That’s a wrap on the 2024-25 season. A massive thank you to our supporters for helping make our trail possible. 🙏🙏🙏

Our GoFundMe is so close to raising $11K for our trail this season. Wow! Thanks to all who have donated to support our operations and our goal to purchase new equipment. Any donations made to our volunteer run trail are greatly appreciated.

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Our volunteers are out this evening getting the trail ready for the weekend. 🙌❄️

Report from the RWT this morning: conditions are awesome. Thanks to our team for grooming last night so that the trail would be in great shape today.

It was a dream to groom tonight and will be a dream to use tomorrow!

Saturday morning RWT grooming is underway. You can click here for live updates: nordic-pulse.com/centres/CA/O...

Tomorrow’s RWT Loppet:
🕙10 am start (check-in opens at 9 am)
🎿 A 2km or 11 km loop (not timed)
😀 It’s a FUNdraiser for the Rideau Winter Trail, with a focus on the FUN!
⏳Deadline to register is tonight at 8 pm
📋 For more info and to register: zone4.ca/register.asp...

Only two day to go! Trail and weather conditions look very good for Sunday and we hope you can join us for this fun community event that starts at 10 am. Please note that registration closes on Sat at 8 pm. Here is the link with more info and to register: zone4.ca/register.asp...

After cutting down many large snowdrifts this afternoon, our team was out tonight cleaning everything up and setting fresh classic tracks. Conditions should be good tomorrow, and will continue to improve this week as we get ready for Sunday’s Loppet.

The stickers for our Loppet participants have arrived!

We are expecting great conditions for our Loppet on Sunday morning at 10 am. Join us for this community ski (2 km and 11 km loops, both non-competitive), followed by cookies and hot chocolate. For more info and/or to register: zone4.ca/register.asp...

📷 from our 2024 Loppet

Snow is firming up nicely this morning but drifting is going to be an issue. Thanks so much to our team for their work over the weekend. We have a great base for our Loppet on Sunday.

Morning track setting from Donald St. to Bank St. completed. ✅ Happy Family Day!

Great to see all this snow, but the heavy amount poses some challenges to our volunteer team. We’ve rolled the trail twice today and again tonight. We think we’ll be able to set classic tracks between Donald St. and Bank St. early tomorrow but we shall see what the wind does tonight.

Three people in cross country ski gear standing in front of a colorful sign made of cross country skis for the Rideau Winter Trail on a beautiful winter day.

@rideauwintertrail.bsky.social tried the new pilot section of trail in Vincent Massey park today and found the sign! The trail was great.

Excellent conditions reported on the RWT this morning.

Cleaning up everything for tomorrow. A beautiful evening out. Note the proximity to Hurdman Station - it’s so easy to access the trail by public transportation!

#rideauwintertrail #trailbyrail #ottawawinter

Please join us for this fundraising event on Sun, Feb 23 at 10 am. Fingers crossed - conditions are looking good (and nice winter temperatures, too!). All funds raised go to the RWT, to help us continue to bring the trail to the community. To register: zone4.ca/register.asp...

We enjoy seeing photos of trail users out enjoying our (second) trial of an expanded trail from Donald St. into Vincent Massey Park!

📷: Kelly McGurrin

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Lots of drifting snow last night made going a bit tricky in places but after multiple rolls, tracks were finally laid down from Donald St. to Vincent Massey Park. Here is a map of the temporary proof of concept. Let us know how you enjoy it (tags us in some photos to let us know it’s been used!).

Our shovel elves have been busy today, moving snow under bridges between Donald St. and Vincent Massey Park (even smoothing it out by side stepping it with skis, as needed!). Our team will be out setting tracks tonight and really appreciate this work by the shovel elves.

A huge thank you to our supporters, who play such an important part in the successful operation of our volunteer run trail. 🙏🙏🙏

Here’s Groomer Pete going under the Bank St bridge and on the way to Vincent Massey Park this morning. Whoo hooo!

✅ First roll of the day is done.

✅ A second one is planned for later this morning with tracks to be set this evening.

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a man and a woman are jumping in the air while a man holds their hands up in the air . Alt: a man and a woman are jumping in the air while a man holds their hands up in the air .

The @rideauwintertrail.bsky.social groomers right now looking at the forecast (ok maybe me too)

📢 Lots of snow coming! We plan to do another extended grooming of the RWT to Vincent Massey Park on Thurs or Fri. We will post updates on social media, so stay tuned! We’re working on the logistics of making this extension more permanent.

The sun trying to peek out on us as we cross country ski along the Rideau River. Western loop is around 8Km.

Thanks for the @rideauwintertrail.bsky.social just across the Billings Bridge from my house. This is just the Western loop Bank to 417 including Mt. Hurdman. #ottSki

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The RWT is completely run by volunteers and we rely on our fundraising to bring the trail to the community. If you’d like to make a donation, we appreciate contributions to our GoFundMe. 🙏 to our donors and to those considering offering their support!

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Ready for the weekend? The RWT is!

Friday night trail refresh in progress. Thanks to our volunteer team for getting the RWT ready for the weekend! ❄️