Freshly groomed. Only marred by the wolves running along and peeing. It is really their territory. Lots of snow, wonderfully groomed. Beautiful setting.

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(Philip Imholte)

Trail newly set, skiing was delightful. Skied the Doan Lake loop off the south end of this trail, finally enough snow to make a smooth trail on this special 3 mile or so loop! A little soft and lots of deer traffic. Careful crossing the road, banks are high. Thanks groomers!

(Jill Laughlin)

Very good conditions. Track set with 1-2 inches of snow that had been skied in. I skied the north spur also with trail in great shape.

(Peter Friedlieb)

Trail in very good condition despite recent thaw thanks to fine grooming earlier today and a bit of fresh snow. It's still on the fast side and a warm wax is needed even with the cold temps. The spur to the north did not get re-groomed and is a bit dicey because of crust and fast conditions.

(Pete Friedlieb)

Set track, trails in good condition. Cut up crust reset track. Skiers hoppy bought beer. Good skiing people.

(Greg Moritko)

I skied the trail including the North spur using Swix 45 for kick wax. The trail was icy in some spots but controllable with the width allowing one to put out a ski to control a turn if need be. Overall it was an excellent ski. There were animal prints near the creek which I believe are raccoon. It is likely this trail will be regroomed tomorrow morning.

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(Peter Friedlieb)

Set track on Doan Lake trails, in good condition, the sun is shining the sky is blue. 16" snow depth, 4.5" snow base.

(Greg Motitko)

I skied 1-2 k past the creek. The track had an inch or so of snow in it and was a slow with temp around 0. It should be better now that I've skied it in a bit.

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(Peter Friedlieb)

Trail packed yesterday and track set today. The trail is in good shape and should set up great tonight for excellent skiing.

(Greg Moritko)

Trout Lake ski trails are perfect. My husband has skied it everyday for the past 7 days and it's been perfect. I chickened out due to the cold and took the dogs for a walk instead. But friends who have just started skiing skied it on Monday and said it was the best conditions ever. The trail is double tracked all the way into the Joyce Estate, and a single track to the north end. It's a fun place to ski with a friend as you can ski next to each other and talk if youre that type of skier. It's always fun to make it to the Creek which even in the coldest condition stays open. And if you go a little farther you can explore the Joyce Estate, which is a preserved Famiy estate that was abandoned by the Joyce family in the late 70s but a caretaker was onsite until the 80s when the estate was turned over the the Nature Concervency and later to the Forest Service. A perfect place for all levels of skiers. Thanks to the wonderful groomer who maintains this treasured trail.

(Peg Landin)