Arrived at 9:30 to hear that the 10k and 6k loops had been groomed this morning, so I skied those. The skate deck was in good shape for the most part with no debris or brown spots. Icy fast with thin areas in the pine woods and in the sun areas from thawing and freezing overnight. The classic tracts had not been groomed since Sunday and looked icy hard. Starting to soften up when we left at 11:00 and the temp was 34 and sunny.

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(Scott Frazier)

Fair skiing, a bit icy and fast. Classic track is set throughout, and is a bit like a luge run in places. Skate lane is hard, level, and rutted in places. I did not encounter any bare spots, but there is some debris on the trail. There were a few deer out and about that did not seem afraid of humans. The trails are well laid out with excellent signage. Rumor has it that tomorrow will be the last official day these trails are open for the season.

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(Jonathon Rulseh)

Sunday will be the last day that the chalet is open. You will be welcome to ski the trails after that however the grooming will be stopped. Today we groomed the lit, Y, 6k and part of the 10k. The trails are still in decent condition, with a few small bare spots. Thank you for the banner year. We hope to see you again next year. Come visit this summer for hiking or biking.

(Barb Maguire)

Conditions are average. We have an average base of about 4-6" in the woods, less on the south facing hills. With the constant thaw by day and freeze by night, it is a little icy in spots. Today was the final day we will groom for the season and the Chalet closes at the end of the day Sunday. Thank you to those that visited for a great season!

(Bradley Mroczenski)

No need to go anywhere else to ski today. Nine Mile is the place. 12 Miles of skating bliss. The Pistonbully is back up and running and doing its thing. Skate lanes excellent, tracks were set deep in the soft snow overnight. Can't go wrong today.

(Dane Parker)

Lovely conditions at Nine Mile this afternoon. Skate lane was a little soft on top but lots of depth with a solid base. No classic tracks set at this time. Snow is getting dirty and there was a couple wet spots on top of the snow but really nice spring skiing.

(Randy Lueth)

We re-groomed skate deck yesterday and are resetting track this morning. We had no bare ground reports yesterday. Skiing has been wonderful in the afternoon and evening. Fewer oak leaves than earlier. We will remain open as long as we have skiers and snow to groom, so come visit.

(Barb Maguire)

We regroomed all of the ski trails for skating this morning. We did not groom the classic trails. we have stopped grooming the Alps and a little Alps We do not have any dirt spots at this time. Conditions will be fast in the morning and will soften up in the afternoon due to the temperatures. Snowshoeing is also open. Ski and snowshoes available for rent.

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(Barb Maguire)

All trails are in good shape. Due to the warm temps the current plan for grooming is: the Lighted Loop, Cookie Trail, Y trail, 6k and 10k will be the focus for our grooming. The 20k will be groomed when needed and if we can get to it. The Alps will no longer be groomed this season. Our grooming equipment is out of service at Nine Mile and we are in the process of getting other machinery out there to replace. Grooming operations are currently at a standstill until repairs can be made or other equipment out to the location. Please bear with us!

(Bradley Mroczenski)

All trails were groomed yesterday and some today. Skate lanes looked good. Classic tracks were firm and deep with some leaves in tracks. Afternoon sun softened some areas but those in shade were good. The ones that had sun were icing as the tracks got back into shade. Person in lodge said trails will still be groomed as long as it gets below freezing at night.

(Rochelle Kugel)