Glad I stopped for a quick loop on the lighted trail! Trees were simply glistening in the sun with yesterday's ice. The classic tracks were well set, relatively fast and smooth considering the warmer temps, brightly glowing with the fallen pieces of ice. Excellent conditions!

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(Mireille Raby)

Great conditions for skate on trails that were groomed early today (M, N and Y ). We were done at 11:00 am and things were getting slightly soft.

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(Joe Barrick)

Trails were regroomed and tracked overnight. The alps and little alps will remain closed due to the ice under the snow. Come shake the Birkie stiffness out of your legs.

(Barb Maguire)

About 3 inches of fresh snow since last groomed. It made for a winter wonder land, but very tough slog for skate skiers. I did most of the 10K loop. It looked like a half dozen skaters had tried it before me. Very soft. Very slow. Especially the back part. The classic tracks looked more used and I recommend classic skiing only until 9-mile gets their skate deck sorted out.

(Brian Ross)

Wonderful skiing Friday)with trails groomed to perfection. Today not so much. Multiple inches of loose, un-groomed snow. Disappointed with grooming. This has happened here before on weekends with lots of skiers and no grooming.

(Dave Wille)

Fresh apprx 2" of powder this morning on top of the 1 foot of new snow that had been groomed on Friday morning made for a wonderful ski experience. A bit slow, but find it worth the effort for the silence and solitude that just a couple of inches of fresh powder on-top of well groomed firm trails provide. Never seems to disappoint.

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(Mark Timken)

Not groomed after four inches of snow overnight! We waited through the rifle hunt time frame, then the ice storm and massive clean up by a lot of dedicated volunteers and county workers, then snow drought, then we get snow and see this? Very disappointing. The county webpage says groomed multiple times a week and after each snow event!

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(Joe Barrick)

Classic last night and this morning was awesome. Lots of kick. Lots of glide trails were groomed yesterday we had some snow overnight and will freshen up today. Skate is a little slow until it warms up.

(Barb Maguire)

9-mile got about a foot of fresh snow and it was still snowing when I left. Trails were groomed this morning. There's about 2 inches of fresh snow since last groomed. Classic tracks looked awesome. I skated and it was still a little soft, but not bad. The left side of the skate deck was pretty firm, but for some reason the right side was a lot softer. I recommend classic skiing until they go over the skate deck again and get it more consistent. It was a beautiful day to ski and I was surprised how few skiers were out.

(Brian Ross)

Staff rolled the entire system this morning and was able to set track and skate deck on the lighted loop, 6K, 10K and some of the 20K. Conditions are excellent with the 12+ inches within the last few days. Expect some drifting due to forecasted winds.

(Andrew Sims, Marathon County Parks)