The skate lanes on all trails were freshly groomed this morning. Some small debris on trails (needles, twigs) in concentrated areas. Warm days and below-freezing nights have made skiing fast and a bit icy in the morning, turning softer in the afternoons, but still very good conditions overall! All trails are tracked, but no fresh classic tracks were set for the weekend.

(Kurt Janko)

Everything was open, well covered and well groomed. There was a fair bit of debris down, hence the B ski recommendation. This is mostly just an issue with the classic tracks, though. The warm temperatures (over 40) didn't do the trails any favors. It was slow going, and the snow seemed to vacuum your skis to the ground at times.

(Adam Schwartz-Lowe)

The main trails have were groomed and tracked on Tuesday and are in great shape for both skating and classic. We have groomed and tracked Sally's Classic trail this morning. The track set up smooth and to full depth. The edges of the trail are not completely set up yet and you may find your poles sink a bit. Some low lying areas of the trail were insulated from the first heavy snow event of the season and had visible water showing after rolling the trail. We managed to fill in these areas with surrounding snow and are not visible to the skier after a final groom, but one might still find their poles or skis sinking in a few of these areas. Mild weather may slow how fast these wet/soft areas set up. This holiday should offer some excellent skiing conditions hear in Brule. Thanks for coming out!

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(Matthew Leischer, Wisconsin DNR)

Ski trails at Afterhours are all in very good to excellent condition. Skate deck is in great shape and classic tracks were firm and deep. DNR groomers had been waiting for a machine part to be able to set track on the Sally's "classic-only" trail. That part arrived yesterday, so I'd anticipate track set soon, for all areas. Please come out and ski!

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(Cordell Manz)

We had a few inches of fresh snow covering our trails from the weekend. We have groomed the entire trail system and will be setting track this afternoon. The trail is still soft in areas as we are still working our snow base. Overall the trails are fairly smooth and will improve as temperatures drop. Conditions are good to very good and there is about 8-10 inches of base.

(Matthew Leischer, Wisconsin DNR)

The entire trail system has been rolled and we have begun to level the base in preparation for grooming on Thursday and track setting on Friday. We will not be able to set track on classic trail for this weekend. We have added roughly 2 miles of new trail to the system this year. We plan to groom it for skating and as time allows setting some track. There are trail maps at most new intersections and the new trail signage will be out soon.

(Matthew Leischer, Wisconsin DNR)

All trails have been groomed and tracked and are in excellent condition! We are not able to set track on Classic Trail at this time, due to a part being stolen from our small groomer during the off season. Get out and enjoy!

(Kurt Janko)

Groomers have been out all week working on the trails. Currently, all trails except White Pine, Little Joe, and the new Nebagamon Creek Trail have been groomed for skating. Conditions remain a little soft after our 20" snowfall, but skiing is good. By the weekend, all trails should be groomed and tracked and in great shape.

(Dan Kephart, Wisconsin DNR)

The skate deck is minimally bumpy and it was soft during the warm part of the day according to others who had skied at that time. No tracks set yet, but still a beautiful ski.

(Beth Manz)

I skied the entry, balsam and aspen. Wonderful snow. The groomers had made some passes on these trails so there was a deck - no tracks. It was beautiful on the trail - bright blue sky. I saw one skate skier and someone on the snowshoe trail. Skiing should be fantastic this week - too bad I have to head south. Thanks for grooming - and plowing the lot!

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(Barbara Zellmer)