Really good conditions at North End - the tracks are firm, but in places are a little windswept from the last 12 hours of cold blowing in. Start of the North End Classic trail wasn't tracked, so we stayed on our tried and true 7K B loop, which was lovely. Another great ski at North End!

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(Rick Cochrane)

Excellent conditions today at the North End trails! I was only able to ski the B (7K) loop due to time - I didn't get there until about 4 pm. But the snow is great, there was enough to cover the debris from a couple weeks ago, tracks were solid, skate deck looked really good. The woods were beautiful! Thank you NESC!

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(Rick Cochrane)

What a beautiful trail system. Deep tracks on birke classic and a little more shallow and soft on north end. Be sure to carry a map because it is moderately marked. Another perfect day.

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(Diane Pattridge)

We strided the main 12k loop and parts of the classic only trail that were tracked beginning at 8:30 am. Skate lanes and tracks appeared to have been groomed the night before and were in excellent condition. More grooming was being done when we left at midday. Trails have a nice flow and the classic only single-track trail is a blast! Thanks for the great grooming!

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(Darren Blankenship)

And yet another great day at North End! Skied the A, B, C loop - 12K, all good. Trail conditions nearer the start for the first couple K were still a little wonky from more use, still a bit of debris when pines are overhead, but an amazing job by the team. Thank you!

(Rick Cochrane)

Another great day at North End! Still a bit of debris, but nothing too crazy. Classic tracks were predictably a little shallow nearer to the trailhead from so much use, but that's a good thing! We skied the 12K C loop and conditions past about 3 or 4K were amazing.

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(Rick Cochrane)

The north end trail is fully groomed. The skate deck is soft in spots but the classic tracks are in great shape. There is a lot of blown down in some areas, pine needles, sticks etc. hop skiing is sometimes necessary. In any case it was great skiing. The North End Classic single track had not been set.

(Brad Wilkinson)

Recently groomed, the trails are in excellent condition. Due to the heavy snow and lots of brush down due to high winds, some segments have yet to be groomed. Nonetheless above zero temps and sunny sky were very welcome for skiing today.

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(Chip Treen)

Another glorious day North End! Skied the B and A loops today, both are in really good condition. There are still some rare washouts in the classic track, but it's still in exceptional shape. Skate deck has firmed up a lot from yesterday. A bunch more people today - that's a good thing! Still only ran across a dozen on the actual trails. Careful, the trees are throwing snowballs, they got me good at the top of the hill by Penny Lane :).

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(Rick Cochrane)

Today I classic skied at the North End Trails in Cable. The Cable area just received around a foot and a half of new snow. There was very good coverage on the trails with an occasional branch and some debris. The trail, along with pole plants, were soft in spots but should firm up with cold temps. I mainly skied the North End Classic Trail and the groomer had just set a new track that offered good control and kick.

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(David Martin)