Skied the classic loop on the golf course. New snow made the conditions good, but the tracks were in bad shape about 50% of the time. Need more snow and new tracks set. The County was cutting down trees at the top of the hill in the Southeast corner. Lots of tire tracks.

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(John Kaminsky)

Wide strong skate deck about 4 KM. Good skis and poles do not penetrate to asphalt if there is any below. Has been groomed after about 1.5" fell over weekend. I'd give it an A+ I didn't get to the north side classic.

(David Anderson)

Classic tracks on golf course were somewhat worn, but pretty good, overall. Any windblown snow seems to have been packed down by skiers. There are still leaves in a few spots and what looked like bare asphalt in one spot. All easy to avoid. The skate deck also looked pretty good. Nice to have enjoyable skiing here in early December!

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(Thomas Benson)

Skating trail on golf course is newly groomed. Looks good from what I saw. Thanks groomers!

(Mike Miller)

Skate skied over the noon hour. Looks like it was groomed this morning. Very nice and only one set of boot prints so far. No bare spots. Very minor drifting. Some leaf debris but not an issue. Probably could have used good skis. I get about 4.03 km for this year's route. Love the two hills!

(Mike Miller)

Classic track on golf course ranged from near perfect to icy to leaf covered to blown in. All in all, it was delightful to ski with my brother in early December. Fifty years ago we were bushwacking in the Northern Kettle moraine...

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(John Kaminsky)

Skied in the classic tracks on the golf course south of the drive. There were short stretches where one of the tracks had windblown snow and 2 or 3 spots where leaves were in the track. There was also a little ice and one short spot on where the asphalt was bare. You can avoid all of that by switching to the skate deck briefly. All considered, it was in good shape and enjoyable. The groomer was making loops on the skate deck before noon, and it appeared to be in pretty good shape.

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(Thomas Benson)

The skate deck looks to have been groomed once following the snow. Coverage is good overall, but conditions are still very soft in most areas.

(Christopher Krueger)

Nordic loop still kicking, but definitely not without its rough spots. Starting point by the parking lot is very icy, sidewalk visible just beneath. Wind from last night must have come through because the tracks by the field on the east side were completely washed out. The small hill leading back down to the parking lot was a mess. Everything else was pretty nice! A pleasant first ski to get back into the swing of things.

(Taylor Soderling)

Groomer was out this morning around 8am. Skate deck is in good shape, and a classic track was placed on the golf course side as well.

(Adam Hudson)