skiers

Condition are great. Get out and enjoy before the warm spell and rain.

We have received 18" new snow in 10 days. The new snow has made trail conditions excellent. Now that temps have dropped we grooming with the Pisten Bully and grooming fresh tracks and skate lanes on our Western Trail Network daily. The result is a high quality powder- packed powder trail surface. Don't miss it! Opening more trails daily (Yates Farm Trail Network is open). Skiers and snowshoers will enjoy a pleasant and memorable winter experience on trails today. Bread is baking and soups are on, Come out and enjoy! 

Grooming in progress on: Waterfall trail, Experimental Forest trails, East Albany Brook trails, Upper Meadow, Lower Fields, Pine Forest Loop, our Upper and Lower Scenic and Simple Saco River Trail and Yates Farm trail network.

Children 16 and under ski free with paying adult

X-C lesson available (please call ahead for reservations)

X-C ski and Snowshoe rentals available.

Due to sensible snow management Bear Notch Ski Touring always provide the best conditions possible

Let us make a Bear Notch Believer out of you.

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                                           1/9/2020

    Good News Cross Country Skiers

  Don't let the wind ruin your day

Our Western Trail Network has excellent wind protection.

We have received 18" new snow in 9 days. The new snow made trail conditions excellent. Now that temps have dropped we are bringing out the Pisten Bully and grooming fresh tracks and skate lanes on our Western Trail Network (this area has excellent wind protection). The result is a high quality powder- packed powder trail surface. Don't miss it! Opening more trails daily (Yates Farm Trail Network is open today). Skiers and snowshoers will enjoy a pleasant and memorable winter experience on trails today. Come out and enjoy! 

Grooming in progress on: Waterfall trail, Experimental Forest trails, East Albany Brook trails, Upper Meadow, Lower Fields, Pine Forest Loop, our Upper and Lower Scenic and Simple Saco River Trail and Yates Farm trail network.

Children 16 and under ski free with paying adult

X-C lesson available (please call ahead for reservations)

X-C ski and Snowshoe rentals available.

Due to sensible snow management Bear Notch Ski Touring always provide the best conditions possible

Let us make a Bear Notch Believer out of you.

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                                           1/8/2020

    Good News Cross Country Skiers

    We are open and grooming daily!

        Trail Conditions are very nice (no ice)

We have received 17" new in 8 days and more is on the way. The new snow made trail conditions excellent. Now that temps have dropped we are bringing out the Pisten Bully and grooming fresh tracks and skate lanes on our Western Trail Network daily. The result is a high quality powder- packed powder trail surface. Don't miss it! Opening more trails daily (Yates Farm Trail Network open today). Skiers and snowshoers will enjoy a pleasant and memorable winter experience on trails today. Come out and enjoy! 

Grooming in progress on: Waterfall trail, Experimental Forest trails, East Albany Brook trails, Upper Meadow, Lower Fields, Pine Forest Loop and our Upper and Lower Scenic and Simple Saco River Trails (all in excellent condition). Yates Farm has nice early season conditions

Children 16 and under ski free with paying adult

X-C lesson available (please call ahead for reservations)

X-C ski and Snowshoe rentals available.

Due to sensible snow management Bear Notch Ski Touring always provide the best conditions possible

Let us make a Bear Notch Believer out of you.

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                                           1/7/2020

    Good News Cross Country Skiers

    We are open and grooming daily!

We received 3" fluffy snow overnight. We had already received 14" new snow last week. This new snow will make trail conditions excellent. Now that temps have dropped we are bringing out the Pisten Bully and grooming fresh tracks and skate lanes on our Western Trail Network again today. The result is a high quality powder- packed powder trail surface. Don't miss it! Opening more trails daily. Skiers and snowshoers will enjoy a pleasant and memorable winter experience on trails today. Soup is on and the bread is baking Come out and enjoy! 

Grooming in progress on: Waterfall trail, Experimental Forest trails, East Albany Brook trails, Upper Meadow, Lower Fields, Pine Forest Loop and our Upper and Lower Scenic and Simple Saco River Trails.

Children 16 and under ski free with paying adult

X-C ski and Snowshoe rentals available.

Due to sensible snow management Bear Notch Ski Touring always provide the best conditions possible

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                                           1/6/2020

    Good News Cross Country Skiers

    We are open and grooming!

We received 14" new snow last week and trails are grooming out very nicely (no ice). Now that temps have dropped we are bringing out the Pisten Bully and grooming fresh tracks and skate lanes on our Western Trail Network. The result is a high quality powder- packed powder trail surface. Don't miss it! Opening more trails daily. Skiers and snowshoers will enjoy a pleasant and memorable winter experience on trails today. Soup is on and the bread is baking Come out and enjoy! 

Grooming in progress on: Waterfall trail, Experimental Forest trails, East Albany Brook trails, Upper Meadow, Lower Fields Pine Forest Loop and our Upper and Lower Scenic and Simple Saco River Trails.

Children 16 and under ski free with paying adult

X-C ski and Snowshoe rentals available.

Due to sensible snow management Bear Notch Ski Touring always provide the best conditions possible

Let us make a Bear Notch Believer out of you.

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                                           1/5/2020

    Good News Cross Country Skiers

    We are open and grooming!

After yesterday's warm temps and light rain trail surface was wet. We received a light coating of snow at end of storm. Now that temps have dropped we will be out grooming fresh tracks and skate lanes on our Western Trail Network. We received 12" new snow from Tuesday's storm and trails were already grooming out well. We will be out freshly grooming trails again this Am. Opening more trails daily. The result is a wet snow- packed powder trail surface. Skiers and snowshoers will enjoy a pleasant early season experience on trails today. Soup is on and the bread is baking Come out and enjoy! 

Grooming in progress on: Waterfall trail, Experimental Forest trails, East Albany Brook trails, Upper Meadow, Lower Fields Pine Forest Loop and our Scenic and Simple Saco River Trails.

Children 16 and under ski free with paying adult

X-C ski and Snowshoe rentals available.

Let us make a Bear Notch Believer out of you.

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                                           1/4/2020

    Good News Cross Country Skiers

    We are open and grooming!

We received 12" new snow from Tuesday's storm and trails have groomed out well. We groomed about 15 km yesterday. Opening more trails daily. We will be out freshly grooming trails again this Am. This snow is grooming out surprising well. The result is a very nice packed powder trail surface. Skiers and snowshoers will enjoy a pleasant early season experience on trails today. Soup is on and the bread is baking Come out and enjoy! 

Grooming in progress on: Waterfall trail, Experimental Forest trails, East Albany Brook trails, Upper Meadow, Lower Fields and our Scenic and Simple Saco River Trails.

 

Children 16 and under ski free with paying adult

 

X-C ski and Snowshoe rentals available.

bnst conditions

 

 

                                           1/3/2020

    Good News Cross Country Skiers

    We are open and grooming!

We received 12" new snow from Tuesday's storm and trails have groomed out well. We groomed about 15 km yesterday. Opening more trails daily. We will be out freshly grooming trails again this Am. This snow is grooming out surprising well. The result is a very nice packed powder trail surface. Skiers and snowshoers will enjoy a pleasant early season experience on trails today. Soup is on and the bread is baking Come out and enjoy! 

Grooming in progress on: Waterfall trail, Experimental Forest trails, East Albany Brook trails, Upper Meadow, Lower Fields and our Scenic and Simple Saco River Trails.

 

Children 16 and under ski free with paying adult

 

X-C ski and Snowshoe rentals available.

 

Let us make a Bear Notch Believer out of you.

bnst conditions

 

 

                                           1/2/2020

    Good News Cross Country Skiers

    We are open and grooming!

We received 12" new snow from Tuesday's storm and trails have groomed out well. We groomed about 15 km yesterday. We will be out grooming as needed again this Am. This snow is grooming out surprising well. The result is a very nice packed powder trail surface. Skiers and snowshoers will enjoy a pleasant early season experience on trails today. Soup is on and the bread is baking Come out and enjoy! 

Grooming in progress on: Waterfall trail, Experimental Forest trails, East Albany Brook trails, Upper Meadow, Lower Fields and our Scenic and Simple Saco River Trails.

 

Children 16 and under ski free with paying adult

 

X-C ski and Snowshoe rentals available.

 

Let us make a Bear Notch Believer out of you.