http://www.birchbrook.ca/home/ News from Birch Brook Nordic Ski Club website Sat, 19 May 2012 15:30:43 GMT en-us http://www.birchbrook.ca/home/blog-148 http://www.birchbrook.ca/home/blog-148 Mon, 14 May 2012 16:03:04 GMT News release issued by the Executive Council and Tourism, Culture and Recreation May 9, 2012 Planning for the 2013 Labrador Winter Games is officially underway with the board of directors now in... http://www.birchbrook.ca/home/blog-147 http://www.birchbrook.ca/home/blog-147 Fri, 04 May 2012 02:45:04 GMT Skiing in the merry, merry month of May -- sunny, great glide, lots of hills to climb -- beauty all around me. South Branch Road to the Dome Mountain turn-off and return. What a life this retirement... http://www.birchbrook.ca/home/blog-146 http://www.birchbrook.ca/home/blog-146 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:48:05 GMT Please be advised that spring run-off has damaged sections of the parking lot at the Birch Brook Nordic Ski Club. The club is in the process of undertaking repairs. Please exercise caution if you use... http://www.birchbrook.ca/home/blog-145 http://www.birchbrook.ca/home/blog-145 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 03:35:23 GMT We had a good snowshoe today. There were only about ten or a dozen of us, but we all made it to the top of the hill. The ski trails were too hard for skiing today, and I don't think they'll have... http://www.birchbrook.ca/home/blog-144 http://www.birchbrook.ca/home/blog-144 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 02:24:00 GMT Hi everyone, After the spectacular success of last week's snowshoe walk, Betty Anne has come up with another new lookout for us to aim for. The summit affords another great view of our trails from... http://www.birchbrook.ca/home/blog-143 http://www.birchbrook.ca/home/blog-143 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 02:51:02 GMT Hi everyone, What a great snowshoe trail! Thanks Betty Anne for all the work involved in finding it, cutting and marking it. Well done to all who made it to the lookout and enjoyed the picnic; what... http://www.birchbrook.ca/home/blog-142 http://www.birchbrook.ca/home/blog-142 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 03:12:47 GMT Hello everyone. Despite some warm temperatures each afternoon, our ski and snowshoe trails held up really well over the Easter weekend. Some members stayed at Colin's Hut. I got out to McLean Lake... http://www.birchbrook.ca/home/blog-141 http://www.birchbrook.ca/home/blog-141 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 22:11:42 GMT On a beautiful sunny day with a high of -7 C, with an excellent groomed trail for classic and skate, a hoard of skiers, local and from away, took to the trails on March 31 for the 37th running of the... http://www.birchbrook.ca/home/blog-140 http://www.birchbrook.ca/home/blog-140 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 21:58:50 GMT BY TY DUNHAM / THE AURORA As George Lefeuvre stepped off the train the bitter February air tore through his lungs, a common greeting from the harsh winters in Labrador West. That he would be... http://www.birchbrook.ca/home/blog-139 http://www.birchbrook.ca/home/blog-139 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 02:09:04 GMT Hi everyone, What a day! The weather was perfect for our Day at the Lakes on Saturday. A great ski, then soup, sandwiches, cookies, hotdogs, sitting in the sun out on the frozen lake, with the... http://www.birchbrook.ca/home/blog-138 http://www.birchbrook.ca/home/blog-138 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 03:25:42 GMT Hi everyone. It looks as though the weather and the trails should be good for our Day at the Lakes this weekend. The forecast changes rapidly, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it's... http://www.birchbrook.ca/home/blog-137 http://www.birchbrook.ca/home/blog-137 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:14:59 GMT Birch Brook ski trails will remain closed until safer ski conditions can be achieved. There will be no chalet sevices avaialable from March 28 to 30. An update will be provided before the... http://www.birchbrook.ca/home/blog-136 http://www.birchbrook.ca/home/blog-136 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 02:23:39 GMT Hi everyone, Now that we're officially in Spring, the snow has gone down a bit and the sun is getting warmer some of you may have started to think about gardening. I know it's eight weeks yet before... http://www.birchbrook.ca/home/blog-135 http://www.birchbrook.ca/home/blog-135 Sat, 24 Mar 2012 01:17:04 GMT Hello everyone, Greetings from Birch Brook where there is definately no skiing today. Trails are like luge runs! We are here because of a chalet booking and another obligation in connection with a... http://www.birchbrook.ca/home/blog-134 http://www.birchbrook.ca/home/blog-134 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:08:53 GMT Hello everyone. So, where are we going next? After our great challenge weekend, skiing the distance to Boston, how about trying our Day at the Lakes on Saturday, 24 March? We've been having a Day...