If there is such a thing as perfect skiing conditions, today had to be close. Recent grooming of the last combination of snow and freezing rain made for a fast and firm skate lane and track. The superb glide on the trail made skiing seem almost effortless.

(Patrick Willman)

Refreshed the skate lane with firm corduroy. Classic tracks are in good shape from earlier grooming so they were left alone except for the wind blown section north of Mud Creek Bridge where they were reset. Prime conditions throughout!

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(Tom Rulseh)

Groomed and reset track over 4-5 inches of new snow. The skate lane appeared to be a bit soft but should firm up with some warmer weather.

(Patrick Willman)

First chance to ski this season excellent grooming and great tracks set. Thank you groomers you do an excellent job. I suggest best access from Sundstein road.

(Jeff Higley)

Compacted and combed about 3" of new snow. Reset classic tracks. All surfaces are a bit soft. Expect some drifting in open areas.

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(Tom Rulseh)

Skied the entire trail mid-day. A fair amount of debris was down, particularly on the south end of the trail. Tracks were very firm, skate deck was hard but very fast, with just enough bite to make ya fly.

(Dan Mckissack)

Went over the skate lane twice to scratch the surface and blend a bit of new snow. Surface remains hard but skiable. Left the tracks alone to allow the trace of new snow to get skied in. There are a few stretches with concentrations of debris but, overall, conditions are fairly decent considering our recently completed thaw/freeze cycle.

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(Tom Rulseh)

Groomed skate lane and reset the track at 7 am, before the warmer mid day temperatures. Should be great skiing thru the weekend.

(Patrick Willman)

Groomed about 7 inches of powdery new snow. Rolled and combed skate lane and set new tracks. Overall decent results but surface could be a bit soft. Expect some drifting in open areas.

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(Tom Rulseh)

Groomed and set new track this morning. Aside from some pesky oak leaves, trail is in great shape. Best to get out early before trail softens with mild weekend forecast.

(Patrick Willman)