Good morning skiing after one more round of snowmobile grooming, including some track setting. A lot of good snow, with a few walk-across bare spots. I used B skis without any problems, and didn't need to take skis off to cross bare spots, Thankful for great grooming all season long, from the Thanksgiving week blizzard into May.

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(Peter Vorhes)

Excellent spring conditions on the trails that are still open with a few minor bare spots forming. These spots can easily be avoided or a short 10 foot walk. The majority of what is groomed is still in really good condition for the end of April. Thanks to Swedetown for doing such an awesome job with the grooming this season and throughout the spring.

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(Kris Anderson)

Groomers got wind damage cleared and opened the Bear loops, Powderhouse, and Relentless. Excellent conditions continue. I found one bare spot on the whole system... unfortunately it was the Mr Hyde blind downhill on Relentless, which I hit at speed and had to resort to the "flying buttocks arrest." Fortunately no harm done, but folks might prefer to take the cut across (that I read about after I finished skiing). It cuts this section off.

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(Sue Schroeder)

Great skiing continues at Swedetown. They groomed and set track on trails except Relentless, Powderhouse, and the Bears. Strong winds have brought down a bunch of tree debris (and trees as evidenced by sawdust and recent chainsaw activity) and I have recommended B skis because of debris, not base. I skied everything that was groomed and the base is still good. Glad we made the trip over.

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(Sue Schroeder)

I was able to get the Husky out this morning to grind up this icy stuff and make some excellent spring ski trail for you. Both tracks and skate deck have been tilled and reset after the snow cooled down and set up, so conditions are suitable today for all skill levels of skier. It was slow going, but I was able to groom Lens, Tiger, Cedar, Tamarack, Birch, Eds, Pine Ridge, Valley, and one pass around Greenstone. Grooming plans: the remaining trails will be groomed tomorrow.

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(Larry Zurawski)

Perfect conditions for today's Easter Bunny Hoppet! Fast fun lots of racers enjoying all the great grooming and snow! The conditions at Swedetown were really excellent with clean firm enough corn snow to ski on.

(Mary Kay Aufrance)

Easter Swedetown sweetness. Better than chocolate bunnies! Perfect grooming, sunshine, fresh snow on the trees. Lots of smiling faces. Full-depth tracks and fresh corduroy.

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(Sue Schroeder)

Great trails, excellent snow, superb grooming. I skate-skied due to concerns that snow might stick to skin-skis, but others were classical skiing with skin skis and reported no sticking.

(Russ Schulz)

Due to its proximity to the big lake, Swedetown has been spared from most of the effects of the recent warm-up. Everything (including a couple inches of fresh powder) was freshly groomed today, and conditions for both skate and classic were great. And we still have plenty of snow as is evident from the picture.

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(Larry Zurawski)

The Swedetown trails are still going strong and show no signs of stopping! The sun came out when I began, but it was never too warm to really affect the trails. The classic tracks were just the right amount of slick, and the skate deck looked firm. They do an incredible job grooming here.

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(Levi Smith)