Still good conditions at noon. As I skied I wasn't cutting deep into the snow. The last 5 minutes on the campground loop I started leaving impressions. So, that meant it was time to be done. The 10k was recently groomed. I can honestly say the skate deck was soft and very slow yet firm. There was still a hard icy layer under the top layer that was acting as a refrigerant keeping the skate deck together. I'm guessing with more sunshine and warm weather the conditions will deteriorate. Skied the 10k, minus the 1.5 k most difficult loops, the 3k and campground loop. The downhills we sticky slow. I would recommend skiing in the morning and late afternoon/early evening.

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(Nic Bacigalupo)

Took the connector from Magney. The tracks seemed less glazed at Spirit (compared to Magney), maybe because a bit warmer (11am)? Also we finally put warm enough wax on (55). Watched a bit of the JV/JH race while eating our lunch and rewaxing. That was fun.

(Anne Flueckiger)

4" of new snow gave us great conditions all trails groomed for classic and skating. Trails should firm up with the coming cold weather.

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(Tone Coughlin)

Skied Spirit at midday. Skated the "10K" loop and the Campground trails. The 10K deck was a bit soft while the campground trails were hard and fast. Take your pick, but coverage is perfect on all. A warning for non-experts: the "Easier" 10K trail is only groomed to the midpoint from the parking lot. From there you have to ski the "Most Difficult" trail to get back unless you reverse course and ski against the flow. There are a couple hair-raising descents on the "Most Difficult" stretch. Fun, but more excitement than I planned for.

(Mark Orlowski)

Great stuff out at Spirit! I skated the 10k and 3k and found beautiful conditions. It is still a little soft in places, but nothing to complain about! The classic track looked perfect. Thanks Tone!

(Matthew Ryan)

New snowfall has given us some great conditions for grooming and skiing. Trails are open for classic and skate skiing.

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(Tone Coughlin)

Conditions were better than expected for the Nordic Spirit race. A light coating of snow post thaw made for a fast but manageable course. There were some dirty spots, a few rocks, and a few patches of ice, but nothing unavoidable.

(Spencer Davis)

Spirit trails were Very nice. Groomed recently but no tracks. Base is thin and surface follows ground underying shape. Fast but not icy. Should be a fast fun race course Sunday.

(John Jereczek)

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)