Skied Deeryard, Fire Tower and Short Loop at temps just above freezing. Icy in shade, soft in the sun, a few spots bare that required steps over or off trail dodge, and a few hard to see rocks. One log across the trail. End of season spring skiing but fun and should last for awhile yet for those who like pushing the limits. Used my B skin skis which worked well for the variable conditions.

(Tim Nelson)

From Deeryard trailhead, skied all the Deeryard loop including fire tower and the short loop. Snow is plentiful, grooming is great. Double tracked classic tracks were well formed and firm, but glazed. Skin skis worked fine but needed to get out of tracks on big uphills. Short loop was a quite fast and I needed to snow plow on the big downs which some undulations made challenging. But overall the Deeryard loop remains in great spring skiing condition with plenty of snow.

(Tim Nelson)

Great newly groomed trails, temps 28-30 degrees, minimal ice in shady areas. Plenty of snow and a wonderful ski on a beautiful day.

(Pamela Faye)

On the far western end of the Norpine system, we skied from Caribou Trail west to Ski Hill Road. I'd been wondering why the Norpine Association on their current trail report described this trail as in poor condition. The snow closer to Lake Superior just isn't deep enough for this trail. While 70% of the trail was in decent shape, with fresh grooming, the grooming all but disappears in the frequent cedar swamps the trail passes through. Also, anytime there's a natural ditch in the trail, the ski trail also dips sharply down. Would recommend waiting to ski this trail until there is more snow. It's a beautiful forest and very few people.

(Andrew Slade)

From Hwy 61 snowmobile lot west of Cascade skied up the connector past Cascade, up West Pioneer, across the upper connector to Deeryard, around all Deeryard loops, back across the connector and back down to Lake Superior via West Pioneer and Ridge Run. Grooming was great, completed yesterday and today. Tracks at lower elevations are shallow but workable and Pioneer and Deeryard grooming was great. Solid deep tracks, firm deck, no pole plunging and great to see the double tracks back on Deeryard for those of you who like to ski side by side and converse! A little tree debris in the pine sections to look out for, and the logging road crossings are spots to suggest B skis but with caution good skis are fine.

(Tim Nelson)

Skied the Deeryard loop with the wifey at 2 pm. Everything was freshly groomed. Occasional debris and sticks popping up but mostly easy to avoid. Overall outstanding conditions.

(Mike Peters)

From Deeryard trailhead skied around the loop including the short loop. High winds of the last few days have caused the tracks to be drifted in in many places and tree debris was bad on the east side making glide harder than the cold snow would otherwise make it. But it was still a nice ski outing at minus 10 degrees.

(Tim Nelson)

From the Deeryard Trailhead skied clockwise including a trip up Fire Tower. Grooming after the 3 inches of snow was fresh and perfect. Tracks were straight and true but the wind had filled them in a bit in many places. Wind also created tree debris on the east side but given the cold temps, they were not a problem. Good ski in the cold.

(Tim Nelson)

Snow drought ended, 3-4" good powder fell today on top of packed base. Base quality adequate at lowest elevations, better to good at middle and higher elevations, massie/hall loops. Grooming had not been done yet.

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(Elger Lorenzsonn)

Deeryard Trails were a little snowed in, but conditions were great. The Short Loop was a little bumpy and there were a few sticks. The tracks were firm and a little snowed from the snow today. The Firetower was good too. A little Way down the connector the conditions became terrible. Only a few trails were groomed and some were rolled. Bad tracks below the deeryard loops.

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(Paavo Rova)