Classic skied 3 hours today and skied everything groomed except Norway Pine and beginner's loop. South loop and Wildcat were not groomed. The tracks were pretty good but on the soft side. This made the steep descents pretty adventurous and definitely not for novice skiers. Norway was avoided due to the soft tracks and deck making the crazy fast, step parts too scary. All that said the skiing was pretty good and lots of fun on quite a bit of the groomed trails. We were very glad we made the drive up. Skating is another story. That did not look appealing at all, very narrow and soft. It snowed a half inch during our last hour of skiing which was partially covering some of the debris when we finished. We skied on old fishscales which worked well in the soft tracks and fair amount of leaves and twigs.

(Paul Wagener)

Decided to drive from Madison to Millston cause of no snow in Madison. Tomah got 13" according to my friend Neal and BR Forest got 8" or so. Snow was soft and kinda slow. Tracks had been recently groomed. Skate skiers would have a hard time cause the snow was so soft that their skis would sink in an inch or two. A few skaters had tried though. Saw a few other classical skiers. Beautiful blue sky day with no wind and temps in the low to mid 20's. Snow on the ground now has never been exposed to temps over 30 degrees. Never skied here before. We skied the Central trail and the southern part of the North trail. A bit of leaf litter but not much. Definitely would suggest a ski here with this recent belt of snow hitting this area.

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(Chris Quandt)

Enjoyed 4-7" of new snow in Black River Falls State Forest: tracks groomed on Friday. Nicely set and holding up well. Had forgotten how hilly the intermediate (Central) Trail is; was relieved to get to flatter sections on forest roads leading back to the warming cabin, where a fire was brightly burning. By the way, a state forest office worker promptly returned my phone inquiry about trail conditions on a Sunday. Lovely destination.

(Madeline Uraneck)

I skied the central loop of the Smrekar trails. Conditions were very soft but otherwise excellent, with tracks set the entire way (though at times a bit washed out on the hills). A bit of forest debris, but for the most part the snow was very clean.

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(Kyle Richard)

Got about 7" of fresh snow so we were able to get track set everywhere except the northern portion of the Wildcat loop (but it is packed). A few thin spots here and there and a handful of branches, but overall they're in really great shape!

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(Natalie Windsor)

We were able to re-pack everything (minus Norway Pine) today, but not enough snow out there to set track. There is a half decent skate deck with full coverage, but there are a lot of thin areas, icy spots, and sticks. They are skiable though!

(Natalie Windsor)

All trails are packed, but track is only set on North and Norway Pine and it is pretty thin. High winds brought a lot of debris down, so expect a lot of branches, pines cones, and leaves. Outside of the debris, the skate deck is in really nice shape with a solid base!

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(Natalie Windsor)

Icy and fast with lots of pinecones and a few bare spots/rocks. Wide and slow skis recommended. Trail is holding up well. A beautiful day for a ski!

(Johan Ragner)

Icy but well covered with a handful of rocks. Skied fat backcountry skis to slow it down on icy downhills. The groomers did an excellent job before the melt.

(Johan Ragner)

All trails have been groomed and track set and are in decent condition. There are areas where wildlife have dug up some debris and a few twigs throughout. Due to tracksetter issues, a couple of the sections do not have track set, but for relatively short distances. Overall a great start to the season!

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(Natalie Windsor)