Temperature was in the low teens. 10 mph wind out of the west. Classic skied both the Valkyrie trail A and B and the Teuton trail A. Trail was freshly groomed, we met the groomer on lour first loop A of Valkyrie. There is a lot of snow, we kept postholing in the deep snow. The skate lane on the Teuton side looked good. We waxed with swix blue for glide and swix V20 for kick. Kick was excellent. Valhalla is a ski area with quite a bit of history. It was started in the 1930s. Built by the CCC. There were ski jumps I remembered one years ago before it was torn down. The warming house has some history posted on the wall.

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(Craig Schulz)

All trails have been groomed and tracked. Grooming conditions were prime and the trails held up well, although some of the tracks were crumbly. Great weather for skiing with the sun out all day.

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(Doug Robinson)

All trails have been groomed and tracks set. The tracks are crumbly and shallow in some areas on the Teuton side (photo of Teuton loop C). The tracks held up well on the Valkyrie side. Please note tracks are set on the Valkyrie loop C, but should only be set on the flatter sections, the hills should not have tracks set. Enjoy your Superior skiing experience. Weather was on the warmer side with occasional wind.

(Doug Robinson)

All loops on both sets of trails have been groomed and tracked. There wasn't any fresh snow, so tracks are crumbly and shallow in places. Other sections have great looking tracks. There is debris in the pines and oak tree areas of trail on the Valkeryie side. Get out there and ski while you can.

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(Katie LeMoine)

After seeing a grooming report from Connie, Joanie and I returned to these trails for the second time this week. We strided the A and B loops on the Valkyrie classic-only system, but not the C loop, because it appeared a track was set on on the first steep hill after the B loop cutoff (it is difficult to slow down/stop on a steep downhill with a track set down the middle). Otherwise, the grooming and tracks were nice and solid. We then strided the A, B, and C loops on the Teuton combination trails. The tracks and skate lane were also solid and in excellent condition. Thanks for the great grooming!

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(Darren Blankenship)

Fantastic conditions! I must have showed up right after Connie and crew groomed. I saw only one skate track. I ran loop b and c on the Teuton side.

(Adam Driscoll)

All the trails are groomed! The conditions were ideal for perfect corduroy and solid tracks. There was an owl sighting on sun Sunbowl. Enjoy!

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(Connie Rasmussen)

These trails have an "Out West" feel, with their long climbs and descents and distant views. Joanie and I strided Loop C on the Valkyrie Trails and Loops A and B on the Teuton Trails. There was about 2 inches of powder on the trail, but it was easy to ski in the existing track and still have solid pole plants and an enjoyable ski. It was nice to have some loose snow on some of the bigger hills. The skate lane on the Teuton Trails would be challenging with the new snow cover. Thanks to Connie and the volunteers for maintaining these very special trails that we have enjoyed skiing for many years.

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(Darren Blankenship)

Skied the B loop of the Valkyrie trails. The base was firm and the track was set very well set. Trail conditions were very good. Thank you to the groomers for a great job. I'd say the new equipment worked just fine.

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(Ron Kendziera)

Another inch or two of snow feel overnight. Today we got all of Valkyrie tracked. We were trying out new equipment so you might notice some interesting tracks. The snow set up nice.

(Connie Rasmussen)