Very pleased with the good skating conditions today. Didn't expect the expert rated Nutcracker and Squirrels tail to be freshly groomed, but they were. No ice to be concerned about. I would personally never ski them in icy conditions. Sunny day was very enjoyable for the Island hop trail as well.

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(Brian Ciske)

All trails are open, with plenty of snow, but only "core" trails are being groomed. The rest are really icy, softening somewhat only in the late afternoon. Skied Nepco, Island "Hoppet", X-C Express, Yukon, Nekoosa and some connecting trails. All listed here groomed the night before. Initially all were fine with a great glide. Around noon they become progressively softer and slushier in spots, as expected. Fast sections continued in the shade, with a rapid glide drops in sunny spots.
The "groomsman" said that the same trails would be re-groomed on Thursday and Friday nights. The River Run may be also groomed on Friday night, but not for sure.

(Krzysztof Szymonski)

The sweet siren call of spring skiing is in the air. And Looking for that sweet spot for classic, between 28-31F, well tilled and aged track, I blew it by talking in the chalet a bit too long. Nevertheless, a mighty fine day, sun angle and all. Did a fair amount of double pole and definitely could have won my age group at the Vasa with these conditions. The groomers seem to reasonably do another 5,10,15 k per night as the going is slow with a freeze/thaw cycle upon us. As always, “Follow the groomer” seems like good advice. The skating looked enticing and that may be tomorrow’s choice. Either way, still a deep base to work with and plenty of skiing ahead.

(Ken Schoville)

Very good skiing on today's groomed skate trails. The ones not groomed lately are fair to good depending on how soft they have become. Tracks look mostly solid. I didn't notice if they were icy. Beautiful sunny, blue sky day! School kids having a blast tubing.

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(Brian Ciske)

The trails have recovered nicely since yesterday’s balmy temps and sunshine. Both tillers (PistenBully and Mueller) went out last night and produced some great conditions. 100% coverage. It was a perfect day for skating: silky smooth decks with excellent edge control. The classic tracks were variable in depth but were plenty deep for a very enjoyable ski. Skins or waxables with klister binder would work well.

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(Erin Blow)

What an absolutely phenomenal day for a pre Birkie ski! A large portion of the park was groomed last night following Monday night’s 2” of fresh snow. I skied the west side of the park and was treated with crisp corduroy and deep solid tracks throughout. It’s looking fantastic out there!

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(Erin Blow)

Wow skate decks were pristine on Monday really hard snow and Monday night a very lite .5" snow. Hoping Birkie conditions this good!

(Dick DeVries)

Some of the best grooming I've seen in a very long time. Almost the entire system was as close as you get to flawless. With the exception of only 3 or 4 trails, everything was groomed last night. Props to the groomers. The snow was a tiny bit slow because of the temps, but, wow, what fun!

(Joe Bednarowski)

I classic skied base to Nose Dive to Express to Nakoosa to Wolf Tracks and back on Nepco. The track was deep and firm and speed was moderate. Pole plant was good. Overall conditions I would rate as very good to excellent. The groomers do an outstanding job here so it’s always a pleasant XC outing.

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(Jim Gantz)

Great skiing today at MWP - first time there (other than one time in heavy snow) and very happy with the trails and grooming.

(Jeffrey Giesler)