Skied all of the upper trails as well as hairpin and balsam. Everything was skiable without any portaging, but there are a decent number of burnouts and pools of slush to dodge. The snow is dirty but was firm when I skied in the afternoon.

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(Henry Campbell)

Nice base left on the Tech trails. As the lower half of the trails are no longer groomed, I thought the upper trails would not be so great, but I was pessimistic. Full coverage still everywhere with classic tracks set. I could not be here in the morning otherwise it would have been a great day. It was a sluggish day in mid afternoon sunshine.

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(Gui Girard)

Epic skiing at Michigan Tech after the Great Bear Chase. Unbelievably good conditions, race skis no problem, perfect grooming, bright sunny day, mid-20s. Can't ask for better conditions for both classic and skate!

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(Bill Oyler)

Tech trails are in really good shape after the melt. Grooming in process, and the skate deck is flat, fast, but with good edging. Skiing lives on in the Keweenaw!

(Alan Turnquist)

Conditions overall are very good! Upper, Lower, Competition and Nara Trails are tilled, groomed and tracked. Tolkien and River Loop Trails are dragged, groomed and tracked. Conditions over all are very good!

(Brad Barnett)

All Main Trails are tilled, groomed and tracked. Conditions are excellent over the entirety of the trail system.

(Brad Barnett)

All Main Trails tilled groomed and tracked 6:00am. The Main Trail Head will be kept open today and tomorrow to the public, but please use only the Birch Loop to access the open trails. Oak and Pine will remain closed where they intersect the Core Loop. Please stay off the Race Course throughout today and tomorrow. Please use caution, There will be grooming equipment on the trails. Thank you everyone!

(Brad Barnett)

For those brave souls venturing out this morning the Lower Trails and Nara were groomed first and finished at 5:30am. The Bombardier then headed directly into the Upper Trails. The Upper Trails as well as Tolkien are in the process of being groomed this morning.

(Brad Barnett)

The crew has been hard at it trying to keep up with the snowfall and repairing equipment. The upper trails are being panked and groomed to the best of our abilities. The rest of the trail system is snowed in. The Bombardier is in the shop where we are assessing an issue with the fuel system. We are down to one machine to pack and groom and it is being worked continuously. The trails are too soft to pull the Ginzu and set track. Please bear with us and know we are doing our best to give you something to ski. Thank you for your patience.

(Brad Barnett)

Birch, Oak, Pine, Portage, Balsam, Maple, Linden, Peepsock and Core Loops are all tilled and tracks have been reset. The skate lanes have been dragged on the rest of our main trails. The crew was off the main trails by 4:30 am. The trails have set up well and are in very good condition.

(Brad Barnett)