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)

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)