It was a very disappointing ski today on trails covered with twigs and no grooming since last week. I was sorry I brought my good skis today. The hoarfrost is absolutely beautiful however, so if you have old skis and don't mind an ungroomed trail, head on over. Be careful on the last hill before the connector as there are some pretty large holes and bumps that could cause a fall. I personally will head to the regularly groomed trails until this is groomed.

(Eve Graves)

Skied over from Spirit Mountain (poor conditions) and found great freshly groomed trail. Classic and skate was great.

(John Jereczek)

We had a great ski at Magney today. We started at Spirit and followed the groomer along the 3k loop to the connector, then skied Magney (the rest of Spirit was not groomed). There were quite a few oak leaves and some debris in the fresh Classic tracks. I skated on beautiful soft fresh corduroy and my husband classic skied (avoiding leaves in the tracks as needed). We both had smiles on our faces!

(Elaine Nelson)

Great conditions out at Magney right now. Nice corduroy skate deck and deep firm classic tracks. The connector to Spirit is icy but the rest of the system is great. Only marking B skis as there are a few blind approaches to downhills with some dirty patches. If you are willing to make the drive it is well worth your time!

(Tim Stark)

I arrived at 2:45 and the groomer had just finished (a fat bike race was held on the trail Saturday morning). Tracks were fast and I had a great ski, although there seemed to be a lot more branches in my face than the last time I skied there. I guess the trail is narrowing. In a few places the groomer had lifted the tracksetter for a short distance. I noticed that the skate lane was undulating in a few sections. Saw one skater. Sorry no photos, phone died right away in the just-above-zero temps.

(Anne Flueckiger)

Magney always has issues with debris in the trails, but this is the worst I've ever seen it. It's like someone emptied leaf bags all along the trail. To complicate matters, a skater with a wide stance must have gone out before the grooming had a chance to set up, carving deep ruts into the skate lane and punching wedges of snow into the classic tracks every couple of feet. Other than that, the grooming is good - firm skate lane, deep, firm tracks, hard but not icy. But all in all, I'd recommend skiing elsewhere, especially if you're kicking.

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(Catherine Winter)

Moderate conditions - a few dirty patches which are easy to step around. Unfortunately a couple snowmobiles have been over the entire northwestern portion (from snowmobile intersection to the Spirit connector) leaving sizable ruts throughout the skate lane and occasionally ruining the tracks. Hopeful for more snow and grooming to come!

(Tolga Hanhan)

As usual at Magney there were oak leaves. I planned ahead and brought the skins. Conditions were great and had a blast. Hardly anyone there.

(Thomas Enzmann)

Magney was fantastic today. With mild temps and a solid trail, skating was as good as it gets. I appreciated all the extra effort to pack out the edges of the trail with the lighter equipment and then top it all off with the Pisten Bully. I didn't encounter any punchy spots thanks to all that packing effort. A couple people had walked down the middle which was unfortunate but luckily they didn't make too big of craters. The next couple days should be excellent out there!

(Bruce Bauer)

Spectacular skiing at Magney! Hats off to the groomers for laying down a beautiful classic track around the entire system, including the connector to Spirit. It doesn't get any better than this.

(Scott Kylander-Johnson)