28F and trails are open but ungroomed. Hill trail was the best with outer Prairie return but the last big downhill requires detouring on the golf course. The inner Prairie was in direct sun and very slow by the time I got there. When I arrived at 7:30 am the snow was frozen and there was lots of skier ruts but no ice except in some tracks. Luckily I threw my metal edge skis in at the last minute because they allowed me to maneuver around the bad spots on the shoulder of the trails and still enjoy the downhills. I skied every trail, including island and timber, which had some very challenging parts. The most challenging downhill was the steep one on the hill trail. The other hill downhill was fine. The snow transformed directly from icy to very soft slow snow so I never ended up using my regular classic skis.

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(Dan Zenk)

Baker was a special spring skiing treat on freshly groom trails. We went at 11:30-12:30 and the temperatures were 40*. Sun baked snow very soft. Intermittent fast in shade, slow on down hill in the sun. I hope they keep grooming. Skate looked good. A few bare spots in the tracks.

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(Diane Pattridge)

Awesome conditions for any time of year. I think Thtee rivers is modest. Patch of grass going to Island trail that you could walk or ski around without issue (or through on rock skis). Beautiful tracks on fairway.

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(Benjamin Fuller)

Skate skied fairway and prairie this afternoon. Very good coverage but also icy and fast. Difficult to find an edge in areas but mostly broke through the ice enough to stay planted. Baker must have been hit by freezing rain Tuesday. Didn't venture out to the lower trails due to concerns about the downhills and the ice. Classic tracks were set on fairway, not perfect but visible; none on prairie.

(Don Kinney)

Really very quite nice indeed. Much better than I was expecting. No classic track but the skate trails were great.

(Rick Budde)

Skated the outer loop except Fairway; the thermometer said 26F. Gorgeous trails in excellent condition; the best trail conditions I've encountered this season so far. There was a large pool of frozen melt water in a depression on the Island trail, but there was ample room on one side to ski around it. Thanks to the groomers for such a phenomenal job maintaining the trails.

(Kristian Markon)

Better than expected. Groomers had been out softening things up a little making what looked to be icy conditions very skiable. Skate deck was pretty nice, but had some debris. A few icy spots, but pretty limited. No classic tracks anywhere, but that was okay with me, I prefer to classic out of the tracks anyway.

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(Joey Merrill)

No tracks set but the skate deck was pretty good. A few icy spots that are easily avoided (none on fast sections). And a fair amount of organic material on the snow including twigs and bark from dead ash trees. I only saw a couple small bits of dirt that could scratch your skis. The steeper Hill trail and the Timber trail are both closed.

(Gene Kay)

Still very good conditions on all trails at Baker. Smooth grooming, only one or two slightly icy brown patches, a little more leaves but without consequences. Pleasant temperature with some sun. A few skiers but really quiet overall.

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(Bernard Cerles)

Skied with a headlight tonight and the trails were still in pretty good shape! There were a few small icy/thin spots out on timber but everything else was perfect!

(Cedar Lynch)