Beautiful winter wonderland with all the trees flocked! We ran in to the groomer who had rolled almost all the trails and cleared almost all the downed trees. Thanks to them for all their hard work!

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(Amy Fredregill)

Another 10 inches of heavy, wet snow have not done us any good at the Drummond Ski Trail. We will not be setting tracks until we get all of the newly downed trees cut and pulled off, the overhanging snow and ice-covered branches trimmed and the whole thing compacted. This has been a trying winter with more time spent cutting trees than either grooming. When we get all of it cleared and tracks set, we'll let you know. Despite the deep snow, there is a good base and lots of people have been skiing, setting their own tracks. Just like in the old days.

(Jim Crandall)

Beautiful forest and trails. Trails are groomed and in excellent condition. We skied Racetrack, Boulevard, Jackrabbit.

(Sherri Knuth)

All of the trails have been tracked. Dale went out and finished up the Boulevard today. Plenty of snow, that's for sure. Temperatures are forecast to drop, which should make for quite fast conditions. A light dusting of new snow will cover up the debris on the trail, so be careful. The pine needles and branches may grab your skis.

(Jim Crandall)

Strided Racetrack, Playground, and Jackrabbit each twice and conditions were fantastic at this classic-only single-track gem . The track and pole plants were rock solid. Joanie and I had not skied here for years and we're glad to get back here again. Thanks to Jim and any other volunteers for getting most of this trail system open after the storms earlier this winter.

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(Darren Blankenship)

All the inner loops have tracks now. The Boulevard only has a single track in places. The ample base is mostly firm, but needs time and cold weather to set up properly. Plenty of debris is still on the trail and the Boulevard beyond Jackrabbit will not get any attention until next week. Many hours have been spent cutting downed trees and releasing whips so they don't smack you in the face. Those whips are 1"-2" trees that are up to ten feet off the trail, but laden with ice and snow, causing them to bend over in your face. The beautiful thick conifer forests of the Drummond Ski Trail have shed many branches and the dead ones have fallen across the trails. This has been a challenging winter for trail maintenance and it's only just begun.

(Jim Crandall)

The trails were in excellent condition with good classical tracking. Despite higher temperatures, the trails were firm and quite fast. Pine needles and a few twigs did not create problems.

(Sherri Knuth)

Very nice conditions this morning. The trails had just been groomed and are in very good condition. The single track trails and nicely laid out allowing for fun downhill runs. A bit of sun shining in the snow filled trees added to the lovely ski morning.

(Chip Treen)

All of the trail got tracks today. After days of compacting each new 6-8" snowfall, cutting trees and branches that were downed due to high winds and snow load, cutting ice covered sapling whips that hung into the trail, tracks were finally set. There is still plenty of debris on the trail among the pines, but the rest is good. This has been a challenging beginning to a new grooming season.

(Jim Crandall)

Skied Drummond ski trails this morning. Much of the system has been rolled but no tracks set yet. Spoke with the groomer and it will be a while before classic tracks are set. That said classic skiing the rolled trails was still quite enjoyable. Many thanks to the groomer for making this gem of a trail available.

(Marcus Magnuson)