Classic skied the Teuton ABC loop. Trail had a crusty base with light snow cover making the classic track a little hard to follow at times. Downhill portions are tricky due to piled up snow (that froze). Overall the trail was in good condition with a solid base (no bare spots or debris on trail).

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(Steve Thumm)

Conditions were as good as they could have possibly been given all the rain and mild weather. We skied the C loop on the Valkyrie trails. Coverage was pretty good. Occasionally there would be a bare or very wet spot in the tracks, but they were easy to ski around. Some thin parts, some crusty parts, but mostly deep and wet snow. Some snow looked great, and some was extremely dirty and debris filled. We used wider metal-edged skis and they worked pretty well. Skinnier skis would have been a disaster.

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(Kyle Richard)

My first time skiing Valhalla and it was a great find. I skied the A loop and the tracks were in pretty good shape - far better than I anticipated given how little snow we've had. Soft sides make it hard to stay in them consistently. No bare spots, a few sticks, and some leaves - I'll definitely go back tomorrow. A skater reported that the B loop was in good condition as well. Thank you to everyone who posts or I never would have tried this place!

(LeAnn Taylor)

Valkyrie classic trails had set tracks on Friday. Skied the C loop today (Sun bowl). Very nice conditions overall, however the side walls of the tracks didn't set up well. Difficult to stay in the tracks on the corners and not the best grip but otherwise very fast and nice skiing. Plenty of soft snow to stay in control on the downhills.

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(Greg Weiss)

Skated all of the trails, and they were in much better shape than a few days ago! Really nice skating, fast snow and good edge control!

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(Paul Belknap)

Greg and I were excited to get back out there today and work on the skate deck on the Teuton trails today. The base is coming along, estimate about 6 or so inches, have fun out there!

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(Connie Rasmussen)

Classic skied a couple of laps on the Teuton side. There's generally good coverage, but still a bit lumpy. Looks like there was about 2" of snow from yesterday that was freshly groomed in, but the classic tracks were still mostly crusty, so I mostly strided out of the tracks. A beautiful day to ski.

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(Paul Belknap)

The Valhalla ski trails received about 3" of fluffy new snow overnight. We set track! They are early season tracks but they're tracks! All loops on the Valkyrie system are packed with the drag and all but one segment of loop A are tracked! And all loops on Teuton side have been dragged and all but A have tracks. There's a little stubble in places so I wouldn't bring your very best skis, and the dips and ruts need more snow to fill in.

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(Connie Rasmussen)

Groomers Kaelin and Jonathan report a beautiful day out on the Teuton trails. They pulled the groomer around all loops to incorporate the fluffy snow. Still not enough snow to set tracks, but base is coming along. It's still uneven in a few places, but you'll find nicely packed corduroy the width of the trail! The chalet, warning shelter, sled hill, and trails are all open for some winter fun. There is a $5 day use fee at this site. Enjoy!

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(Katie LeMoine)

Valhalla trails got about 4 inches of lake effect snow. All loops were rolled/packed. We set tracks on the Valkryie side-loop A, little A and loop B. The tracks are shallow and looked a little icy. Loop C was packed with the snowmobiles. All loops on the Teuton side were rolled/snowmobile packed. There wasn't enough snow after rolling to set tracks. The trail is still bumpy and uneven in places and early winter conditions. It was pretty windy when we left, so I'd expect some branches and pine needles to come down. There maybe drifting in places too. Stay safe out there if you brave the cold temperatures. Woods sure are pretty with all the snow now!

(Katie LeMoine)