Golf at Pole Creek Golf Club ended on October 11. The season ended with two days of the Superintendent's Revenge, each with around 100 players in team costumes. Since then the course has been shut down piece by piece. Staff picked the range clean, cleaned and disconnected all 100 golf carts, and moved the furniture out of the golf shop and Bistro 28 so the carpets could be cleaned. Greens, tees and fairways were sprayed for snow mold, the irrigation system was blown out, and the greens were roped off. The last day for seasonal staff was October 29.
The clubhouse has already published its winter dates: a Thanksgiving reopening, a three-day week and three Saturday nights in 2027. How much skiing or snowshoeing happens on those dates depends on the snow, and last winter one of them went ahead with none at all.
The course is waiting for about a foot of snow
The October 22 golf department report to the Fraser Valley Metropolitan Recreation District board shows how much the course depends on the weather. The district owns and operates Pole Creek. The turf crew wrote that it hoped for snow soon, to avoid having to tank water the greens as it did last year. Once snow starts falling, the crew will watch the greens for ice until there is about 12 inches of snow and the cold holds steady.
The same foot of snow that protects the greens is what makes the course worth skiing or snowshoeing on a winter night. The maintenance crew and the people planning winter events are waiting on the same weather.
Thanksgiving Day restarts the building
The Bistro 28 page says the club and restaurant are closed for the season and that Bistro 28 will reopen for the winter on Thanksgiving Day, November 26. On the day this post goes up, that's two weeks away.
The Thanksgiving 2026 menu is $55 per person and $30 for children under 10. The page asks guests to make reservations early. For reservations or questions, call 970-887-9797, book through the restaurant's online reservation link, or email [email protected].
The golf shop is also part of the winter plan. The golf shop staff plan to reopen the shop when the Bistro opens for winter and keep it open through January. Until then, they are sending eligible products back to vendors for credit and selling off the remaining rental and demo sets. Anyone hoping to buy one of those clubs has a short window, which closes with January.
A three-day dining week, and a room that's bigger on the other four
After Thanksgiving, Bistro 28 plans to serve Thursday through Saturday all winter. The page tells diners to check back for updated menus, weekly specials and pop-up events. Walk-ins are welcome. Parties of six or more should call ahead or reserve.
The private-event rules follow the same week. The special events page sets winter capacity by day of the week, and the larger number lands on the days the dining room is closed.
| Period | Days | Private party capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Mid-May to October | Any day, room shared with public diners | Up to 40 |
| November to early April | Sunday through Wednesday | Up to 90 |
| November to early April | Thursday through Saturday | Up to 40 |
From Sunday through Wednesday, a party can have the room to itself, with space for more than twice the summer capacity. The board report says locals have already asked about hosting private events during the holidays. Food and beverage supervisor Brenna Kirk handles event inquiries. A December gathering on a Monday or Tuesday fits into the days the restaurant isn't serving its regular menu.
Three Saturdays, chosen months ahead
Under "Full Moon Ski & Snowshoe 2027," the Bistro 28 page lists three dates.
- Saturday, January 23
- Saturday, February 20
- Saturday, March 20
Below the dates, the page says "MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS EARLY!" These nights were set months before anyone knows the snowpack, and last winter showed what that means.
Last season the series started in December. The minutes of the district's December 9, 2025 board meeting record the Pole Creek report this way:
"The December Full Moon Ski & Snowshoe event (with no skiing or snowshoeing) had a good turnout despite the lack of snow. The Bistro and Pro Shop were open for the event."
The December event went ahead without snow, and people came anyway, for the dinner and the open building. The same report said the next Full Moon Ski & Snowshoe was scheduled for January 8. At the January 27, 2026 meeting, staff said another Ski & Snowshoe night would be held that Saturday. The menu posted for that January 31 night shows what an event evening looks like at Bistro 28.
| Course | Selections from the January 31, 2026 Ski & Snowshoe menu |
|---|---|
| Starters | Curry hummus with grilled naan, $12; crab rangoon, $14; crispy Brussels sprouts, $16; citrus grilled shrimp sopes, $18 |
| Salad | Mixed greens or Caesar, $8 each |
| Entrees | Prime rib with mashed potatoes and au jus, $40; harissa lamb shank, $34; lasagna Bolognese, $30; seared salmon, $32; marinated portobello mushrooms, $26 |
| Dessert | Nightly selection, $9 |
The dishes are priced individually, the way a regular dinner menu is. This year's list has no December date, and the first event night, January 23, comes after the crew has had most of December to see whether the foot of snow they're waiting for has arrived.
Between the full moons, the week depends on what the kitchen schedules
The three Saturdays are the only winter nights with fixed dates. The rest of the calendar is still being filled in. Last winter, the December board report announced a fish fry every Friday evening through the winter. By late January, staff were reporting good turnout for Fish Fry Fridays.
For this winter, the October report says the Bistro will build on last year's success with themed events meant to draw community interest, bring in visitors and raise winter revenue, and that Ski & Snowshoe nights will continue. The Bistro 28 page is where weekly specials and pop-up events are supposed to appear as they're added.
The Bistro is also planning ahead to summer. For 2027, it wants grab-and-go and the bar to run faster so golfers can get back out quickly at the turn. Planned changes include a redesigned bar with a new hot dog roller, a cooler and more prep space. The district's October 27 meeting included a review of the draft 2027 budget, which lists $443,958 in Pole Creek capital spending. Course staff report that design work on irrigation for the Ridge course began in August 2026. Golf traffic gives some context for that spending. The course logged 33,938 rounds in 2026, up 882 from 33,056 in 2025. Season-pass rounds were the biggest share, at 10,679.
The winter calendar so far
Here is every date the club has posted from Thanksgiving through March, in order.
- Thursday, November 26: Bistro 28 reopens with Thanksgiving dinner, $55 per adult and $30 per child under 10.
- From then through January: the golf shop plans to stay open alongside the Bistro.
- Every winter week: Bistro 28 serves Thursday through Saturday. Private parties of up to 90 can book Sunday through Wednesday.
- Saturday, January 23: the first Full Moon Ski & Snowshoe of 2027.
- Saturday, February 20: the second.
- Saturday, March 20: the third, a couple of weeks before the November-to-early-April private-event schedule ends.
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