Finishing update: Trail supervisor Jim S. has Ginzu-combed all skate lanes Wednesday night, fewer soft spots and humps, but do remain vigilant for skate lane "divots." Classic tracks are firm and fast. Warm days ahead with marginal nights, spring conditions.

(Bob Nesheim)

Beautiful skiing today. We have received over 2 feet of snow in the last week, and the groomers did a tremendous job getting all of the trails groomed. Skate skied today, and it was a bit soft, but pretty good. Classic may be a bit better, but the skate lane should firm up over the next few days. Thanks again Pincushion groomers!

(Timothy Lederle)

Finishing update: all trails are now groomed and tracked, following Sunday's major snow event. Classic skiing is excellent. Skate lanes are soft.

(Bob Nesheim)

Interim report: Fabulous conditions on Saturday were doused with 10-12" of fresh snow (our 4th event in 8 days); all trails were packed but not finished due extreme snow depth. Green trails - West Overlook, Snowmen, Lynn's Loop -- and blue Canyon Curves were groomed and tracked with PistenBully this morning. Finishing on black trails (all North Advanced, Hilfiker, MorrisMaze) scheduled for Monday evening.

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(Bob Nesheim)

Base, 18 inches with new snow 5 inches. Entire system compacted Friday after our first snowfall of the season that contained an average amount of moisture, allowing for excellent grooming. Jim and Charlie set all new classic tracks and skate lanes were groomed, but not to full width -- in anticipation of the next storm system. Snow has set-up very well so skate lanes will be firm and classic tracks are clean and nicely cut. Best ski conditions so far this season!

(Bob Nesheim)

Base 18 inches, with new snow of 13 inches over the two snow events. All trails in the system rolled and compacted twice, followed up by a Pisten Bully till. New classic tracks have been set with a single pass for skate lanes on the entire system. This latest storm has enabled us to do some conditioning work that had not been possible due to thin snow in places. Expect another final groom late Friday. Ski conditions are excellent!

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(Bob Nesheim)

Classiced skied in the afternoon after light new snow in the morning. Trails are firm with nice deep tracks. Had a enjoyabe ski even with the strong wind and gusts. Skate deck looked very good also. Excellent grooming.

(Ross Jacobsen)

Super fine at Pincushion this afternoon! Recent grooming with very good to excellent tracks along with a manicured skate deck. There were a few spots with a little crust, but overall great conditions. It's always a treat to experience Pincushion with all of it's hills and beautiful scenery!

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(Bill Lundberg)

Grooming team: Base 10 inches with no additional new snow. All trails in the Pincushion System have been Pisten Bully groomed over the past two days, with clean-up of a few spots yet today. All classic tracks have been reset and the skate deck is as smooth as it has been all winter. Temperatures are moderating just a bit, so this should be one of the best ski weekends of the winter. Enjoy the trails!

(Bob Nesheim)

Excellent tracks and skate deck very good. Was sunny and 9 degrees. We classic skied all the blue and green trails. Out first time skiing here. Very nice trail system and excellent grooming. Really thought the canyon curves was a pretty trail. Definitely an intermediate trail. Was nice to have a warming building to take a break.

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(Laurie Fabrizius)