Afterglow is at it again! Excellent. Skating 10 of 10. Yes, temp was a chilly 7f, but it was fast and smooth and firm. A little dusting of lake effect snow freshened up the tracks a pinch. Some wind blown debris in the tracks puts the classic rating 9.1 of 10. The multiple wolf tracks on Trail 5 did not detract from speed or smoothiness! The mass of trees downed from the Dec storm is shocking. Kudos to the Vilas Volunteers and Pete for clean up.

(Abbott Wright)

Afterglow Trails are now again open to the public for XC-Skiing, Snowshoeing, and Fat Biking. (Tubing hill and Ice Skating are not open to the public). New hours: We are open Thursday-Sunday, closed Monday-Wednesday. On Dec 15th we suffered to worst storm damage in our resorts 73 year history. Straight line winds knocked 10's of thousands of trees down on our property. We posted some photos and videos and calls started to come in of friends offering to help. Unfortunately the damage was way beyond what a group of people with chainsaws was going to be able to clear so heavy equipment was needed to get the worst pockets of downed trees. The number of volunteers brought tears to our eyes. It seemed like every time we needed another hand someone else would offer to help. The job these volunteers completed was enormous. Thank you to all the volunteers, we just can't thank you enough. Please be advised when driving into the resort speed has been a big issue. My dogs have nearly been hit multiple times. Please drive slow in the resort. We are on our feet again. Please come out and ski. Thanks.

(Pete Moline)

Per the website, they are nnot open to the public this season. Must stay at Afterglow Resort to utilize the facilities.

(William Kircher)