We skied from the start to the high point. We went south on the skate and came back north on the Classic. Temp was about 34 and we had Goldilocks conditions - sometimes icy, sometimes soft, but mostly just right. A word of caution: the gates are all closed, so be ready to stop if you're busting down the hills. Going south from Timber Trail there were some truck ruts but it was totally skiable. There was one portage about a km south of the High Point.

(Dan Murphy)

I skied too early this morning at the Hatchery. We've had magic spring crust for an hour or two around 11am to 1pm or so lately but at 8am the trail was way too icy. no classic tracks left. Open dirt in places, very icy in others. I think my next outings will be north of Mosquito Brook or OO.

(Joel Harrison, New Moon Ski Shop)

North End access to Boedecker and back from 5:00 to 7:30PM. Good spring conditions, still a firm deck only a few melt through spots in open areas. Saw a red fox and tracks from someone who drove a truck up from timberline to 43k and back past Hecklers Hill to the snowmobile trail. Careful at the hill at 42k, the downhill is completely covered in tracks. Otherwise good spring skiing!

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(Kevin Smith)

The Birkie trail south of picnic table hill was very good this morning. Fast, but not scary. The only bare spot I found was in the big open area near the 24 k mark where all the logging was done. It may be too warm for good skiing tomorrow but I think it will still be good for a while.

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(Tom Detzner)

Crust skiing on the Birkie trail was great between Trailhead and Highpoint. Someone drove a truck on 5k of the skate deck near Bodecker, but otherwise very few frozen ruts from late afternoon skiers. Only found one bare spot. We bypassed the truck ruts by using the classic path which was groomed with a skate lane.

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(Dallas Johnson)

Great skiing on the Birkie Trail this weekend. The trail was freshly groomed for skating from Boedecker to OO on Saturday morning. Sunday morning was perfect crust skiing from OO to Timber trail and down the Birkie Ridge trail. Good edge, yet not icy. My ankles and feet were a bit tired by the end, but overall very enjoyable skiing. A truck drove onto the skate trail south of Timber Trail for a few kms. There are a few brown spots starting to open and and the trail is getting a bit dirty and a little gray, so the days are numbered. But, I would imagine the morning crust skiing should be pretty darn fun for at least a few more days!

(Matt Ryan)

Squeezing out the last skiing. Strided from Mosquito Brook past Gravel Pit to 23K and back. Shallow tracks but holding, Lots of glide but needed lots of stick (poles). Almost no oak leafs to hop around in the tracks. Good snow coverage yet. Saw one other skier during the sunny blue morning.

(Audun Mikkelson)

Perfect conditions mid morning (32-37 degrees). Smooth fast silent (not crackly icy) corduroy. Just starting to compress a bit in the sunny areas by 10:30 or so. Complete coverage, groomed at OO and skate trail to Boedecker. Talked to folks that skied all the way from Start to OO and reported it was fast and fun. Tracks not reset, but still intact and shallow. Lots of smiles. Best skiing of the year for me! Thanks ABSF,

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(Carolyn Senty)

Still full coverage on Birkie trail! A bit icy in the morning, soft after it gets to mid 30s. There is a sweet window with excellent skating, especially if there is not full sun in the open areas. Tracks are getting shallow, but skin skis work well. We skied a bit from Boedecker but were a little too early so switched to fat biking (not on the birkie trail!) Photos are just north of OO. Still a few cool mornings to grab some final skiing!

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(Carolyn Senty)

Skied Start Line to High Point on the Skate, back on the Classic. Great spring skiing! Crusty and fast when I started, started to soften up as it approached noon. Much less debris than south of High Point, which I skied Tuesday. No new grooming since then, but appears there hasn't been much traffic either. Appeared as though North End trails were groomed last night. There will be great morning skiing after nights it dips below freezing. This was a lovely last ski of the season for me, now heading back to Madison and putting on storage wax...

(Mitchell Campbell)