We now have a solid 3 inch base. Rolled and tracked Z trail today and packed I and all of G too. Will set some track on those tomorrow. H trail is next on the list so we should have our entire trail system groomed soon. Good crowds of skiers showing up for their first skis of the year!

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(Dan Rabine)

Still getting snow daily and cold temps are helping freeze our numerous water holes but it remains a battle! Trail conditions are improving daily. Packed Z trail today and plan to work on G loops tomorrow. Rolled and set tracks on B,C,D,Y and W today. Lodge is open and we will be grooming daily.

(Dan Rabine)

We now have A,B,C,D,G return,and Y open and tracked. One big water hole on Y at the X intersection but easy to get around. Tracks on Y are really good as are all the other tracks that are set. Worked on the X cut across and W today. Big water hole on X but should freeze well after packing and shoveling today. W is rolled but closed because of too many water holes. More snow and cold temps will help us there too. Lots of good skiing out there right now. Come on out!

(Dan Rabine)

Set tracks on A,C,D,B backwards to Z then up Heart Attack and back on G return. Overall really good conditions with a few rough spots here and there. Also started to work on Y and W but a lot of water in a few spots. Should be able to set track on those tomorrow. Lots of work getting those mud holes frozen but some real cold nights coming will help. Thanks to the NMU Ski Team for coming over and getting in some good K's before Sundays race in Houghton.

(Dan Rabine)

We received some significant snowfall last night and today. We rolled and packed around 8k and packed 12k or so. We will set track on some of it in the morning so ski season is here! We do have some rough areas with some ruts and frozen mud holes but overall pretty good. We will continue to work on opening up new trails everyday so with more snow in the forecast things are looking quite good.

(Dan Rabine)

It looks like Winter is finally here. We have fresh snow and it looks like more on the way! We are bringing snowmobiles out today and will start rolling some sections in the morning. We have some really wet areas with ruts from the summer logging operations that will take some time to whip into shape. Will keep you posted daily on progress.

(Dan Rabine)