Chester Bowl skate lane groomed Thursday. Overall trail is in pretty good shape. Conditions are good for skiing.

(Andy Holak)

Pretty good. Firm and flat deck. Plenty of foot traffic, however the deck is hard enough that the skiing wasn't too impacted. The ice flow on the hill bypass has grown considerably in the past week, such that I suggest avoiding that section. I skied on good skis, but there are enough dirt patches to warrant B skis.

(Fritz Anderson)

Chester Park has been groomed. Good conditions some dirt poking through in areas. Large ice section on the hill bypass by Chester Creek. Use caution on the steep downhill in that same area as it received full sun last Friday and was very icy. We worked that section quite a bit but if it gets snowplowed right away it will be down to ice again.

(Andy Holak)

Chester Groomed. Slow going after this last warm up. We will work on grooming the rest of the system as the week progresses.

(Andy Holak)

Chester groomed. Trails grooming up well with this new snow. Use caution at the top of the hill at Chester just before the ski hill as there are a couple holes and it is very uneven from drifting snow. This will be smoothed out in the next few days.

(Andy Holak)

Chester groomed, no tracks set. All trails are in good shape. Use caution as some areas have an icy layer under this new snow.

(Andy Holak)

Chester Park is groomed for skate only. Just over 2" base on all trails. Trails packed and groomed with occasional thin areas.

(Billy Davis, Duluth Parks and Recreation)

Coverage was good on the Chester trails; the hill near Kenwood has some gravel mixed in the snow. No track set, and the skate lane is trampled, but I thoroughly enjoyed my 3 laps in light snowfall as darkness fell. None of the bumpy spots on downhills caused me to crash.

(Anne Flueckiger)