The wind today made it hard for the groomers, so only the front nine was tracked. Sounds like there will be some drifting on the trail. Also, some snowmobiles were driving on the golf course trail again today. If you know people who snowmobile in the area, please ask them to stay off the ski trails.

(Aris Apostolou)

Muellner and Betty trails are groomed with lots of snow. Both trails are classical only. Neither trail is safe to ski at this time. The groomed surface is really narrow, around 3-4' wide, and outside of that are the tracks that are much deeper, in some places more than a foot deeper. When you go down hills with turns it is not possible to stay in the tracks and you end up in the deep rutted machine tracks. If you ski these trails, be ready take some hard falls. It is not possible to snow plow down the hills because of the really uneven trail with a narrow high center and deep ruts on the sides. Also be aware poles will frequently plant up to 2 feet down into the snow. It is sad to see such a nice trail system with so much snow but inadequate and unsafe grooming practices. [ Note: The trails mentioned are multi-use trails -- Ed. ]

(Dan Fern)

Went out on the skate trails this morning and was the only one there. Snow conditions are great with lots of snow and very little debris. The skate deck, however, hasn't been groomed lately and was very choppy and uneven. There was one section where the classic tracks actually moved into the skate deck area, making the skate deck almost too narrow to skate. The classic tracks looked good so may be the better option until the skate deck is regroomed. Beautiful morning to get out.

(Julie Harrison)

The trail was in good condition. Classic tracks were solid throughout the trail with only a few washed out sections. Some sections of the trail were almost icy while others were almost soft, so you got a bit of eveything out there today. Skate deck looked improved with only a few rough sections.

(Aris Apostolou)

Trail is in good condition overall. The classic tracks are solid along most of the trail with only a few soft spots. The skate deck looked more level compared to last weekend, but the outside edge look a bit soft (appeared to only be rolled near the far edge). The new snow covered the vast majority of tree debris, so you could use nicer skis if you mind the road crossings.

(Aris Apostolou)

The golf course and Hanscom trails were groomed yesterday with the remaining trails being worked on today. Sounds like they still might be on the soft side, but will be open for the weekend.

(Aris Apostolou)

Overall, the trails were in fair condition. Both the skate deck and classic tracks were firm. The skate deck was a little narrow at points still and very uneven still. Hopefully new snow and future grooming will help level that out. The classic tracks were good for the majority of the trail with a few sections where they were washed out or not defined well. If you stick to the golf course trail and watch for debris, you could get by using your good skis. The wooded trails have lots of tree debris down, so if you move off the golf course plan on doing some dodging.

(Aris Apostolou)

Grooming is underway, but it will take a little while for the crews to work their way through all the new snow and downed trees/branches. We will update once the trails start opening up, likely starting with the front and back nine trails.

(Aris Apostolou)