Late Summer 2026

9/18/2026 Here's the view of our nordic ski zone late in the afternoon on Labor Day 2026 with the last of Hopkinton Fair attendee cars still out there. Soon enough we're hoping for a different look. Of course only after a long wonderful fall season with all the cross country running events that take place out here also. In the meantime, the Blackwater Nordic Board is meeting soon to get our activities underway for the coming season. We hope you enjoy the weekend and the fall ahead!! /groomer sasquatch/

Thur Mar 19, 2026

Here’s a photo from earlier today at the Fairgrounds. It seems like other local Nordic Ski venues are posting ”end of season” notes. So maybe we should do the same. We had a good season at the Hopkinton Fairgrounds. We lost our snow for a couple weeks in January. But it came back and stayed through the end. We hope you got plenty of skiing in while the snow lasted. We had a few stray snowflakes floating in the air today. Just enough to remind and reminisce about the winter of ‘25-‘26. Many thanks to the Blackwater Nordic Board members - and other volunteers - for making it happen!!

Sunday 3/1/26

Fairgrounds trails were groomed this AM. Coach Rothe gave all the skate lanes a thorough once over. A few fresh snowflakes fell into the mix while he was out smoothing things out this AM. He reports that classic tracks were not reset so they're getting a bit old and will likely be icy in many spots. But overall conditions are pretty good. Of course we're now into March and the freeze/thaw cycles of late winter so conditions will be variable due to the strong sun and other factors. The good nordic news is that we've still got snow!! Enjoy it while it lasts!