Tracks were in good shape - firm and deep, though a little icy. Due to pine needles and leaves in the tracks, I would recommend no wax or skin skis. Conditions were a little icy and lumpy on the skate deck - as someone appears to have skated not long after the trails were groomed and still soft - as they left deeper skate marks. And animal prints created other lumps. Skating on the outer edge worked better. I believe they are going to regroom the skate deck on Wednesday.

(Joe Panci)

Rolled, combed and set track in 3" of very damp snow. It was 33F while grooming and with cooler weather the surface could become fairly hard and abrasive. We may try some surface renovation tomorrow morning depending on conditions.

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(Tom Rulseh)

The trail is in decent shape considering the lack of snow. Skate deck was very firm and fast, but in a few places quite thin. There is also quite a bit of debris down, and many areas with very dirty snow. All in all, still pretty good skiing, but pray for more snow.

(Dan Mckissack)

Refreshed the skate lane after holiday traffic. Tracks are still in good shape although they have not yet been set in a few short stretches due to lack of snow depth.

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(Tom Rulseh)

Wow! What a difference 1/4" of cold, dry powder snow makes! I thoroughly enjoyed a brisk 5K headlamp ski to the Cranberry Boardwalk and back. The 100M Hwy 45 parking lot connector is still a bit rough but otherwise the tracks on the main trail are firm and fast. The tracks were absent for about 100M under the big pines but otherwise the only minor detraction was the occasional smattering of oak leaves. I also checked out the skate lane and found that it had just enough new snow for decent edge control and smooth, easy gliding.

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(Tom Rulseh)

Trail conditions were great given the minimum amount of snow. Yes there were a few icy patches - especially under some pine areas, but overall the tracks were firm and plenty deep (except for a few short sections where the snow was not deep enough to set a track), the skate deck was flat and gave us a good edge, and the new snow should only have helped! Wonderful job of grooming. Keep up the good work!

(Joe Panci)

Needs snow. Trail was open but even rock skis would have been a challenge due to many bare spots and no flat sections (very bumpy). Only walked out 30 yards from the Hwy 45 parking to view before turning around.

(Brian Chrisensen)

Groomed in the fresh snow this morning with a dusting on the south end, 1.5 inches on the north end. 9F and clearing skies. Set track on most of the trail, but pulled it in a few areas with thinner snow cover. Classic track has an icy base in places. Skate lane looks good, flat, firm. Parking lot connector on south end continues to be rough, but is improving, and is the reason trail is not rated for good skis.

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(Jonathon Rulseh)

Tilled and combed about an inch of new snowfall late morning hoping the slush from last night's rain would firm up. I did not set tracks due to a few icy patches and lack of workable snow. The skate lane looked firm and fast but be aware of the icy patches under the pines.

(Pat Willman)

An inch new snow on top of 2" extra firm base. Thin base under any pines. Some ice patches just north of Mud Creek. Skating was good with B skis.

(Dan Statz)