A healthy amount of snow for good skis, trail is in great shape. One South-facing hill on Razorback was getting bare - added some snow there to make it passable. The trail was starting to get some downhill ruts as it hasn't been groomed in a couple days (as of Friday evening). Bring your large baskets as the deck was surprisingly soft from the healthy dump they got earlier in the week. Lastly, be careful on Razorback. Prior snowplowers/ruts have caused a treacherous situation at the steep downhill hairpin on the backside. By the time you see the ill-placed mound at speed your escape options are limited. If it hasn't been re-groomed, I would strongly recommend you scout or avoid by using the available left-hand bypass at that specific spot.

(John Holtan)

Good conditions and coverage throughout Razorback. Started around 1pm, as expected soft in the more exposed areas with powder in the less exposed sections. Nice defined track, with minimal icing, actually there was no big ice patches to speak of anywhere on the trail. Removed a few stones from the trail. Also, there are couple of shovels on Razorback for trail repair. Thanks Three Rivers grooming crew for your hard work at this wonderful park.

(Scott Stanley)

Excellent skiing. Lots of snow. Skied inner loops. Best in years. Grooming great for skating and classic.

(Scott Engstrom)

First spring ski of the year enjoying the trails and sun in a t-shirt! Skate skied the entire trail system around 1pm and the snow was a mix of packed and soft (with a whole bunch of squeak). Full coverage everywhere but I gave it a B ski rating because of one big exposed rock on a climb on Razorback. Easily avoidable but the rock was warming in the sun and starting to melt that area. Hopefully some more skiers hit the trails to help pack it down and the groomers do one more pass to smooth/even out the trails.

(Sam Janicki)

Murphy was fully groomed last night, but was still pretty soft for skating Saturday around noon. Very tranquil with all the new snow. Classic tracks were firm except for any steep, narrow uphills (plenty of those!). Nice to finally get to try Murphy on skis. The outer loop was exhausting without any momentum to take you up the hills. Leave your skate skis at home and go classic for the time being. The downhills were still intense even with the slower snow. The inner blue loop is rated appropriately (fine for intermediates).

(John Holtan)

Skied the entire system at Murphy-Hanrehan on Saturday evening. Definitely get out there before any more melt occurs. The trails are in decent shape - better than I expected. I skated but there were tracks set. There is one segment on Razorback where you have to take off your skis to climb the hill (or maybe you can hop it if you are in better shape and/or more coordinated than I am). Kettle and Knob were definitely in better shape, but you just don't get the same sense of fearing for your life that you get on those outer loops when the trails are a little thin and icy. Worth a try with B skis and a little courage.

(Claire Wilson)

Very great skating. Recently groomed, snow is good except for a few spots on the steep uphill after the wooden bridge. Saw nobody there. Nice on a windy day. Deer and woodpeckers abound.

(Scott Engstrom)

Hard-packed and fast Sunday very late afternoon. Similar to Terrace Oaks or the natural trails at Hyland in the evening. No ice anywhere, but they downhills were scary fast. Razorback is definitely experts only. Amazingly, I stayed upright both loops. Rocks visible on usual spot at mile 5.5, but I felt confident enough to switch from rock skis to racing skis for my 2nd loop.

(Andor Langski)

Overall the conditions are surprisingly good. There are some rocks as you climb the hill just after the bridge on Razorback. But if you need to get some hill work in Murphy-Hanrehan is very skiable. Thanks to the groomers!

(Chad Murphy)

Don't let the fair/poor rating by Three Rivers scare you away--the conditions at Murphy are the best they've been in four years. A bit of leaves and a rocky patch on the uphill after the boardwalk on Razorback, but excellent otherwise. Murphy's hills are unbeatable in the metro. Get out there!

(Mitchell Miller)