Groomed 5 km trail for skate yesterday afternoon linking the segments on the northeast part of the inner trail system that had the best coverage. (This is the second consecutive year we have groomed 7 consecutive calendar months in a row) Rained about a half inch of overnight, wiping out some snow and base but a ski early afternoon as the temp was dropping to the mid 30's to upper 20's and found some nice skiable sections on fast wet corn snow and soft ice base. We will plan on skate grooming in morning on a 4km loop if more than 2" of new snow as temps look to be well below freezing.

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(Jay Richards, Maplelag Resort)

A great weekend of textbook spring skiing on 100% perfectly seasoned corn snow based. We didn't have any precipitation. Freezing nights and sunshiny days. We are extending the season until tomorrow at 6pm, closing for a few days and possibly reopening later in the week if the forecasted snow event materializes midweek. This evening we groomed on Rooting Tootin renovating, leveling and setting new double track and grooming Skaters Waltz setting new structure. Recommended trails for Monday skiing include the above mentioned and also North Loup for both skate and classic.

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(Jay Richards, Maplelag Resort)

Very nice morning of spring skiing on both trail and crust cruising on ponds etc. Morning low at 13 degrees freezing the corn snow base down hard. Texture on skate lanes on Skaters Waltz and North Loup holding out well after Tuesday nights grooming. Tracks still holding definition from most recent grooming as well. After mostly colder weather this week the week, warmer weather looks to move in for rest of week and weekend, best skiing will be in the morning hours. Trails will remain open for local skiers until Sunday at 6pm. Lodge is closed, no services, no restrooms available. Trail fee waived. Park 10 feet apart and ski.

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(Jay Richards, Maplelag Resort)

Trails remain open at this time. At this time we plan to be open until March 29th at 6pm but subject to change and close without notice based on the COVID-19 situation. Please park at least 10 feet away from other cars. The lodge is closed and no services are available. We have been seeing 10-15 skiers a day, all local skiers that live within 1 hour and want to remain open for these folks looking to restore mental health, etc. We are waiving the trail fee. We are not encouraging skiers to come from far distances to ski. Thanks for everyone's understanding on this.
The skiing has slowed down with warm temps and Sunday's fresh snow but should transform nicely today with the warm weather. There is still good coverage on all the trails with a corn snow base that is better to ski on when temps warm. A ski on Bullhead lake trail early this morning found nice skiing on Sunday's fresh snow that was still dry. A check of the skate trails found nice conditions than slowed down when it warmed up. Recommended classic trails to ski include Sap Run, Sukkerbusk, Mother North Star, JibFly, North Loup and Twin Lakes. Skating on Skaters Waltz and North Loup. Next grooming run will be skate only (either Tuesday or Wednesday) Fat biking is limited to the mornings provided it has frozen down the night before.

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(Jay Richards, Maplelag Resort)

Thanks, John and Jim! Excellent skiing at Snowflake this morning 8:30 - 10:30, I used my best skis no problem. And two firsts-- I don't think I have ever skied Tim's Turn in April, in past Aprils it was just the 6 K I think, and they groomed part of the 8 K this morning. The other first, in over 60 years of skiing, I don't believe I have ever heard and seen a robin while skiing, which I did this morning!

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(Tim Holst)

The 6K skate deck was groomed this morning, and came out very nice, smooth and firm. One exposed area on a downhill was filled, but be cautious on any blind downhill. The 6K classic track, set yesterday, firmed-up well overnight, and is a bit shallow but 100% continuous. We will not be grooming tomorrow if it rains tonight, and we’ll take the weekend weather as it comes. Chalet is closed, trails are open 0730-Noon.

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(John Graham, Snowflake Nordic Center)

The overnight dip below freezing froze the well-used deck, so it took 5 ginzu passes to level it out and create a surface of granular frozen snow. The 6K skied-in classic track was looking pretty sad, so we ripped it out , then set a new track. Bad conditions for track-setting, and sections were immediately skied into by skaters, or walked-on by dogs, but it is a continuous 5 1/2 K (we bypassed the Bi Loop), and has a very nice line. After grooming, I skied the new track and while it is soft, I never had to step-out. It skied well. Since we are closed after noon, mid-day abuse should be minimal and low temps tonight should yield a solid track tomorrow. The 8K has not been cleared or groomed since the weekend storm. We are putting all time and effort into the 6K. We’ll be skate grooming tomorrow morning, then, we see what the weather brings.

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(John Graham, Snowflake Nordic Center)

Great spring morning conditions. The groomers were out first thing this morning after temps dropped below freezing last night. By the time I arrived at 8am to skate they had already made at least 2 passes which resulted in cut up frozen snow that was fast and good for control. We are now seeing payback from the November blizzard that dumped all that heavy wet snow. I skied in my B skis but should have used my A pair. There is still a think solid base and I didn't see any signs of water running across the trail anywhere. As I started my second lap John and company were starting another grooming lap and laying down classic tracks. Thanks a ton to both these guys as they have done an awesome job this season.

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(Nic Bacigalupo)

6K nicely groomed. Downed trees from recent wet snow and wind were removed. Only twigs on the trail (i.e. no dirt showing) and used good skis with confidence. 8K had not been groomed, but had firmed up overnight, and pock marks from snow falling from trees made a good surface for skating. New snow had healed up a small burnout on Shovel Hill. I removed a few trees that I could lift, and freed up some that were bowed over and they sprung back up straight. Things began to soften somewhat by late morning, but it was a picture perfect day with excellent Spring skiing. Thank you groomers!

(Gordon Mesedahl)

Skied over the noon hour; 41 F sunny; thanks to John's grooming this morning of Saturday nights 3 inch wet snow (plus clearing the trail of several down trees from the storm and many branches) the 5 K loop was great. Good skate deck (getting a little soft with the temps, but still very good), and classic trail was mostly skied in. I skated and classic skied (with skins). Thank you John for providing us with a great place to keep skiing/exercising with social distancing built in.

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(Dave Arvold)

Saturday’s wind caused more problems than the rain. 5” of wet snow gave us a hard crust over softened base, after this mornings brief freeze. Lots of downed branches and debris. Starting at sunrise, we removed 3 downed trees, policed the larger debris, re-hung a downed wire, and groomed the skate deck of the 6K. Nice results, but I’m recommending B-skis due to some remaining debris. Someone skied-in a classic track yesterday, and it froze up pretty decent. It warmed-up before we could hit the 8K, but two returning skiers told me we have 4 downed trees on the 8K trail, and debris. We will concentrate our work on the 6K going forward. We are only open 7:30-Noon now. Open to all skiers, day-pass fee waived for non-members, but only members may bring their dog. We will be grooming the 6K again, at sunrise tomorrow.

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(John Graham, Snowflake Nordic Center)

Shout out to John, Jim and any other groomers at Snowflake. Had a fun ski yesterday after trail was groomed in the morning. Thanks again fellas for a great winter of skiing!

(Joseph Medlin)

Thanks John! Excellent spring skiing (I was skating) at Snowflake. 33 F when I got then about 9:30 and just 34 when I left about 11. The pictures tell the story. I put my pole in just trailside at Tim's Turn (I convinced George and Dave Johnson we could add an extra loop to the trail there some 20 + years ago.). It went in just about 44 cm!

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(Tim Holst)

Today, we have had groomed trails for exactly 4 months! Everything was skate-groomed this morning. The 6K is 100% covered, and 4 Ginzu passes yielded a soft, flat deck. The 8K got 2 passes and is beautiful, except for some south-facing hills ( Geno’s Jump, Shovel Hill) which are showing some dirt. I closed Hovland Hill because of exposed ground and sheet ice on the downhill. We are open til sunset today, and begin Spring hours, 7:30-Noon, this Friday. We will keep grooming as temps, and snow condition allow. Stay well and be positive!

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(John Graham, Snowflake Nordic Center)

Thanks to favorable overnight temps, will be re-grooming the skate decks on the 6K and 8K trails, early tomorrow morning. However, forecast weather means a change from Winter, to Spring hours. On Thursday we will remain open from 7:30 am - sunset. Beginning on Friday trails will be open from 7:30 am to noon for the remainder of this season. We want everyone off the trails from noon onward. A word for member dog-owners: we groomed on Tuesday morning, and by 3 o’clock there were at least 3 piles of dog feces on the 6K. Pick-up after your dog, or we will close the trail to dogs. The extended forecast looks favorable for continued early morning grooming and morning skiing into April. We will do the grooming, if skiers and dog-owners continue to cooperate and do your part to preserve the ski trails. Stay well!

(John Graham, Snowflake Nordic Center)

The 6K and 8K trails were groomed for skating this morning. Both trails groomed up nicely, and we have a hard base under groomed icy corduroy. The 6K Classic track is >90% intact, hard, and icy; I tried to kick snow into the track, but it probably need klister skis. No track on the 8K. 100% cover on all trails, but a patch of dirt developing on Shovel Hill, and dark snow developing on the SouthEast facing hills. If we get rain tonight, we will be closed on Wednesday and will groom once the trails dry. Chalet is closed, no rental gear available, but trails are open to everyone. Be well!

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(John Graham, Snowflake Nordic Center)

We did not groom this morning due to forecast temps today, but we will be grooming early on Tuesday. Night temps later this week look good, our base is good, and coverage still 100%, so we will be grooming to preserve trail through this weekend. Please ski early, and stay off the trails if the temperature starts with “4”.

(John Graham, Snowflake Nordic Center)

It’s worth skiing today. Not ideal conditions but on March 29, we take what we can get. The dog and I skijored the north loop trails during the morning snowfall. Trails had about 3-4” of fresh, wet snow and we were the first through the trails. It was sticky, wet, soft snow around 11am with no bare spots. My technique was more snowshoeing than skiing at times. The dog actually helped pull me on the downhills, which was a first.

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(Nick Lansing)

Good slush skiing, and we had no problem social distancing, as there was not another human in sight and there were no other cars in the lot. We skied Bear Paw and Blue Ox and a bit of the lake. There's still lots of mushy snow on the trails. The lake has gotten pretty wet.

(Catherine Winter)

The CG, 3 & 5K loops are skate deck groomed. Corduroy is soft and setting up with the freezing temps. Base remains solid. A few more earthy spots appeared this morning and only along the chalet loops. The McD Loop and outer 11k are not groomed any longer but skiers are breaking crust and putting down tracks.

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(Larry Mishkar)

Only the CG, 3 & 5K loops were groomed again - loops required four passes instead of two to scrub the ruts from yesterday and leave some decent corduroy throughout. The 11K is icy and a few souls have been out on it. Small twigs are here and there on the groomed trail and larger branches have been removed. No rocks nor dirt though.

(Larry Mishkar)

Upper Spirit Mountain Nordic was skate deck groomed by 8 a.m. Due to blown down trees, limbs and branches only the CG, 3 & 5K loops were groomed...loops took a wee bit longer to clear up and required four passes instead of two to break up the overnight crust. The corduroy is decent throughout. The McD Loop and back 11K are icy and dimpled. In spots there are many twigs on the trail, so perhaps it is B ski season? No rocks nor dirt though. Freshly groomed top is soft-ish with that solid 2-foot base still supporting our cause. Go ski!

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(Larry Mishkar)

All of Upper Spirit Mountain Nordic (minus the McDonald's Loop) is freshly skate ski groomed. McD is still very good and watch for the caution tape denoting a rotted-snow downhill. A few earthy spots dot the trail system along with organic matter here and there. The crust skiing is excellent right now. Currently dense cold fog envelopes the train system. Cheers.

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(Larry Mishkar)

Upper Spirit Mountain Nordic was just groomed for skaters by 7:30a.m. There are four small spots around the system where the earth shows through and are easily avoided. The last steep downhill on the McDonald's Loop has caution tape across it at the top - that downhill trail is narrow and thinly covered with corn snow - ski at own risk - while the remaining McD Loop is fab. Base is firm - cord is dirty with some organic matter. Air temperature was grooming was 31F.

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(Larry Mishkar)

All trails were skate deck groomed by 8a.m. The cord is firm now and the base very hard. Enjoy before the warm afternoon of 42F softens up the base.

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(Larry Mishkar)

There is a substance something like snow on the trails, and it is possible to engage in an activity something like skiing. We only did the upper loops, and even up there there are numerous unavoidable puddles and streams of water flowing over the trail. It was more fun than the stationary bike in the basement, and much wetter.

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(Catherine Winter)

Good slushy spring skiing. A few puddles and icy patches. Good coverage throughout, and there's still a shallow track. We skipped J and L and did not go all the way down to the playground.

(Catherine Winter)

Two inches of fresh snow made for some wild yet safe classic skiing later this afternoon into early evening. The ski tracks set a few days ago are still visible and after skied in made for some great classic skiing using racing skin skis. Shaded areas were a little slower but the snow was still more powdery than transformed and wet. Practiced my double pole classic technique a lot.

(Dave Bartol)

The Glide Appreciation section of the trail has been expanded since yesterday; now it's more than a couple steps to get back onto snow. Besides that, the trails were still pretty good. They were even a little icy when I first got there, but quickly softened up to give about an hour of good skiing before it got to be a bit slow going. Of course, the skiing isn't the same as in the middle of the winter, but if you just enjoy the weather and the fact that you're still skiing it's still fun. Today's trail sightings: a few other skiers and two snowshoers.

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(Zak Kujala)

I wasn't expecting much after yesterday, but the cold temperatures overnight had frozen the snow. When I first got there around 9:00, the trails were icy, bumpy, and fast. The downhills were exciting, to say the least. After an hour or so the snow started to warm up and it was actually pretty good skiing. Some parts of the trails are better skied in the opposite direction to avoid bumpy downhills. I saw a couple deer and a couple other skiers. Overall it was good skiing today and beautiful weather.

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(Zak Kujala)

If you set your expectations low enough you can still enjoy skiing. The rain yesterday made the trails a bit worse, they were pretty bumpy and on the slow side. There was a spot where you have to take a step or two in the grass, but those few steps really make you appreciate how well your skis glide even on wet snow. The uphills were still in pretty good shape overall; the downhills were a bit exciting sometimes with the bumps. Interesting skiing.

(Zak Kujala)

Surprisingly there were some skiiable trails. There were just enough open to do about a 3–4 km loop. It was a bit slow and a bit dirty with a few spots to avoid. Uphills were better than they usually are in the winter, pretty firm and none of that loose, deep snow.

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(Zak Kujala)

Surprisingly good conditions all things considered. Expect some settled dirt and leaves that have collected on the surface from the entire winter and are just showing now because the snow is melting. Start at Jan's Place. The chalet loop is in really bad shape. Except for a couple spots all is skiable. On one of the downhills snow coverage is down to about a foot wide, it's the hill after Boulder ridge (?).

(Bonnie Weiskopf)

Man made snow. Start of Star loop is very leafy. Tough to ski on. However, everywhere else (Frog town, Willow Creek, scenic Foothills, and Boulder ridge) is decent. I was skiing like normal out there. Occasionally you have to dodge dirt or leaves though so that slows the pace down a bit (not much though). I was surprised at how good it was. 8 o clock to 9 o clock at night, 43 degrees Fahrenheit.

(Hans Kariniemi)

Snowmaking loop to and from top of Scenic Foothills was in poor condition. It was 37 degrees and cloudy. Used FastWax Yellow LF buffed w. fluoro paste. It was not worth skating. I should have probably done classic. Track was still there. I moved at little more than half my pace, 3.8 mph, of just two days ago. Could not sustain a skate on a saturated base with maybe an 1 1/2 inches of new snow on top. Could just barely maintain momentum going downhill. Best that can be said was rutting wasn't a problem because snow was too soft and sudden deacclerations was also not a problem because never got going that fast.

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(Keith Carlson)

Hiked much of the trail on outer loop just to get out and see what snow is left. Barring an April blizzard, that's a wrap on 19/20. Trail are too muddy for trail running right now.

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(Jim Kelley)

Tuesday some grooming was done and it skied really well but the conditions are going to be variable day to day. We still have plenty of snow on the trails and if you can time it right you will have a good time but it may only last a few hours any day. We are not setting classic tracks so skating is best or classic without good tracks (the tracks in the photo are old). The photo is from Tuesday afternoon which was good skiing.

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(Holly Pierce)

Decent coverage. Beautiful weather. A bit slushy with a minimal track but the skin/waxless skis worked well. Many thanks to Mt Ashwabay Nordic for the new improved trails and grooming this year!

(Genevieve Johnson)

Three cars in the lot at 9:30 am. Icy in spots, firm elsewhere. Entry Trail and a few other spots rather choppy due to yesterday afternoon's ruts, frozen overnight; the rest of the system had smooth conditions. Starting to soften at noon. Several "portages" on White Pine and River trails. If you go, go early.

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(Peter Nordgren)

We put on at the Birkie Ridge and then skied the skate trail to Fire tower, then we crossed over to the Classic and skied that to Timber trail and then we skied the Skate back to Birkie Ridge. Trails were outstanding. We started at about 30 degrees and had fast crust and good control. There is a mandatory portage on the Classic trail about a mile south of Timber trail - it's near the bottom of a very long hill so scout things carefully. There is still 6" of base on most of the trail and for a few hours every morning it is skiing very well.

(Dan Murphy)

Skied south from OO Monday morning before it got warm. At that time conditions were good. One spot at about the 26 k mark had a large puddle across the trail and the clear cut just south of the 25 k had only a light dusting of snow. These parts require a walk around but rest of the trail was good. Time to start heading for our secret spots that hold snow longer. It's been a good year!

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(Tom Detzner)

Skied from the North End to the high point. The trail was pretty soft but reasonably clean. About a km south of the HP some bare ground is starting to show, otherwise the coverage was excellent.

(Dan Murphy)

This afternoon I skied classic technique from OO to Boedecker and back. I went north on the classic trail and south on the skate trail. In that section the trail is 99% covered with snow, in many places still deep snow. The couple of bare spots that were on that section did not cover the whole width of the trail, so all downhills were safe. The snow was soft corn snow, great for fish scales. The tracks have mostly melted on the classic trail, but on the skate trail they are still usable.

(Connie Meek)

Skied from cabin to Mosquito Brook to Becker Law Link (Hwy 77) and back. Good coverage still, only had to dirt portage twice. Must have nailed timing window of ski opportunity, nice control. Still firm base. No natural debris. A few icy spots. Forgot how much fun skate skiing is! Looks like a pair of sorel boots was walking their pet grizzly but very avoidable. Only 1 week to early Birkie sign up!

(Audun Mikkelson)

Andreas, Foxy and I classiced all the dog trails. Coverage was surprisingly good, no portages. We used our fishscales with flouro powder.

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(John Kendrick)

On gut instinct I decided to try Long Rider this morning and was pleasantly surprised. The trail was not groomed following last weekend's rain, so the top snow easily drained the latest soaking, resulting in a porous yet granular deck, which had great glide and excellent traction, almost as if it had just been freshly groomed. Still very good depth, and worth giving it a try, using the normal spring skiing precautions on corners, and in/out of shadows. The gift that keeps on giving!

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(Duane Jacobson)

We decided ski the municipal forest trails. It was an interesting mix: soft, hard, icy, sloppy, somewhat clean, very dirty, with a couple rivulets and some bare ground to cross. We had fun nonetheless, never had to remove our skis, got some fresh air and a good workout and didn’t see another soul the whole time.

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(Todd Campbell)

Was groomed on Monday, and although there are skier ruts, they aren't a problem since the snow didn't solidly freeze last night. Surprisingly fast. Ice patches here and there and in open areas such as logged out areas and the swamp, there is some bare ground. But I'm not complaining. My thanks to the 9 Mile groomers. Great season.

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(Mark Balhorn)

Some of the trails had a freshly groomed skate deck when I started at 9:30. Parts of the 6K loop, M,N, A and X were groomed and had a soft top layer over icy spots. Other trails were icy and hard to grip. Saw one person in the classic tracks. The trails were pretty fast. When I left at 11:00 am there were 10 cars in the lot. Chalet is closed.

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(Scott Frazier)

It hasn't been groomed in a while but it was good for skating. There are no icy patches and a layer of crusty ice snow on top that provided plenty of control on down hills. The only problem was heavy debris in some places but it was small debris (i.e. pine cone chips, needles and bark fragments) but no large branches or sticks per say.

(Gregory Roll)

Great spring skiing continues at Wolverine. Temps have been warm. Grooming continues to freshen the skate lane and reset the tracks. Timing is everything. You can skate on ice/crust in the morning, and have perfect corn klister striding in the afternoon. The trails were speeding up nicely as the sun went down today. The snow has transformed and the base is still firm, about knee deep when measured at the 3-sisters bridge. Creeks are flowing. Snow is going. Get out there while you can!

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(Jonathon Rulseh, SISU Ski Fest)

Trails groomed this morning. Conditions soft for skating. Classic was very good for spring conditions. Certain areas had pine needles sprinkled on the trail. The sound of rippling water run off from the 'mountains' are calming.

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(Deborah Leonard)

Trails were groomed last night to take advantage of the cooler temperatures. Trails are in great spring condition. Fast in mornings for skate. Everyone is keeping social distancing in check.

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(Deborah Leonard)

Most trails were groomed this morning. The skate lane is soft. The tracks are holding up well. Excellent spring skiing.

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(Deborah Leonard)

Great spring conditions on all trails after grooming and track set this morning. Many folks out getting some physical activity time.

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(Deborah Leonard)

Groomers out on the sunny trails today mid morning. Track set and skate lanes all ready for getting outside to play. Not much wind but plenty of sun. Chalet closed, snowshoe and ski trails open. Thank you to the dedicated volunteer groomers! Fat tire bike trail recently groomed, trail head entrance, drive to Powderhorn Rd. to SnowSummit Drive. Awesome ride today.

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(Deborah Leonard)

Beautiful day at Pine Point Park. The hills are really a lot of fun. Makes me fondly remember the April skiing from last year. A few brown spots though.

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(Phillip Williams)

No Foolin .... still some base left at Elver from Madnorski and CXC snowmaking efforts this season but it’s down to about a 50 meter stretch. Ready to say it’s over here after nearly 4 months of skiable snow in Madison. Ski ya next season!

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(Mike Ivey)

36F. Sunny. The tracks are mostly in really good shape. In some places it still skis and looks like mid-winter. Between when I started and when I stopped the snow became much softer in the sun. The skins (fur!) started getting waterlogged. I shoveled in the one bare spot by the J intersection. I think the tracks should stay in good shape for a while yet.

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(Louise Levy)

Skied A loop on the Teuton side. Conditions improved from last week as the snow sinks and base becomes more firm. Two down trees to step over, courtesy of the past week’s winds.

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(Peter Nordgren)

Plenty of snow left, but getting soft by late afternoon. Still skiable without leaving serious ruts. No track.

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(Peter Nordgren)

Great to be out on the last day of March on tracks that were just set this morning. The snow is old, transformed and quite soft with some patches of debris but the classic skiing was totally enjoyable. Our huge thanks to the grooming staff for extending the season with such good quality. I understand today was the season’s last trip out for the Pisten Bully but with sufficient snow cover the Ginzu may be deployed later. Thanks again to the NTN Staff!

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(Tom Rulseh)

Classic ski conditions are truly exceptionally wonderful for spring skiing. This, in spite of fact that groomed tracks have settled and are indistinct and there is some needle, twig and bark debris on parts of the trail. THere is still a good foot of firmly packed snow that provides a great base. Because of warm temps and resulting 1/4” crystallized melty snow on top I don’t miss having set tracks. Just slow and steady gliding through the beautiful woods. And - since it is end of season dogs are welcome to join you! (Just be considerate and clean up when necessary!).

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(Mary Shedd, Wagoner Ski Trails Club)

It looks like we may be done grooming for the year with the warm afternoons. But ... There is still plenty of snow for spring skiing (no bare ground)! If you hit the trails late morning - before daily warm up - there is some perfect skiing to be had. Because of recent new 4” of snow, we do not yet have any icy conditions. Most of tracks have been “reset” by skiers. Such a great snowy winter it has been!

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(Mary Shedd)

I skied the lower loops at Grand today. The lower 1.5k loop has plenty of snow, but the snow is pretty dirty. The surface of the trail was frozen and crusty this morning, and the hard ruts are challenging to navigate. There is a classic track around the lower loops which I skied yesterday. My Red Klister was kicking beautifully when it was warm and slushy.

(Joe Gerard)

Grand Ave continues to be in good shape for skating. The lower 1.5k loop is really good, just some dirty snow. The upper loop is still very skiable, but it has several large icy spots. The lower 1.5k loop has many days left of good skiing ahead.

(Joe Gerard)