Kimberley Golf Club Outdoor Operations: End of the Week Update for April 8th

Friday, April 8, 2011

End of the Week Update for April 8th

As I was hoping for, the snow has started to move again and we've seen some melting. The little snow squalls throughout the week haven't really hurt us much but the overnight lows are slowing up the melt. Seasonal norms are highs of +13 Celsius and lows of -1 Celsius. This past week we've recorded highs anywhere from +6 to +10 but the lows, except for one day, have been -8 to -10. The snow will set up and not really start to move until early afternoon and with that occurring we don't see a whole lot of melting. Opening is still tough to call especially when it comes to predicting when we will have all 18 holes open. Take a look at the following pictures I took this afternoon (Friday, April 8) to see the difference between holes.

12 fairway looking towards
the green

9 fairway looking towards
the green

We are still trying for an "April-ish" kinda opening.?.?

What's the Point?

I have been giving some thought as to how I could inform more of the membership about the activities occuring at the golf course throughout the whole calendar year. The plan is to try to write a weekly update. Updates may be more frequent if time and events dictate. They may be also less frequent if not much is going on. I will try keep it short and to the point and incorporate pictures to spice up the posts.

This is meant more as a vehicle for me to inform the membership. If you have information or questions please contact me in person as I won't respond to comments or emails since I would like to deal with members in person only.