The trails were groomed this morning. There are a few open areas near the parking lot but as you climb to the sugar shack there is a surprising large snow pack on the trails. I really like the sugar bush classic trail which winds up and around the nearly 100 year old sugar shack. Its a nice place to stop for lunch on a beautiful April day.

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(Gene Karwoski)

Skied Abbey Road, the backbone of the trail system and the main part groomed today. Skate deck was lumpy in places, but very skiable. The numerous classic skiers were all smiles, reporting a good track. About 30 cars in the lot at 3 pm.

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(Peter Nordgren)

Abbey Road, Anchor and Sugarbush Classic were groomed this morning. With the colder temps, it should set up nice. Likely better for classic. Skating may still be soft.

(Holly Pierce)

8" heavy powder. Rolled, dragged and groomed/tracked Sugar Bush trail system to cabin. Tracks came out very good. Heavy groomer worked on Abbey Road to pack skate deck. Light snow all morning.

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(David Clute)

Trails are closed until we get more snow. Thank you for skiing our trails at Mt. Ashwabay. See you when we have more snow.

(Holly Pierce)

It is spring like conditions, freeze/thaw. Rocks and dirt are exposed in some areas. Trails were last groomed on Friday morning.

(Holly Pierce)

We classic skied Mt Ashwabay this morning. The temps were 31F when we arrived and 33F when we left and it was full sun. The neat looking grooming machine was out along with four people shoveling snow onto any open spots so when we went by it was 100% covered. There is not much of a classic track left as they kinda groomed over it so if you plan to do the race, I'd highly recommend skating it. The surface is very even throughout, wide, and flat with no rolling mini moguls, really nice for skating. They scratched up the surface well and there is a significant difference between where they groomed and where they did not. We tested one of the untouched trails and it was pretty hard icy despite the very thin coating of new snow they got last night. If you want a nice, fast skate experience on real snow instead of a "hamster wheel"...this would be very pleasing!

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(Eve Graves)

The groomers successfully broke up the hard pack and left a great surface for the Summit race tomorrow! Thanks to lots of work harvesting some snow from the sides of the trails, there are very few thin spots, the trails look great! The race will be done by noon, come up and ski Saturday afternoon or Sunday if you aren't racing.

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(Kate Ullman)

I skied the 12k loop that will be used for the Summit Race, and the conditions were very firm and super fast. There are a few dirty sections, and a few thin spots that are easily avoided. The coverage is still pretty good, even after the warm temps yesterday. Grooming plans: We are going out in the morning to patch up the thinnest spots, and try to scratch up the surface with the Ginzus so it's not so slick. Still a lot of white out there!

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(Kate Ullman)

We checked the trails and until we get more snow we will not be able to groom. The conditions are decent but not awesome. The Buzz is closed.

(Holly Pierce)