The man-made loop at Birkie Trail Head in Cable is up to 1.25km with a nice climb and classic tracks. Loop has 12-15" of artificial snow with approx. 1" of fresh snow on top. Was good skiing with lots of folks out!
Note: Rest of Birkie Trail has approx 2-3" of fresh show and is getting close to grooming, but not quite yet. Get out and enjoy!

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(Ben Popp, American Birkebeiner)

Skate skied the Birkie start area this morning. An inch of fresh snow over the man made snow. Man made loop is 1.18 K long. Should be a very nice ski when they finish grooming and set track. Several hills in the loop. If you ski the loop as a figure 8 it seems much longer.

(Dick Roeber)

As the cold has returned, we have been making more snow. Tonight we pushed snow and were able to extend the human-made loop to 1.5 km. The full 1.5 km was groomed. No classic track yet. Come on out and enjoy!

(Kurt Proctor, American Birkebeiner)

Skied the .73 K loop this morning. Dusting of snow over the rather hard man made snow. Snow gun is running. No track set so it is not good for striding. OK for skating. Another larger loop is partially finished. All it will take is some time and patience.

(Dick Roeber)

Rain is falling in the northwoods, but expecting to turn to snow tomorrow morning. When cold temps return, the snow guns will fire up again. Check back for more updates.

(Kurt Proctor, American Birkebeiner)

Early Season update: Snowmaking continues with the goal of extending the length as much as possible. An Early Season Snow Pass is required until the greater Birkie Trail opens.
Birkie Trail Update: The Birkie Trail is certainly snow-covered and there is more snow in the forecast. There is no plan to groom yet but keep checking back and we will certainly post that information when it happens. Once the Birkie Trail opens, a regular Birkie Trail Pass is required. All pass purchases help to offset the cost of snow-making and grooming. Enjoy!

(Kurt Proctor, American Birkebeiner)

A fantastic evening ski on the "human-made" loop at the Birkie Start Trailhead. An inch+ of new (natural) snow over a firm base made for easy skiing. Please buy a trail pass and enjoy super skiing on a nice little loop!

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(Jeffery Tumbleson)

Excellent for skating on the man-made loop. A fair classic track has been skied in now. An inch or so of fresh snow over a hard and flat base made for very good skiing.

(Andy Schwartz)

We skied the man-made snow loop this evening - headlamp + strong moonlight made for good visibility as this section is not lit (yet?) - there was no classic track set yet but the skate deck looked fast. You can definitely ski on "A" skis. We were pleasantly surprised that this was a loop, as we were expecting just an out-and-back up the trail. Nice job Birkie staff! Guns were blowing snow when we left.

(Jennifer Huelsmann)

Man made snow loop is excellent for skating. No classic tracks yet. I didn't measure the loop but I think calling it a full kilometer may be stretching things just a bit. That said, the skiing was very good. Wide and flat with fresh corduroy. A very good skiing surface. The loop includes a substantial climb and a fast little "S" turn downhill. The trail crew was blowing snow on the next section as we skied.

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(Andy Schwartz)