Conditions: No grooming. 1"-2" of new snow on top of fairly heavy crust, so you can feel the crust breaking under you but does not give way - skis do not get stuck, and you will rarely have to pull out the pole basket.
Stuber and I skated for over an hour and skied wherever we felt like going. Conditions are not bad - you could certainly use good skis without fear, as nothing is exposed and the cart trails are hard-covered. Pretty fun skating! Classic wouldn't be so good if you depend on deep tracks, since skied-in tracks are no more than 2" deep most places. --"Live to skate, skate to live!".

(Pete Thurmes)

Conditions: Good snow coverage over the entire course.
It was windy tonight leaving a thin layer of ice on top of about 2-3 inches of snow. You could classic and break through the ice and set a nice track.

(Bill Stuber)