The Stake Lake ski trails as seen on Dec. 5, 2024. (Image Credit: Overlander Ski Club)

By Victor Kaisar

Stake Lake Opening Delayed

Poor weather delays opening at Overlander Ski Club near Kamloops

Dec 6, 2024 | 10:33 AM

KAMLOOPS — The Overlander Ski Club will not be opening for the season Friday (Dec. 6) as planned because of poor weather.

The Nordic ski trails at Stake Lake, south of Kamloops, are “super sticky and wet” because of unforecasted rain this morning.

“Last night [we] put in lots of work to get the trails in nice skiing shape again and they were looking pretty good,” Overlander Ski Club General Manager Chelsea Francis said, in a post on Facebook.

“This unforecasted rain that has been pouring down all morning has totally ruined our plans at the moment though. The trails are super sticky and wet right now, and apparently the surrounding roads are quite icy.”

While there is some snow in the forecast this weekend, it’s not clear when the ski trails will be open daily for the season. It was previously open for a “bonus weekend” Nov. 29 and 30 as conditions were “decent” then.

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“[We’re] going to take it day by day, as soon as we have skiable trails again I will open up and keep you all posted,” Francis added Friday.

“We’re so sorry, this is so unexpected and totally not what we wanted. I’ll be seeing you guys soon.”