Brule is in great condition! We didn't know what to expect this late in the season, but the snow base is even deeper than in the Duluth area. The skate deck is fast and the only bare spots are way out on the White Pine loop. To ski on a sunny beautiful morning in the Brule forest on St. Patrick's day was amazing. Consider a trek out to this hidden gem for a fantastic spring ski!

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(Andrea Watson)

Very good ski conditions still at Afterhours Ski Trail! As mentioned in a previous post, only one location on White Pine loop has an area that has opened up, but it is easy to get around. The trail is a little dirty, but good skis can still be used with good snow cover everywhere but that one spot. Classic tracks are still holding up well over most of the trail also, despite new ones not being set of late. Should be very good skiing for a while yet.

(Cordell Manz)

Skate lanes were groomed are in good condition system wide. White Pine trail, as of Monday, is the only trail to have open ground bare spots to watch out for, but they are still possible to ski around. Classic track is still set from last week and in good condition. Stretches of classic track will have needle or other debris. Warm sunny days this week will continue to open thin snow base areas to bare ground. The trails will be assessed for grooming on Friday. Enjoy!

(Matthew Leischer, Wisconsin DNR)

Wednesday only brought a dusting of fresh snow. The skate lanes were groomed Thursday morning resulting in a smooth level deck. Classic track is still set hard and in good condition. River trail was freshly tracked and set up well. Some debris, mostly pine cones, can still be present in sections of the trail system. Conditions are still very good to get out and enjoy some great late season skiing.

(Matthew Leischer, Wisconsin DNR)

The Riverview Loppet ski events are Saturday morning, March 3. Registration at the Afterhours warming house. The groomers will be out early the morning of the race to get the race route in excellent shape. The non-race trails were groomed and track set on Thursday. With the warm temperatures (upper 30s to low 40s), the afternoon snow is soft, but the trails are in excellent condition.

(Diane Gobin)

There is still well over a foot of snow on the ground - however with the daytime high temperatures in the 40s, the trails are soft. The trails were rolled today, track is set only at the entry and exit. Conditions are good.

(Diane Gobin)

Another 4-5 inches of snow fell Thursday night. Trails were groomed today but are still somewhat soft. Temperatures tonight expected to be cold tonight, so the trails should firm up nicely. There is now about 22 inches of snow on the ground, trail base is around 10 inches. Trail conditions are excellent!

(Diane Gobin)

The trails were rolled on Monday and Tuesday, and tracks set on Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning. Base is now 8.5 inches and there's roughly 20 inches of snow in the woods. Conditions are excellent!

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(Diane Gobin)

Nearly a foot of new snow has fallen in the past couple of days! Trails are being groomed and track set today. The trails are in excellent condition. There is about 20 inches of snow on the ground, trail base is around 6 inches.

(Diane Gobin)

Trails are being groomed today and are in good to very good condition! Base is about 4 inches and there's about 10 inches of snow on the ground in the woods.

(Diane Gobin)