Set out just after dark set in and found some challenging, yet very fun, conditions. Perhaps on a different night I could have skied without the headlamp, but there were some icy turns, a low-lying puddle I encountered, and lots of anomalies in the trail that made the light a requirement. Some bare looking spots and debris in the trail, but not bad considering the weather. Started snowing right when I got there. Conditions were fast, and really tested my balance. You could tell the trails had been groomed the day before, and it made for a really great evening ski.

(Eric Englund)

33F. Sunny, calm. The skate skiing was excellent. I skied the 10km loop and the campground loop. The tracks looked like new, solid and deep. The skate lane on the 10km trail was really nice, but still has broad washboard in a lot of areas. Everything was skiable, no bare spots, just uneven at times. Need more snow. Gorgeous conditions.

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(Louise Levy)

Looked and felt like new tracks on all Spirit trails. Except for leaf debris in some areas (and a few minor and inconsequential spots of ice in low areas) the trails were in beautiful shape! The skate deck also looked very nice and well-used!

(Nikki Norland)

Why ski anywhere else? Midwinter resort quality skiing on the 10K. 3K was more skied-in. 10K was pristine...corduroy on skate lane and well set, solid tracks. Occasionally some oak leaves in the track but no big deal.

(Sara Zimmer)

The 3km and campground are groomed for skating and classic skiing. The 10km loop is rolled for skating and will be tracked tomorrow night. Skiing is great!

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(Tone Coughlin)

All trails are groomed for skating and classic skiing. Track is 80% perfect in some areas. Great skiing!

(Tone Coughlin)

The 10k was pruned and trees removed from the trail straw put in holes. The 3k is groomed and tracked tracks are wobbly due to icy crust and bumps.

(Tone Coughlin)

Skied campground loop and 3K only. For campground, fresh inch or so on packed trail - this basically made shallow classic tracks hard to find in many spots, but skating was v nice. Early season-ish skating on the 3K but all the bad stuff appeared covered up with no ice. 3 K probably best done in the daylight because of the trail ripples that another few inches of snow should take care of.

(Sara Zimmer)

The 3km and campground loops were groomed and a shallow track set in the campground. Very hard base fast skiing for sure. Will work on the 10km this week need more snow to set tracks on the upper loops.

(Tone Coughlin)

The campground loop is in great shape for skating. The tracks are still good, too. I skate skied the 3km loop. It's rough and the snow is thin, but I used my good skis.

(Louise Levy)