Soft conditions. April 18th and skis still not bottoming out. Lots of red wing black birds singing to cheer us on. Owls out hooting when we left. So fun!

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(Karla Anderson)

Went out at 9:30 today after a great morning ski yesterday and found the trails full of frozen ski track ruts and not groomed at all. I struggled all the way out to Skyline to make sure grooming wasn't in progress since when I spoke with the groomer yesterday he said they were going to groom today. After running off the trail on the first downhill starting out because there was no smooth or soft snow to be found I decided to walk the downhill on my way back. The first time I've ever feared for my safety when I skied down a groomed xc ski run. Dangerous, not marked closed on TRP website but I feel it should be.

(Dan Zenk)

Skied the ridge line and related segments from the main building this morning. Surreal experience to have in Minneapolis in mid-April. Groomer was out. One dirty patch SE of the big road intersection (Rockford and NW Bvld) otherwise flawlessly snowy trail. Deck was pretty soft but changing rapidly as snow packs down and melts. No pass needed. Beautiful tomorrow, probably, and Wednesday assuming the new snow helps cover that one bump (which, by the way, they should flatten so the groomer doesn't rip through the base in that spot?!). Pretty awesome conditions, all in all. Eat your heart out, Anchorage.

(Chris McLaren)

Trails were lumpy snowmobile tracks, as I got out ahead of the groomer about 6:30 am. I was about to give up, then saw the groomer had been out so I followed the freshly groomed trail for a while. Will be nice after more grooming, but difficult skiing now.

(Verdeen Langland)

Packed and groomed, no classic tracks. The groomer was working while I was there at 9am. The trail is not as wide as normal but plenty wide for skating. Conditions were somewhat bumpy in places that hadn't been regroomed, but very nice after the fresh grooming. Overall, wonderful conditions!

(David Nelson, Skinnyski.com Race Team)

French's snowmobile grooming was not adequate for the snowapocalypse. Trail was very lumpy and uneven to the point of being unskiable. I tried skating for 20 min and had to quit. Classic was no better as there is no track. I'd stay away from French until they are able to groom again.

(Erik Hendrickson)

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)