Skied from Jensen Trailhead to Junction 11 and back. Fresh snow with no rocks or debris. Packed Trails: Other trails that have been packed are highlighted in yellow on the map. Additional trails have been broken and set with human tracks, making them easy to ski. Warning - Wet Areas: Sections between Junctions 15 and 5, as well as from 18 to 19, have wet areas due to insulation from the 14 inches of accumulated snow. We plan to pack these trails tomorrow, which should help them harden up this weekend.

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(Nancy Schultz, Friends of Flathorn Gegoka Trails)

The blue trail past 19 needs to be cleared with a chainsaw. The trail has not been groomed out this far. I hit some rocks while breaking trail. If you want solitude- go.

(Paul Peterson)

We skied from Jensen Trailhead to junction 14 ? 21 ? 13 ? 17 ? 3 ? 2 and back to the trailhead. The section from Jensen Trailhead to junction 10 was packed but not tracked on Friday (packed on both sides). A more even pack has now been established between the trailhead and junction 17. Fresh snow with no rocks or debris. Yesterday, an extra inch of fresh, fluffy snow covered the packed trail. We broke trail from junction 14 ? 21 ? 13. Once back on 13, we opted to head to junction 3 from 17, then returned to the trailhead via 3 ? 2 ? 1. This section wasn't packed, but now has a human-tracked trail that's easy to ski through. Fantastic day out in the fresh winter wonderland these trails provide! Grooming plans: The plan is to pack all trails on Tuesday.

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(Nancy Schultz, Friends of Flathorn Gegoka Trails)

From the trailhead skied the 6.5 K out to past Junction 10 and back. This is a two track road with a hump in the middle and both sides had been packed. Since packing another few inches of snow has fallen and skier tracks were faint on one side and well set on the other. Great to be on natural snow for first time this year! Blue wax was perfect. No rocks or debris in the trail although pole plants hit the ground underneath.

(Tim Nelson)

The trails received 10-12"of light cold good snow. We packed two tracks on the Jensen Trail segment (1 to 18 and then 18-10) with snowmobile and reports are that it is a great 6 mile out and back ski. No rocks or debris peeking through. All other trails have more than enough snow to ski untracked (and unpacked) segments but one would want to 1) avoid the wetland trails since they are likely still unfrozen and possibly wet (see trail map with wetlands marked for those segments) and 2) wear gaiters!

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(Mary Shedd)