Groomed up today/tonight's snow on the skate loops. Skate loops should be in great shape until the next snowfall.

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(Robert Polic)

Just finished grooming up the fresh 2+" of snow we received overnight on the skate loops. Will is out doing the same on the classic trails right now. Making progress with the brushing, putting time in yesterday and today while grooming and the fresh snow is helping bury the debris. Overall trails are in great shape.

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(Robert Polic)

Nicely done and fresh, we being the second and third pole plants in view. I liked how the groomers set a single center track, avoiding branches and side whips. Tracks somewhat shallow due to conditions, but plenty of snow depth under foot. Hats off to Will and Rob for a job well done. Quite a few cars coming and going on a Friday afternoon confirm their good work.

(Kenneth Schoville)

Just finished grooming all the skate loops. All loops got two passes and have really firmed up and leveled out. Did more brushing along the trails focusing on Bruce's Roundabout. Trails should be in excellent shape for the weekend.

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(Robert Polic)

Just finished grooming and tracking all classic loops. Excellent, deep tracks for the most part. Final two kilometers back in where the trail is shared with skate lane, tracks are mostly quite good with a few short pieces of shallow, sketchy tracks. Doug's Folly is a Mecca for oak leaves, and there are scattered oak leaves here and there on other loops, but otherwise they are not a hinderance. Robert is out grooming all skate loops now. With the way the short portion I groomed on the dual-use section, skating should be absolutely excellent.

(Will Maines)

Skied all the skating trail segments today and they were excellent. First time I'd seen Bruce's Roundabout loop groomed this season which was a nice surprise. Get out and enjoy these nicely groomed trails. Many thanks to Will and Robert for their excellent work.

(John Huppert)

Picked up a couple inches of fresh snow Sunday afternoon/evening. Groomed all of the skate loops this morning and continued with the brushing. Trails are in excellent shape. Will is heading out this afternoon to groom the classic trails.

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(Robert Polic)

Just finished setting track on Short Cut and Pine Hollow. All classic trails are now tracked and in very good shape. Here and there you'll find a little brush hanging over the trail, but Bob and I have cleared the worst of it and have the trails in good shape as far as clearing goes. Skate loops have all been freshly groomed by Bob and are in excellent shape. Bruce's Roundabout has now been rolled and groomed once over with each method and is skiable, but until we can clear a lot of brush and overhanging branches it will be iffy for quality skiing.

(Will Maines)

Will and I brushed, rolled and groomed most of the classic tracks this morning and I brushed and groomed all of the skate loops this afternoon. Bruce's Roundabout on the skate side was rolled and got one pass of grooming this afternoon. It needs lots of brushing though before it's really skiable - I'll be working on that next week. Otherwise trails should be in great shape for the weekend.

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(Robert Polic)

All skate loops are groomed and in excellent condition. Some overhanging brush, but much of it Bob has already cleared. Groomed and tracked Short Cut, Doug's Folly, Hair Raiser and Oak Ridge yesterday. Mostly excellent track. Removed a lot of overhanging and down brush, saplings, etc. Oak leaves less of a problem now. Will be out tomorrow grooming, tracking and clearing remainder of classic trails. They are skiable today only in bushwhack style.

(Will Maines)