Update, possible detour in effect Boxing Day.
Sunday, December 21, 2025
Trail Work - volunteers are out there - even if you don't always see them.
Thanks my friend. Paul C.
Tonight is the Night - 7:00pm at the Lodge - Come and meet your neighbours - Old and New
Last chance for 50/50 tickets.
Saturday, December 20, 2025
Our Friends from OOSAR
A team from Oliver Osoyoos Search and Rescue is here today for a refresher on their winter training. Colleen tells me that the morning of the power outage, there were 14 trees across the road coming up.
The Big Blue Bus
Welcome to the Alpine Clubs from the coast. (Seymour and Grouse I think). We're happy to have you here to train.
Friday, December 19, 2025
Eagle is open, access to snow study area - base is officially 100cms up top
Terrain updateAfter all the hard work from our grooming and patrol teams, the North side of Eagle chair is NOW OPEN! This makes nearly all of our terrain open as we head into the holidays.
On Eagle, Southwinds remains closed until there is enough to snow to build our expert terrain park.
On sugarlump, Wizard remains closed until we receive more snow to fill in the bottom, and Dash remains closed until the cliff under the chairlift is safe enough to ski.
With Eagle now being open, we are able to get more accurate snow accumulation stats in our weather plot, and to our surprise, we now have a 100cm base at the top! Snow is forecasted to fall all week, so kick off your holiday season with a killer day(s) at Baldy!
All lifts are now in operation 7 days a week until January 4th. Night skiing/tubing on our magic carpet starts next Friday, Dec 26th and runs every Fri-Sat until 7pm
Tubing remains closed until we receive a bit more snow, but we aim to have it open sometime next week.
Need a ride to the hill? Our Eagle Express shuttle service with pickup and drop off in Osoyoos and Oliver is operating Thursdays-Sundays all season long. Check our previous post about it or get all the info on our E-store, baldymtnresort.resortstore.net.
Get up here and enjoy the Okanagans most affordable ski hill!
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
Ride the Eagle Tomorrow Afternoon - post from BMR
Eagle is about to take flight very very soon. We have prepped the runs and set the stage for an opening tomorrow afternoon December 18. With more snow in the forecast and plenty at the top we are excited to get things turning.
Tickets to ride will be at the Sugarlump pricing until noon at noon we will switch to our two chair pricing. So if your looking for another reason to get outside come shred early and get a heavy discount on tickets.
A few house keeping rules as you plan to shred the best little 2 person chair in the Okanagan. (At least that's what we think)
1. It is still early season so stick to the groomed runs where it will be a much better experience
2. Anything off groomer may come back to get you so ride with caution
3. The north side will be closed so stay off this side of Eagle this is for your safety and the safety of others runs are closed for a reason
4. Have a good time out there it's going to be a stellar day with snowfall expected to hit by noon
Power outage backgrounder.........
A little bit of background for the newer families in the village. This morning was a bit of an exception in that it took longer for the Fortis page to show our outage on the map. It was also annoying that several residents calling at different times were told that they were the first to report it.
When outages have happened at night, the person answering seems to know more than the day time call centre. They appreciate whatever info you can give them.
The Telus cell tower on McKinney does not have adequate back up power supply, so you will lose cell service fairly quickly, as well as Telus internet.
If the base area loses power, China Creek Internet loses power to connect from McKinney to the village. If the base area does not lose power, I can usually connect to China Creek with my power supply back up, as the installation at the top of the mountain has more back-up power.
Get to know your neighbours. There are several full time residents (including me) who do have a land line that works when the power is out.
Winter power outages up here generally last about 5 hours. There are a few of us who drive/call around to see if the outage is localized or widespread. If you see a downed power line, don't go anywhere near it.
I fear that we are in for more outages this winter. The area where the trees came down on the lines has seen more trees fail in the last couple of years. I don't have the info at the moment as to whether the proposed FESBC project may deal with some of that this summer.
Fortis took a different approach in the village this summer - not removing danger trees that threaten the main lines, and just tipping branches of even dead trees close to their lines.
The tree situation in the village has gone beyond FireSmart. Liability and power have to be factored in. Unfortunately one owner in our village has gone to great lengths to try and convince Fortis to attend to a tree that could take out a transformer if it goes. They have been unsuccessful convincing Fortis.
Power just restored, after 5 hour outage
The power went out shortly after 6:00am this morning, and just came back on now. Cell and internet were not available. Gusty winds last night, and reports of trees on the road.
I cleaned up my cordless electric chainsaws the other day, and put them away for the winter. After the debris I saw yesterday down in the area of the 2021 burn, I'm thinking I should put one back in the truck.
Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Ice Cleats Recommended
Driveways, walkways, and streets have a fresh dusting of snow on top, but there is ice underneath. Moisture just starting in Oliver when I started up, road turns white around 25km, McKinney Rd.
No paid advertising on this blog............but
I discovered the Karma Fruit Co products a couple of years ago, made in Kelowna. No sugar added to their sparkling juice - just the sugar from the fruit. A good choice for someone like me who is trying not to support the big USA companies, and to cut back on sugar.
I gave samples to a number of friends and told them to get it at Costco - and then it was gone. In it's place, fruit juices made overseas.
The farm tasting bar is open 11:00 - 4:00 Wednesday thru Sunday in the winter. I drove by just in case this morning, and found a very accommodating staff member willing to sell some product to me. They make mocktails and other stuff too. All in Kelowna.
Apparently their deal with Costco is a seasonal one, up for consideration again in February.
Monday, December 15, 2025
Tradition Revived
For decades, singing carols in the village Christmas Eve was an annual event. Maybe it was covid, but it hasn't continued the last few years.
Meet at the top of the village Christmas Eve at 6:30, and sing your way down to Wapiti Creek Lodge. With a large enough group, it splits at Porcupine, continuing to collect more people along the way.
Thanks to Scott and Robyn at Wapiti Creek Lodge for hosting the hot chocolate at the end.
At least 30 years ago, we hauled a keyboard down to the lodge for my Mom to play when it was just too cold to be outside.
Thanks Prim for bringing up the idea again - Sheilagh M, you are more than welcome to lead, or just enjoy after all these years.
Sunday, December 14, 2025
Change is coming........
Cooler, and current forecast is for snow accumulations Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. It appears that the coast and Fraser Valley have one more wet wave to endure, then hopefully the crews have enough time to restored the remaining damage on the highways.
Saturday, December 13, 2025
Friday, December 12, 2025
News from the Baldy Mountain Community Association
*Note: When you are in the lodge, please don't throw garbage in the recycle beverage containers. A community volunteer has to deal with it when they bag the empties.
Once upon a time..........
Jennifer (Wallace) Brown has been scanning her Dad's slides and posting them on line. Here is one of a group of Osoyoos students in the '70's.
Thursday, December 11, 2025
Roads
Photos of the Hope-Princeton show significant damage. Engineering assessment has apparently been done, and equipment moving in to start repairs tonight.
No pun intended, but it is a "fluid" situation. Check Drive BC, and Ministry of Transport on Facebook.
Closer to home, YRB had a grader out today, and AIM afternoon shift was sanding.
Gas still 121.9 at the bottom of hill.
BMR FB Update
Terrain updateAs of now, we must wait for further snowfall to safely open the rest of the mountain with no precise opening date as of right now.
Going forward, we are now in 7 day a week operation and will be running the magic carpet and Sugarlump daily, with lift ticket prices remaining at our 1 chair price until Eagle chair opens.
Patrol and grooming have been hard at work making sure Eagle is ready to open the minute we have enough snow.
Make sure to do your snow dances!
Atmospheric River
I suppose I could have had a look at radar. So often weather warnings are closer to the coast, and much farther east. Last evening when I came back from town, as I started up the hill, I switched my wipers from full on to intermittent, and turned them off before I got home. The density of "high humidity flakes" was much less up here, than in town and elsewhere.
I talked to Baldy family in Kaslo last night, and they had very heavy precipitation. (51mm at Coffee Creek). The images of the Fraser Valley , various highways, and Washington State are not good, but not as bad as 2021.
I am so glad that my trip to the Island was two weeks ago.
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
BMR Operations Update from FB
Our magic carpet will not be in operation for Thursday and Friday of this week and expect to have it running for Saturday operations onwards. Sugarlump will spin from 9 till 3:30.
We are working hard towards opening eagle as soon as possible with patrol and grooming out on the mountain ensuring all hazards are marked and snow coverage is perfect. We will have updates on Eagle by Thursday if we have the snow coverage to do so in the lower half of the mountain.
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Community Support
Donate your empty beverage containers to the Baldy Mountain Community Association. If you bring them up full, you can take them down empty. If you rinse and bag appropriately, you can arrange cabin pick up by e-mailing the BMCA.
* Money raised this year will go toward trail development, signage and maps.
Monday, December 8, 2025
Sunday, December 7, 2025
The BMR "Go to page"
The link is at the top of the sidebar - one link to get you to the webcams, weather, and grooming report. Check back to see when new terrain is open.
Friday, December 5, 2025
Community Minded, and not over committed?
Regional District of Kootenay Boundary
We’re Updating the Region’s Solid Waste Management Plan — and We Want YOU at the Table!
And we’re building a brand-new Public & Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) to help shape it.
We’re looking for volunteers from all corners of the RDKB: residents, recyclers, businesses, First Nations, community groups, and anyone passionate about reducing waste and protecting our environment.
Just five meetings over two years → big impact, small time commitment
Your voice will help us extend landfill life, improve services, and move toward zero waste
Apply by January 9RDKB Board Chair Grace McGregor says it best:
“This is our chance to build a waste plan that truly reflects who we are and where we’re going. We need local voices at the table.”
Stay informed, follow the project, and apply to volunteer at our Join the Conversation page:
Let’s rethink waste — together. 
Once an organics campaign star, now a composting superstar.Just like this peel, our Waste Plan is getting a major refresh
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