They have worked wonders here at Afterglow. After the warm temps and the rain, it was astonishing to find hard and fast conditions, great edge control and a fairly flat skate deck. A few bumpier segments, a couple of spots that need to be double polled through, but I used my best skis and never hit a thing in 26K. Given what we have had to work with it was really amazing.

(Kirby Schuller)

Peter did it again. Up at 3am to groom after a day of temps in the mid 30's and rain. The result along with an inch of new snow and temps in the high teens almost perfect conditions. A fast blue wax day in firm tracks with no ice. A flat smooth platform for skating again with no ice. All trails open with exception of a small part of 6. Skied from 10 to 2. Highly recommend as an option for any level of skier. Peter and Gail are great host and the amenities though simple are welcoming.

(Jeff Starz)

Trails groomed up very well this morning. Full depth classic tracks. Almost smooth skate lane. All classic tracks reset for the 5th time this season. All skate lanes groomed. Only a short section of trail 8 is closed. 95% open. Snowing now. Very good conditions exist.

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(Pete Moline)

3+" of new snow at 30F. Very good to excellent conditions. Great heavy snow to fill bumps and build our base. All trails open. All classic tracks reset. All skate lanes groomed. Much smoother skate lane. Full depth classic tracks.

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(Pete Moline)

Things are in really good shape at Afterglow following the warm spell. Skied the majority of the open trails, all fully covered and except for being on the bumpy side, in great condition. With only a little care you could probably use good skis. Thanks to Pete for the great conditions under what have been difficult circumstances.

(Kirby Schuller)

We survived and are open for skiing, fat biking and snowshoeing. We received 1" new snow. Ski, snowshoe and fat bike trails are in good to very good condition. Worn almost full depth classic tracks exist. B skis are recommended. Caution. Frost has caused heaving in the trails and they are bumpy. Expert trails are closed. Trail 5 is very rutted and not recommended. We close our trails when the snow turns to slush and recently had to close for a few afternoons. The payoff is having skiable conditions now. Trails are groomed/pulverized and no ice exists on our trail system.

(Pete Moline)

Afterglow has a lot more snow available than others in the area. Conditions were really quite good though on the bumpy side. You could very well use the A skis with a little care. Kudos to Pete for closing his trails when the temp starts to get too high to maintain their condition. I skied from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM and conditions were actually quite fast. It was really pleasant.

(Kirby Schuller)

Skated Afterglows trails this morning. Surprisingly good snow coverage. Skate deck was nice and firm. On the bumpy side, no surprise with the low snow so far this season, but still very few thin spots that need to be avoided. A great ski.

(Kirby Schuller)

Perfect early season conditions. Groomed and fast. Great day for skiing. I look forward to hitting this trail tomorrow.

(Jim Gustafson)

A great day of skiing. Conditions were very good. Tracks on most trails. Sunny and 18 deg. It doesn't get much better than this.

(Bob Klinter)