Even with a 6am start, the corduroy was soft. Temps weren't cold enough to firm things up. By 8, there was plenty of sugar and the thick mashed potatoes. Most downhills and corners were soft but not scraped thin, except the hill on the meadow and the turn after leaving the upper stadium. It was much less crowded than yesterday. Overall, still good conditions, but the snow was getting dirty.

(Dan Boody)

All of the made snow trails were open except La Squadra. Started out classic around 6:10. Did a few laps around the catwalk, then switched to skate. The tracks seemed firm enough, but I wasn't sticking on klister as much as I'd hoped. The corduroy was still crusty when we started, but softened up around 7:15, especially once all the high schoolers got out there. The deck was in great shape- firm underneath with a slightly soft top. It didn't set up quite as firmly on top as other times, but was nice and clean. The soft top meant all of the turns were as easy as they have ever been. But by 8, things got a little more sugary and the turn in the meadow got scraped off. The work on Trail 18 was evident, as the hill at the bottom was the least sugary hill on the course. Thanks for the hard work!

(Dan Boody)

Sunrise classic ski, and the tracks were immaculate. The Machinery Hill area has lovely, clean snow, and the rest of the 5K loop was remarkably clean. A night and day difference from Monday's desultory conditions. Props, once again, to the grooming crew.

(Michael Kuhne)

Thank you to the groomers for working hard to get the trails back in shape. Did a pre-dawn ski this morning. Compared to Monday, much improved. Still some debris, but much reduced since Monday (granted, it was dark). Tracks are firm and good for the most part, but some icy spots make it hard to get a pole plant when double poling. Nice turnaround added in upper stadium while trail 18 is closed. It's a solid 5K open.

(Sam Knuth)

Perfect conditions this morning. Tracks firm. Skate deck hard but still edgeable. No ice yet. Great to have the back 40 open!

(Zachary Handler)

I skied the snowmaking trails around midday. The snow is groomed but pretty crunchy, it probably didn't totally freeze until after grooming. It was fast, and a few places it was hard to edge due to ice. Lots of twigs and leaves are being blown down in the wooded sections.

(Robert Ibler)

We will be closing down Trail 18 (still have 5k of snowmaking open) this afternoon to make more snow on it and clean it up. The recent warm temps and high winds have made quite a mess of debris and poor quality snow so with next few cold days we will get it back into good shape. We will also be making snow on stadium 18 and the north finger.

(Isaac Kasper, Loppet Foundation)

No surprise, conditions were poor today. No bare spots, just icy and lots of mashed potato. Only did one lap. But, the base is holding up and as the temps drop should give the groomers something to work.

(Paul Larson)

I was out on Sunday before dawn and it was great (albeit a bit icey). Today at 11:30 it was a very different story. Lots of debris in the tracks, alternating slush and ice, overall pretty sad conditions. The groomers have been doing such a good job that I was a bit taken aback by the big change in 30 hours, but that's the weather we're dealing with. Hopefully it gets below freezing again soon.

(Sam Knuth)

The groomers do a great job! I am consistently impressed that though the weather is unpredictable, the trail conditions at Wirth are good.

(Patrick Bryan)