Light snow overnight and fresh grooming made for great morning of skiing. There is a lot of snow left and there should be great spring skiing. The attached photo was taken on Mama Bear loop this morning.

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(Liz Siivola)

All trails tilled and tracked and reset to the regular directions and flow. Expect fast and fun conditions! Grooming completed at 1:30 am. A great big thanks goes out to the approximately 781 racers, plus volunteers, friends, families and everyone else who made this year's Great Bear Chase another overwhelming success!

(Tom Wright)

Trails are buffed and ready to go for today's great bear chase race! At last count, over 700 skiers have signed up, so it's going to be busy! Come out and cheer the racers on. Regular grooming patterns will commence tomorrow, as well as grooming on the multipurpose (dog) loops. Grooming completed at 12:30 am.

(Tom Wright)

Perfect conditions... ready for the Bear Chase. The skate deck was firm with a dusting of fresh snow, following maybe 6-8" of fresh the previous day. Tracks are solid. Lovely day as the sun came out later in the afternoon. Racers should have perfect conditions on Saturday.

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(Sue Schroeder)

All trails are tilled and tracked and in excellent condition at Swedetown. The system is set up for the upcoming Great Bear Chase, so skiers can expect to see a few different twists and turns on their favorite loops. Grooming will resume on the Multipurpose (Dog) Loops on Sunday. Grooming completed at 10:30 am.

(Tom Wright)

What a difference a day makes! After a 10-day drought, the lake effect snow machine woke up and delivered about 8 inches of fresh powder. Magic Carpet Ride conditions today, with the snow continuing to fall and a couple inches of powder on top of the freshly groomed base. Race grooming is in progress, so intersections have signs and arrows and may be groomed a bit differently than usual.

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(Larry Zurawski)

All trails were dragged this morning, but expect to find some debris brought down by yesterday's winds. Minimal work is being done to preserve the snow pack for the Great Bear Chase race this weekend. Tracks and skates are still very firm and fast conditions generally prevail throughout the system. Grooming completed at 10:00 am.

(Tom Wright)

All trails tilled and tracked; excellent conditions, but trails will soften as the temperatures increase today. Grooming completed at 10:00 am.

(Tom Wright)

Skating was wonderful today. Firm and consistent base, medium-fast. Swedetown has a 2-foot base with 3 feet of snow in the woods. Temps have topped out in the low-to-mid 30s every day, and down to upper teens overnight. Only 8 days til the Bear Chase!

(Larry Zurawski)

All trails were freshly dragged this morning and both classic and skate lanes are in excellent condition, even with the recent warm temperatures. Expect fast and firm trails and remember to stay hydrated! Grooming completed at 11:00 am.

(Tom Wright)