A bullet proof base and an inch plus of powder made for fun skating conditions. Even got to try telemark turns down the big hills. Any classic ski would work in these conditions too. Recent grooming was restricted to Snag and Lake Loops, but a few of those laps make for a good workout.

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(Jeff Pesta)

Not groomed, No classic tracks. Did not ski.

(Darren Neuman)

10" of new drifting snow took three days of rolling, packing, and grooming to set skate lane and track (except Atomic Run). Trails in very good condition. Thanks Ken V for your help and all the other groomers out there in snow land.

(Boomer Moritko)

Apologies for last weekends lack of grooming. We made the call Thursday evening not to groom on Friday. In hindsight, wished we had groomed. Anywho, We received another 6" of new snow yesterday early. I was able to pack the system yesterday in preparation of a grooming session today which went really well. We groomed both skate and classic on all trails except atomic drop. As always things will be a bit soft until it sets up. It will be as good as it is as we are getting into some warm afternoons. If you can, ski when the temps are below freezing and it will help keep the conditions good for the next day. We will see what the weather brings us and groom next week if the conditions allow.

(Tony Carter)

We groomed the 6" of fresh snow we received yesterday. Skate and track were set on all trails except for Atomic drop. We might abandon the trail for the rest of the season. There's plenty to ski though. Conditions will be soft, hopefully it will set up. We are planning on grooming again on Friday depending on how much snow we get Wednesday and Thursday. It's been a struggle, but the conditions of some of the best in years.

(Tony Carter)

Fun to ski the rolling terrain of sugar hills. It had been groomed a few day ago. Decent tracks with a few leaves here and there. Skate lane good but fast on the downhills. Looks like the had gotten a couple inches of fresh snow earlier in week. I hadn't been there since the state meets of the 80's. There's a new warming house. Very nice.

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(Diane Pattridge)

I skied 50K out here today. After the rain and refreeze, the skate deck is really nice and firm. The classic track is a little shallow in places because it's hard to set a track in rock hard snow. ( Even a Pistenbully is challenged in these conditions as I discovered when I groomed at Mt Itasca a couple days ago). The glide on the skate deck was not as good as I anticipated with the temperature in the upper 20s. Maybe it had to do with the crystal structure after some thick frost overnight. A change of skis to something with more structure helped. My new classic skis were best for glide. Anyway, I took one or two excursions off the trail on top of the refrozen snow, once to locate a flock of evening grosbeaks I was hearing, and the other time to ski the length of Long Lake. Crust skiing has started a month early!

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(Bob Conzemius)

Amazing firm powdery virgin corduroy skate deck. Perfect conditions! Classic trail looked a bit shallow - but saw a couple skiers out enjoying classic tracks as well. Huge thanks to groomers for awesome job! What a great trail system!

(Chip Tabor)

We groomed all trails except for Atomic Drop. We had about 1" of new snow to work with over a frozen base. We set classic track, some of it good, some washed out. All in all though, it should ski well after the trail sets up.

(Tony Carter)

We groomed skate lane and track today, except Atomic. Trails in very good condition. Lots of wolf tracks and scat, snow dropping off trees beware.

(Boomer Moritko)