All loops were cut and groomed/tracked this morning. Trails were widened to bring in some fresh snow to mix in the base. Classic loops are in very good condition. Skaters loop has some areas that are a little chunky but in good condition overall.

(Joe Kraetke)

Only the skater's loop was cut and groomed today. The trail is a little chunky in places but overall is in good condition. The large drifts were knocked down near the lake. Classic loops were not groomed. Tracks were still in good condition from grooming earlier this week. Very little debris on the trails.

(Joe Kraetke)

Crisp morning! Classic loops are cut, panned and tracked. Tracks were laying perfect but a little soft with the 5-6" of sugar snow we received yesterday and last night. By the time it was all completed the tracks were setting up great- conditions are good. Skaters loop had a bit of drifting snow but panned fantastic and are in good condition. Enjoy the trails and have a great day!

(Beth Feind)

All loops were cut, groomed and/or tracked today. With the little bit of fresh snow last night, the trails are still a little chunky but in good condition. The thin spots from Monday appeared to be covered up nicely again.

(Joe Kraetke)

All loops were cut, groomed and/or tracked. The trails overall are in good condition. The recent warm temps made a few thin spots on the classic loops. The trails are a little chunky but still have good tracks.

(Joe Kraetke)

All the terrain we skied has good coverage, no thin spots at all. In certain sections, there were at time lots of pine needles and other debris in the tracks...presumably from the high winds the day prior. The tracks were also icy because of the warm-up days earlier. Bottom line: definitely worth skiing and another several inches of new snow wouldn't hurt.

(Jason Schultz)

Conditions were excellent on a perfect winter day--20 degrees and lots of snow still clinging to the trees made for a great ski. Deep, solid classical tracks and firm skating deck. Most skiers appear to be doing classical, as the skate loop looked almost untouched since it was groomed.

(Dave Henning)

All trails were packed this morning following the heavy snowfall from last night. After the packing was done, all trails were groomed and/or tracked for both classic and skate skiing. . No more thin spots! trails might be just a little soft but they are now in excellent condition.

(Joe Kraetke)

The snow was just a little chunky but still put down a pretty good track. All loops have been tracked and/or groomed. Overall the trails are in good condition but there are still some thin spots in the heavy pine areas.

(Joe Kraetke)

The entire McNaughton Trail system was in very good condition this morning. There is good two track classic track on all classic only loops and one can (and I did) use (my) classic skis to circumnavigate McNaughton Lake on the skate only loop. There may be one or two avoidable rocks in the classic tracks under the tall Hemlock forest canopy where there is less snowflake through fall during snow falls. In those same places and in the heavy Pine Forest areas there can be a fair amount of needle and cone debris in the groomed down snow. Despite these qualifications, I used classic skis that I race and enjoyed a very good hour and a half of skiing in beautiful snow laden forest. McNaughton is a popular trail and it is receiving moderately heavy use at this time. I saw only one other car in the parking lot off North Highway 17 as I left following my ski.

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(Mark Nienstaedt)