Deep hard classic tracks! Skate trail freshly groomed but has a ridge down the center in a number of places. Plenty of room to skate on either side of the ridge, but why would you skate when classic skiing is so much more fun in the cold?!? Skied south of OO about 8km down and back.

(David Nelson)

Trail ran along Birkie (not on it!) from Mosquito Brook south, Beautiful white, spotless corduroy and perfect classic tracks! Nothing but whiteness. Time to ski it tomorrow!

(Audun Mikkelson)

Classic skied Birkie trail between OO and Boedecker. Grooming was excellent. It was a little drifted, windy, and cold in the open area as expected, but except for that a very pleasant ski. Tracks were full depth and hard, a little slow due to the cold. Another skier reported skating was good, just a little slower than classic. Thanks for the grooming. And did I say it was a beautiful day on the trail?

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(Tom Detzner)

Strided 17k to 5k and back. New corduroy and track whole way, skied over freshy groomed Becker Law Link bridge and on new Birkie course connection to old course. Mint conditions for striding!

(Audun Mikkelson)

I skied north and south from Mosquito Brook. The trail had been groomed this morning but only on one side at the time. The groomed side was lightly travelled and the other side was heavily used. The ungroomed side was actually faster if not easier. There were few dirty spots and minimal tree litter. The classic tracks on both sides were really nice.

(Don Quick)

Classic skied from OO south to Gravel Pit Road. Tracks are excellent since they groomed for the Seeley Hills Classic on Saturday. About one inch of new snow Sunday morning slows things down a bit but excellent skiing. Skate deck is very nice but a bit slow becuase of the new snow, but not complaining about new snow! Blue kick wax day so all good!

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(David Gorringe)

Skied south from Mosquito Brook to Hatchery and back. There was good coverage after the bit of snow last night. It hasn’t been groomed in a few days. It was pretty warm and it made for a hard slog as the snow was very sticky. Everyone I talked too concurred it was very slow going.

(Mark Edstrom)

Another warm ski today in the Northwoods. Skied about 8K from Mosquito Brook north towards OO. Trails have not been groomed and still a bit sticky with the warmer conditions. Picked a warmer wax which gave some glide which was an improvement from yesterday. No bare spots from what I could see, but sunnier spots seemed to be a bit bald/icy.

(Betsy Van Cleve)

At mid-morning I went to Hatchery Creek and skied north to Mosquito Brook and back. There was 1.5 inches of new snow overnight, not too fluffy and not too sticky, so skiing was great. However, at mid-day the temperature rose enough to make the snow really sticky.

(Don Quick)

Woof -- Slow, slow conditions from Hatchery to Mosquito Brook today. Good base of snow (no bare spots), but warm snow and lack of grooming made for a slog of a ski. Hard to get any glide. But, beautiful day for a ski.

(Betsy Van Cleve)