Headed up to Boulder and noted it was ungroomed but bonus for us is that a couple other skiers and skijourers had been there just before us and broke in a set of tracks. The new snow had dried out really nicely so we skied blue ox and nine pine trails. Only two small thin spots with grass poking through. Started to stick just a bit at the end when the sun came out about 12:30. Beautiful day!

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(Karla Anderson)

Two or three inches of fresh snow made for fun classic skiing this afternoon. We did a couple of loops around Lonesome Grouse and the skied-in track got better each time. Also did some of Nine Pine. Still plenty of snow. I think skating would have been tough in the heavy, wet snow, but kicking was great.

(Catherine Winter)

Fun, fast spring skiing. It was 36 degrees when we got on the trail at about 5:30. The snow was mushy but fine for striding. There is still kind of a track, and still a lot of snow. We parked in the east lot and did Lonesome Grouse and a bit of Nine Pine. Someone rode a fat bike right down the track on Lonesome Grouse, but it is still skiable. It was well worth the drive.

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(Catherine Winter)

We did a short loop at Boulder late Wednesday. Looked like they got an inch or more of wet snow. We parked in the east lot and just skied out to and around Lonesome Grouse. Coverage was 100 percent and there are still traces of a track. Slow going but beautiful and fun to be out. That unpaved parking area is going to get squishy and muddy in the sun; there was barely any snow on it.

(Catherine Winter)

Skated the full loop this morning. A bit rutty early on around 9:30. But trails were softening by 10:30 and should be fun for a few hours yet before getting to warm. Only bad section of trail was the last km of Bear Paw where there were lots of footprints all over the skate deck. No complaints for March 20th!

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(Emily Ranta)

We tried crust skating on the lake and it didn't go so well (surface is pretty rough, and the heavier member of our ski party kept breaking through) so we switched to classic, messed around on the lake and did a couple of laps on Otter Run. Temp was just heading above freezing when we got there. It was crisp in the shade, mushy in the sun, but there's still a shallow semblance of a track and coverage is 100 percent. Gorgeous, sunny morning with frozen fog in the branches that vanished while we were skiing.

(Catherine Winter)

Saturday night's snowfall made for good ski experience for me Sunday. Just did Bear Paw, but it was fast and fun. Couple warmed spots got glazed from the sun but was not disappointed at all. So glad I went. I caught the moon in the sky again as I had done on earlier ski trip this year so added a couple pics.

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(Randall Helander)

Skied all the skating loops and was pleasantly surprised to find the trail was groomed overnight. The result was perfect trail conditions minus some minor debris around pine trees. Phenomenal grooming effort made for my most enjoyable ski this year!

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(Adam Van Straten)

Trails were groomed last night and then we had a very light, dry snowfall overnight. I skied the snowshoe/backcountry ski trails Lone Wolf and Moose Tracks. I had mistakenly prepped another pair of skis for glazed conditions on the groomed trails. Both those trails are in excellent condition (except deep drifting on the marshy parts of Moose Tracks), as is the groomed Otter Run. Definitely a weekend to hit Boulder!

(Charlie Ek)

After the beautiful fresh grooming yesterday, fresh grooming again today! At freezing or just below, bright blue skies, a bit of wind was no problem. Fastest track of the year (skaters said same about the skate lane), and unbelievably, Swix extra blue still giving great kick except in a very few places in direct sun. Maybe I have had some skis this year just as enjoyable, but none better!

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(Tim Holst)