The conditions were looking marginal for Sun, but I still decided to organize an “opt in” outing to Morin Heights. The weather forecast suggested that it might be a bit colder there and I hoped they had received more snow than rain on Sat. Eight people responded and said they were ready to go if conditions looked OK in the morning.
On Sun morning I tried calling Morin Heights but their phone line was not working. But all the Sepaq centers, including Tremblant, had provided early morning updates and they all talked about wet heavy snow and how they could not groom the trails as a result. So at the last minute I cancelled the outing. I suggested to the eight people they could try going to cap St Jacques if they had waxless skis (which I don’t).
That did not mean nobody skied on Sun. Sharon Z was one of the eight respondents, but she missed my message cancelling the outing and drove up to Morin Heights. She reported that conditions were indeed poor and that even the flat aerobic corridor trail had been damaged by people walking on it. She then drove to the P”tit Train du Nord where she found the conditions were fine for both classic and skate-skiing. So she did get in a good ski outing.
I received other reports about people out on Sun. At least four members did end up skiing at CSJ on waxless skis. There were a few puddles to contend with but it was still decent skiing. Two other members ended up at Morin Heights but went snowshoeing instead and had a splendid time. The most surprising report was from Marlene B. Her and Brian A happened to be near to Domaine St Bernard so they went there with their skis and with low expectations. But they found the conditions to be just fine.
Once again the moral of the story is: good skiing (and snowshoeing) is out there if you are persistent and willing to take a chance!