Skate deck on most trails groomed this morning. Excellent skating conditions on re groomed trails, the trails that had not beeen regroomed (Z and G) were a bit icy initially but improved as a coating of snow fell. Tracks were glazed. It is always a joyful day to ski these wonderful trails. They have great flow and offer a great diversity of terrain from rollercoasters, challenging climbs, flowing corners, and a couple loops to work on flat techniques. It is a special place.

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(Sue Schroeder)

Skating does not get any better. The base is a minimum of 17" on top of some hard pack from the Jan thaw.

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(John Gierke)

Groomed most segments early this morning and trails are great. No-wax type skis will work well and the skate decks are awesome!

(Dan Rabine)

Trail conditions continue to be excellent at Valley Spur. Classic tracks are firm and the skate decks are solid and get freshened daily.

(Dan Rabine)

Classic tracks were left un-groomed today but in very nice shape. I skate skied on B,H,C,D and X this morning and it was excellent. The skate lanes that were freshly groomed this morning were better skiing than the sections that were not groomed. The un-groomed sections were very good just not as nice as the fresh grooming. Parking lot was quite full when I left. Lots of Ice climbers in town for Ice Fest that also love to ski at Valley Spur.

(Dan Rabine)

The brief warm spell has had no negative impact on our trail system. We have been grooming at least some of the trails system daily and conditions have been excellent.We have a very deep and firm base that will hold up well into next month. We are approaching the Spring skiing season which can be some of the best skiing of the year.

(Dan Rabine)

We received a dusting of snow overnight and it groomed in beautifully. Lots of happy skiers out today enjoying the great ski conditions and wonderful sunshine!

(Dan Rabine)

My son, Calvin and I skied almost every trail. The conditions are great. The classical tracks were firm.

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(Doug Norman)

Very low snowfall recently has allowed us the luxury of minor touch-up grooming on our skate decks. Cold temps have kept our classics tracks firm and well set. Conditions are excellent right now and as always the Lodge is toasty warm!

(Dan Rabine)

Conditions are great at Valley Spur right now. We have been receiving light snowfall almost daily. We groom everyday so the trails are firm and well set. The lodge is open everyday and the wood stove is always warm!

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(Dan Rabine)