Refreshed the skate lane and reset tracks early this morning. Other than the occasional smattering of oak leaves/pine debris the skiing should be quite enjoyable.

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(Tom Rulseh)

Groomed about 2" of sugary snow including a bit of fresh powder on top. Everything flowed well with fresh corduroy in the skate lane and crisply defined tracks. With luck that weird snow mix will set up well in the cooler temps overnight.

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(Tom Rulseh)

Early morning grooming produced a very nice surface for both skate and classic. Expect some drifting in open areas.

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(Tom Rulseh)

A perfect blue day - blue skies, swix blue for kick, and rex blue for tips and tails. The new snow and excellent grooming made this trail awesome! Temp was 16 degrees. The classical track was wonderful, full depth, great glide, with a few pesky oak leaves. The track was wind blown near Mud Creek Bridge, but not bad. The skating deck vastly improved with all the footprints and ski ruts gone. Kudos to the groomers. If you have not skied this trail, you should, it is a hidden gem.

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(Greg Dahl)

Both the skate lane and classic tracks looked really nice this morning. Single digit temps made for crisp conditions. Looking forward to getting out there later!

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(Tom Rulseh)

Entire trail groomed today both skate and classic with 3 inches new snowfall. Excellent conditions.

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(Patrick Willman)

Freshly groomed skate lane and reset classical track over 3 inches of new powder. Some of the best conditions of the season.

(Patrick Willman)

Very good for both skate and striding. Groomed the 2" of new snow that fell like crazy this morning, filled some old ruts in the skate lane and reset the classic tracks. Should make for good skiing tomorrow til the next snow arrives. Nice to have the cool temps back!

(Tom Rulseh)

Three Eagle survived the big thaw, but the skating deck is only fair to good. At both trail heads there were numerous footprints and ski ruts on the deck which made for difficult skating (good lesson in balance). The middle part of the trail was good skating, hardly any ski ruts or footprints. The deck is very hard, but has dusting of new snow which gave us plenty of edge control. The classical track was very good, medium depth, no ice, with dusting of snow in the track which made for great striding. Kudos to the groomers for laying down a great track. A couple inches of snow and another grooming should put the skating deck back to excellent condition.

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(Greg Dahl)

Entering the trail from Hwy 45 south of Eagle River the crunchy corduroy in the skate lane was marred by deep footprints from hikers, dogs, and deep-set skating tracks that were laid down in soft snow and had re-frozen. Conditions improved significantly beyond the Cranberry Bog Boardwalk and it was a good ski. The classic track was well set and fast.

(Marilyn Bratt)