Warms temps and rain did not help ski trail conditions. The trail is a solid block of ice. We weren't sure how it was going to go, but tried breaking up the ice with the knives on the 2 Km loop. It didn't work! The tracks are very crumbly and shallow. The tracks from last week are still there on the rest of the loops but icy. We will groom again after we get more snow. The snowshoe trails at Rock Lake are always a fun adventure.

(Katie LeMoine)

Rock Lake is Classic rockin'. New tracks, fast snow. Thanks NFS. Great place for windy warmer weather, the forest blocks it!

(David Pramann)

We skiied behind the groomer today! They managed to clean up a lot of debris. The new tracks were excellent. We were too early to enjoy the 11km loop, but now all loops up to 11 km should be finished. They still are not opening the Rock Lake or 16km loops. [ As previously noted, the Rock Lake and 16K loops aren't being maintained this season -- Ed. ]

(Katie Hein)

Nice day of grooming out at Rock Lake. We ground up the old tracks with the groomer knives and reset tracks. The tracks are good in places, but also shallow and crumbly in others. The warming temps aren't helping us, and some fresh snow would be great! The 16Km and Rock Lake loop aren't being maintained this year. Good luck to those racing this weekend!

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(Katie LeMoine)

Good tracks, pretty fast snow. Everything groomed but loop around Rock Lake and outer part of 16K. Some pine debris in track but not bad.

(David Pramann)

We had a dusting of new snow up at Rock Lake. Tore up the old tracks and re-tracked. They seemed to go in decent and certainly are better than they were. There is some debris from the winds we had yesterday but nothing too bad. The tracks should set up quick with cold temps, and the trail should be in good shape for the nicer weather we are getting this weekend. All loops tracked except the 16k and Rock Lake loop.

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(Christopher Geidel)

Rock Lake received around 4-5" of new snow since yesterday. Thanks to our volunteer groomers Tom and Jerome all loops except the Rock Lake and 16k loops were packed and groomed. The new snow made for nice deep tracks. With colder temps the trail should be solid! The winds as of Friday afternoon were already starting to drift into the tracks a bit. We'll need some skiers to brave the cold this weekend and keep them open!

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(Christopher Geidel)

Rock Lake recieved around 6-8" of new snow yesterday. We packed and groomed all trails except the Rock Lake and 16K Loops. Tracks went in nice and deep but will be on the softer side due to all the snow. Conditions are beautiful out there, and should be good for the weekend. Much appreciation to our volunteer Tom for coming out and helping get the trail cleared and groomed!

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(Christopher Geidel)

Beautiful conditions, deep and solid tracks on the 7 km loop. Thanks Katie, Chris and all the volunteers for clearing the down branches and the great grooming. Thanks for making the climbs wide enough for guys with 210s cm. One of my favorite classic trails when its been freshly groomed.

(Randy Lueth)

Thanks to Christopher's grooming report from yesterday, Joanie and I skied the 11.5 k loop late this morning and the conditions were fantastic! The track was rock solid and the snow on the trees created a real winter wonderland. With all of the new snow, and tree and branch clearing that needed to be done, we really appreciate the efforts to keep this trail open. As Christopher noted in his report, the Rock Lake and far portion of the 16k loop still have to be cleared of trees/branches to reopen.

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(Darren Blankenship)