Skied the Thompson loop and half of the CCC trail this evening - really fun! A bit icy, but the west half of CCC, plus Thompson, have been were set more recently than the eastern half. Should all be skiable though!

(Seth Wynands)

16F. Clear skies. The trail hasn't been groomed for a while. There was easily a foot and a half of snow with skier groomed tracks. I skied the summer and west ridge trail loop.

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(Louise Levy)

Jay Cooke Jackpot today! We were thinking we would be making our own tracks after I talked to the park yesterday and they were not sure they would have the staff to groom today... we arrived at the campground area at 10:45 and were the first on the brand spankin' new tracks! From the road to the main trail was just rolled, but when we turned left it was tracked. They were still working on other parts while we were there. Well worth the drive and the trees sheltered us from the wind!

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(Eve Graves)

Skied CCC and White pine this afternoon. Trails had been recently groomed and tracks set. Snow was soft but coverage was really good. I was told that all the trails North of the road had been groomed since our snow this weekend.

(Seth Wynands)

Very good. Classic tracks were deep and firm, with no bottomed out sections. According to the ranger in the office, most trails had been groomed since Friday, except for the more distant ones. However, when we got to Bear Chase and Lost Lake we found them in pristine condition, with hardly any evidence that others had used them before us. We didn't go beyond Lost Lake. Bear Chase could have used some bush hog work last fall, to mow down the woody stems growing up in the middle of the trail, some up to 18 inches tall or so. Oak leaves and fir cones were occasional problems, making me wish for waxless skis, but overall it was a very good time out. The White Pine, CCC and Thomson's loop on the north side were similarly good.

(Lois Braun)

Gorgeous day for skiing. White Pine, Greeley Creek trails were in superb condition. A few parts of the Oak trails had tree debris but nothing to worry about. Overall, the trails were freshly groomed. Classic tracks were almost pristine. Skate deck, what little there is, was firm and mostly still corduroy. Sleds on the Munger went by at a moderate speed with plenty of distance. Some waved.

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(Nick Lansing)

Skied Silver Creek to Upper Lake. Trails were good. Could use a grooming to Lost Lake, but not bad!

(Christi Perich)

Trails are in superb condition! They were just groomed on Friday. WhitePine-CCC-River- Thomson loops fresh and firm. Two classic tracks, minimal debris and walking on the North side; (From the headquarters) Amazing!

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(Ann Gustafson)

Skied the High and Spruce trails near Hwy 23 today. Nice grooming, great scenery, and lots of coyote and turkey sign. Love Jay Cooke. Any time of year!

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(Mick Dodds, Ski Hut)

Skied all of the trails north of the river. Tracks were good and firm everywhere except steep downhills which were pretty snowplowed out. There were a lot of oak and ironwood leaves on all of the trails on the other side of Forbay Lake/151/Jay Cooke Road, which left me moving in and out of tracks to avoid the worst spots, and I still ended up with kick zones streaked with leaves. Tracks are a bit messy and uneven along the Munger where the trail parallels the snowmobile trail. There was one rock sticking out of the snow on one of the first larger uphills of White Pine.

(Ketzel Levens)