Excellent grooming. I did the east and west outer loop except for the swamp and it was tracked to perfection.

(George Bekkala)

Trail received 5" of new snow last weekend. All trail loops groomed and track set Monday by USFS staff. Conditions continue to be excellent.

(Tim Engrav)

Trail received 12-14" of new snow over this past weekend. All loops of the trail were packed, groomed, and a track set Tuesday by USFS staff. The track should have set up well last night with cold temps. The trail condition is excellent.

(Tim Engrav)

Skied most of the trail on Saturday. This is a single classic track in the woods. Very scenic and serene. According to previous reports the trails had been groomed four days previous, but they hadn't had much traffic and were in very good condition. It was cold and the tracks were very fast. I would avoid the swamp loop, lots of little moguls and you don't get much rhythm. Intermediate downhills were fast, but skiable, we avoided the advanced loop with the caution warning. First time here, but it is worth coming back to.

(Tim Blais)

Groomed and tracked today. Solid base, good track. No rocks to worry about. Tracked the swamp loop also. Watch for logging trucks hauling by the parking lot!

(Mark Toot)

Skied here both Sunday and Monday. Generally good conditions throughout the system with only a few exceptions. The east end trails have well defined tracks with only some littering of pine needles. The long roller coaster downhill from 6 to 7 was a blast. The more open aspen dominant areas are firm with a light dusting of powder and perfect. The western trails had modest use and were mostly good. A very short section near the power lines got run through with a four wheeler. Keep your wits about you on the black section around the old west shelter site. Navigating the downhills took a well committed snowplow technique to stay upright, as recent melting and freezing didn't leave much give in the track. It was a wonderful two days of skiing. Thanks to Mark for taking care of these trails.

(Michael Wilke)

The old backyard was skiing great today. Despite the warm temps the tracks were mostly firm and fast. Always fun to ski Big Aspen!

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(Mick Dodds, Ski Hut)

Finished rolling and setting a track from intersection 21 thru 28. The entire system is groomed and tracked. Good base 6-8". Heads up that logging trucks are hauling off of Forest Rd.256 to County Rd. 406. Watch for truck traffic.

(Mark Toot)

Rolled, groomed and tracked on Friday. Covered from intersections 1 thru 22. Good base from earlier snows (4") and now 6 to 8" of new snow. Grooming plans: Intersections 22 thru 28 not groomed, but plan to week of Jan. 16th.

(Mark Toot)

All the system was cleared in early December. We did additional rolling and packing mid December on East 2/3 of trail system. Estimated 6" to 8 " of snow on trails.

(Mark Toot)