All trails touched up today. Skate deck is in good shape, hard and fast. Track was reset where washed out and is shallow in places, but mostly track is hard, fast. and has little debris. It should be a great weekend for skiing with warmer weather. We are hoping for fresh snow next week.

(Barry Tulkki)

With the snow earlier this week the tracks were practically debris free and in good condition, and the skate deck looked in excellent shape as well.

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(David Wilford)

Skied Sunday and Monday. Dreamlike conditions with excellent grooming and weather on the Sunday. Monday offered perfect weather again with a fresh 1.5 inch of dry powder which made conditions fast yet soft. Thank you groomers!

(Daniel Raether)

Beautifully groomed trails. Tracks were just a bit shallow and soft in places. I stuck to the greens and blues due to poor kick wax selection on my part, so I can't comment on the blacks. Thanks Balsam Branch for the best trails of the season.

(Bob McKlveen)

With 2" of high moisture snow last night, we were able to groom possibly our best trail yet for the year. Trail looks awesome after we finished grooming. A little cool down and the trail should set up good. Currently very few leaves and debris. Enjoy. I know I will.

(Greg Hoelscher)

Great conditions, given the snow we've had this year, but only if you like firm and fast. Yikes! Harder to get kick even with skins at times, and the downhills were a little more than I wanted so I even sidestepped down one. Tracks are a little washed out obviously, but holding up decent. The usual annoying few oak leaves like to grab you occasionally and make it even more fun. Used my B skis but could have used my better good skis.

(Steve McCormack)

First time skiing these trails and was pleasantly surprised. I skate skied in my rock skis but would have felt comfortable with my B skis even with the small amount of debris. I was worried about a lot debris but the fresh dusting of snow must have really covered a lot up and the trail is in the woods. I skied around noon and the trails where basically freshly groomed. Very smooth, no icy spots, really great ski. I skied the black most difficult, blue more difficult and most of the green loops.

(Hanne Guthrie)

I skied the entire system except the loop around the pond at D.D. Kennedy. Great conditions in the moderate-depth but firm track, with today's powder well skied in. Enough snow so all hills felt safe, as long as I kept at least one foot out of the track on some of the aggressively-tracked downhill curves. I only saw one hint of depleted snow on a downhill section from skiers snowplowing.

(Wayne Federer)

With a fresh inch of snow falling this morning the conditions were terrific and the trails had been recently groomed as well, with a nice firm deck and just a bit of leaf litter blowing around. A great day to be out and to enjoy winter!

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(David Wilford)

I skied the lighted trails, and despite the cold and whistling wind, the skiing was great. The classic grooves were excellent with minimal washout spots. There was some leaf debris, but that's to be expected with the wind.

(Amy Riegelman)