Not recently groomed, but well packed and tracked by other skiers. Amazing to be out classic skiing in this weather (41F). Think bit more snow please.

(Ned Dunbar)

Skied all the loops except the 1.4 k outer loop north of the creek which was not groomed. Temps in the high 30's, a few inches of fresh snow since last groom made skier packed tracks shallow but very skiable. Skins worked fine. Deck under the tracks was firm and supportive, no issues with pole plunging you might expect at these temps. Coverage was plentiful.

(Tim Nelson)

We groomed the Cascade Connector down to the state park, and then focused on the interior loop trails west of the parking lot until it got too warm. Tracks will be soft but they are there.

(Kris Rich, US Forest Service)

Skied from the FR 158 trailhead out to I and back. It was beautiful. Tracks were a bit shallow but very little debris. If you like fewer hills amongst the aspen and pines this is for you. It was my first time here and I will definately be back. Thanks to the groomers.

(Melissa Gross)

Today we rolled and tracked the 10-12 inches of fresh snow from the blizzard. It was still quite windy today so we had some snow blow in some tracks in the open areas. All main interior trails were included, just not the far northeast loops or the Cascade Connector today. Overall the trails will be in prime condition once the tracks set up.

(Kris Rich, US Forest Service)

Only did a short loop but tracks were pretty good. My skin skis were performing well in the warm snow but pole plants were going pretty deep, making it hard to get much push from the poles.

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(Peter Aggen)

1" to 4" of fresh snow, sunshine, and great trails made for a fun and challenging day. A huge Thank You to Allie Rykken and team for putting on an amazing Ski North Ultramarathon. A well organized race on the Deer Yard, Bally Creek, Cascade state park, and Caribou trails. Congrats to all that participated.

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(Tom Ajax)

We groomed/tracked the course of the Ski North Ultra including the Cascade Connecter, much of the road portions of trail, and a few interior loops. Conditions were icy, and then soft, with plenty of debris along the trail and in the tracks from recent wind. The best skiing is on the roads where there is less debris. Please note that there will be increased traffic on Saturday due to the event and ski safe!

(Kris Rich, US Forest Service)

We groomed the Cascade Connector, Big Cedar tree loop, Kirk's Run/Eagle Mountain, and Wildlife Pond. There is debris on the trail from last weekend's windstorm.

(Abby Ritman)

We groomed the cascade connector to Cascade River State Park and the NE loops today. Between yesterday and today's grooming, the entire Bally Creek Ski trail system is groomed.

(Abby Ritman)