The entire ski trail was groomed and tracks reset on New Years Eve. There's a few spots with dirty snow starting to show - mostly on the far east section of the 10K loop and easily avoidable. Right now I would say trails are still very good but would be great with another 3-6" snowfall (and 20 degrees warmer). Bike trails are groomed and in great shape. Happy New Year!

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(Robert Polic)

Skated the outer loop today. Trails in very good shape. Classic track looked good as well. Might stick with B skis although you could use good skis if you're careful in the few thin spots. Updated signs are great.

(John Huppert)

All ski and snowshoe trails were groomed on Thursday and are in great shape. We need more snow before we can really flatten out some of the bumps but overall it's pretty smooth and has a full depth track. All the signage on the ski trail has been updated and should be even easier to follow. We are starting to work on the bike trail - stay tuned for an update.

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(Robert Polic)

We were hit with 8+ inches of snow on Wednesday, reversing our snow deficit in a single storm. Today we spent the entire day packing, grooming and track setting all 20K of the ski trail. With the exception of two very small damp spots in the track, the trails look to be in excellent shape with deep, full tracks. It's snowing again tonight so pretty likely we will be touching the trails up on Friday. The ski trail signage is showing its age and will be getting replaced next week.
The snowshoe trails were rolled yesterday during the snow and are also in excellent shape. All the signage on the snowshoe trail was updated this week and the new signs should make it easier to navigate the system. Feedback is always appreciated.
The bike trail needs attention but that won't happen until next week.
Just skate skied the 10K loop plus the new 3.3K out and back and the trails are in excellent shape with a smooth, firm base (not a single pole plant punched through). Enjoy the trails!

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(Robert Polic)

Skating was quite good this morning. Good coverage everywhere. Trails had been groomed although there hasn't been enough snow to to level things out yet. I'd probably not use my A skis though you could get by with them if you had to. No classic track set. Beautiful morning. Good ski. Glad I went.

(John Huppert)

All the little lake effect dustings we've been getting for the last week or so have actually accumulated enough to build a base, so today we rolled all the snowshoe trails, a lot of the ski trails and all the bike trails except high five. Tomorrow we will make additional passes to widen out the bike trails and finish rolling the ski trails. With only about a 1" deck and hard things poking through, I don't even recommend rock skis at this point (feel free to hike/bike on the ski and snowshoe trails until we start actual grooming). The bike trails are packed, have complete coverage and are in excellent shape. Plus or fat bike recommended. No hiking on the bike trail - please!

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(Robert Polic)

I tried both classic and skating rock skis. Kept getting stuck on rocks. Turned around and went home. Snow is not deep enough.

(Brian Ciske)