We gave the entire trail a once over with our roller and comb and set fresh tracks this afternoon. With an estimated 9" of new snow conditions are bound to be quite soft. We plan to go over the trail mid-morning Thursday with our TiddTech to firm things up a bit.

(Tom Rulseh)

I was the first skier out on new snow and a freshly groomed trail. The track was perfect, the debris of the weekend was gone. Thanks to the groomers. It was beautiful skiing through the snowy woods.

(Jessica Southworth-Bates)

Beautifully groomed and tracked. This is a delightful, easy, linear trail through woods with some wetland views, my first visit.

(Jan Axelson)

Groomed about 2" of fresh, dry snow. Still signs of some debris in the classic tracks but much improved. Skat lane should be enjoyable as well.

Photos:

(Tom Rulseh)

Aside from occasional spots and stretches of leaves and pine needles in the tracks, the entire trail is in good shape. Skate lane and tracks are firm and fast. Hoping for some fresh snow this week!

Photos:

(Tom Rulseh)

Generally, firm and fast though a bit noisy with each poleplant in the sub-zero snow. Some pesky pine and oak leaf debris in the tracks, especially under the conifers. Otherwise mighty fine cold-weather skiing. Crowds are not an issue.

Photos:

(Tom Rulseh)

Pretty good conditions, but the extreme cold makes things pretty slow. The southern mile or so of the trail has a fair amount of debris down and appears to have seen a bit of use. Tracks were fast and hard, great double-poling and probably awesome striding.

(Dan Mckissack)

Groomed and set track over 2 inches of new snowfall. Trail should set up nicely with colder temps in forecast.

(Patrick Willman)

Groomed 2 to 3 inches of dry, fluffy snow. Managed to cover most debris but suspect there may still be some bumps under the fresh corduroy in the skate lane. Cut fresh classic tracks which revealed occasional spots and stretches of pine needles. Overall results are much improved but more snow is definitely welcome.

Photos:

(Tom Rulseh)

Poor conditions for skating. A lot of debris was down, there were fairly good classic tracks - although shallow - but due to the previous icy conditions, everything was pretty fast. The skate deck was frozen in a very rough state, quite a challenge, with a coupla-few inches of new snow covering. The two miles on the south end of the trail were the worst. Hopefully the snow that came down - with some of the snow we're supposed to get soon - will let the groomers work their magic. The trail is badly in need of it.

(Dan Mckissack)