For the remainder of the season we will be focusing our Hants grooming efforts on a new site; Haliburton House in Windsor. For now Smiley's will remain a great destination for ungroomed classic adventures.

Haliburton House is located right in the Municipality of Windsor making it a very convenient location for our volunteer groomers, has cell phone coverage for safety, is close to pubs and restaurants and near a Municipal Rec centre that offers skis and snowshoes for loan.

There is currently a 3k loop of turns and varied terrain. This will eventually be a destination that will have a Multi-use and separate XC trail system.

They are also holding a Try It Event: Sunday Feb 21st 10:30am-12pm

Many of you may have come across a groomer while out for a ski; IF you are an early morning person that is. That is usually the last step in many that go into preparing the trails for our skiing enjoyment.

There are also many hours that go into the transportation, maintenance and assembly of the equipment that is needed. Grooming itself is a multi step process that varies based on snow conditions and depth. There are often many passes required to prepare the trails including rolling, breaking up crust, grooming and if possible track setting. Makes me cold just thinking about it ;).

I like the idea of the groomers in this picture getting the rockstar selfie treatment ;).

If you would like to support the groomers with the purchase of updated equipment please consider a donation.

The weekends at Dollar Lake are very busy these days.

~ Please park tight together.

~ Please do not park at the very end of the driveway making it difficult for others to exit

~ If you park on the road, make sure your car is fully off the road, only parking on one side and avoid parking on corners.

HNSC posts updates when available on our Facebook and Twitter

As we have continued to expand outside of HRM, we now have so many sites that it is difficult to remain current day to day with conditions. That's where you come in.... join NS XC Skiers Searching for Snow. Have a question about conditions? Ask it here and have the ear of all of our members and then some. Went for a ski? Make a post and let others know how things are holding up. Common questions people are interested in include the availability of classic tracks, presence of icy or bare spots. This is also a great place to try to connect with other skiers if you are looking for skiing partners.

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