Three Rivers is reporting that they have groomed French. Ski pass is not required for this late season grooming. Trail lights on until 10 pm.

(Bruce Adelsman)

Was fortunate to be in the Cities Saturday during the historic blizzard and stopped by French for the first time. I had both skate skis and touring skis with metal edge and fish scales along. When I pulled into the park and saw the sledding hill there was no question what skis to use. Skied up and down the sledding hill for 30-40 minutes than ventured around the park breaking first tracks. With no one else around it was hard to believe I was in the metro. Great ski, snow wasn't sticky and woods provided protection from the wind.

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(Jay Richards, Maplelag Resort)

Lots of snow at French this morning, and skiing with the people made tracks!! My brother-in-law called and said Wirth had been groomed. So, I packed up after a couple loops and headed to Wirth!

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(Bill Lundberg)

I skied across the lake with my son Karl and we skied the far figure 8 loop on the Lighted and Challenge trails. The trails are not groomed, but it was a wonderful ski anyway. Swix Blue kick wax worked great!

(David Nelson, Skinnyski.com Race Team)

Freshly groomed skate lane, classic trails icy and not freshly groomed. Skiing this morning was wonderful! There are a few icy patches early in the loop and the far part of the lighted loop is closed, but the rest of the trail is in great condition. Thank the groomers if you see them! I'm hoping for a few more good days of skiing on this trail.

(David Nelson, Skinnyski.com Race Team)

Skied around 10 am today. Entire trail beautifully groomed. Only two other skiers out when we arrived so we had the place to ourselves. Excellent conditions. Hats off the the groomers for a job well done. Enjoy it while you can!

(Hugh Hanson)

Grooming was in progress this morning and the skate deck was smooth and soft. Classic tracks had not been set when I left but I suspect they would be the last thing the groomer sets. Enjoy the trails this week!

(David Nelson, Skinnyski.com Race Team)

Lakeview-Challenge-Meadow-Skyline trails: Skate deck in surprisingly good shape. Plenty of snow. Only a few soft spots due to sun and high temps. Worst soft spots were at southeast corner of Meadow Trail. Some puddling areas where steep hills dump onto the trail, especially southbound stretch of Skyline Trail where it runs along base of Challenge hill; no risk to skis though and easy to ski around. Classic tracks looked good everywhere except for a few hundred feet at the southeast corner of Meadow Trail and maybe a meter or so at the Southeast corner of the isthmus.

(Mark Chatterton)

Everything is open and still has good snow throughout but the warmth is about to take its toll. I think it is all pretty sticky at this point. There were two locations along Skyline that have begun to slush and one location on the Lakeview downhill classic track at the very bottom which has melted through to the ground. Enjoy the natural stuff while its there. The warmth has come quickly.

(Luke Malm)

Plenty of snow but the sun and warm temps make it erratically slow. Be especially careful on the downhill of the Lakeview Trail heading north just passed the lesson loop. The alternate sun and shade causes skis to go fast then suddenly brake. Exercise caution also at the bottom of the steep northbound downhilll of the Challenge Hill Trail at the south-facing lip where it joins the two-way segment.

(Mark Chatterton)