Excellent conditions and grooming, all trails classic and freestyle. Snow depth is about 14" with 2" new, very dry and fluffy snow. Trails have a good 3-4" packed base. The chalet provides a warmup for brave skiers. Open house with free ski rentals Sundays from 1-3. Snowshoe trails are groomed and well-used.

(Deane Johnson)

Well groomed, solid trails with minimal debris here and there. I did Eagle, Lake Trail, and Lilly's, 8 K on a quiet Friday morning. Fast and hard enough, but not dangerous. Definitely worth a visit.

(István Gombocz)

Excellent conditions, new snow 3"+ Wednesday, all trails groomed for skate and classic, with a 3-4" packed base. We had a ferocious wind yesterday that even carried with it a trace of RRV snirt! It's snowing now.

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(Deane Johnson)

Excellent conditions throughout! (Finally get to say that) new snow 4", base is now 3" packed powder, all trails groomed for skate and classic. Trails are beautiful again, so get out here and enjoy them!

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(Deane Johnson)

Lilly's remains good for skate/classic, good or B skis. We skipped Eagle and lake today due to a few icy spots, B or rock skis. Grooming plans: Grooming planned to fluff up any ice tomorrow, but minimal base in sunny spots may make that difficult. Hoping for snow. Photo: the new Lilly's hill.

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(Deane Johnson)

Snow depth 6", no new snow, 2-3" hard groomed base. All trails are groomed for skating, and Lilly's, Eagle, and Lake also for classic. Lilly's is good, Eagle fair with some icy patches on south exposed hills after a high of 40 yesterday. Clockwise is better on Eagle. Photos are Lilly's (clean) and Eagle, with the spot covered in fir cones, probably cut down by a red squirrel.

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(Deane Johnson)

Conditions are good to fair, with some twigs and debris, especially under trees. New snow is coming down, probably an inch. Snow depth is 6" with a firm base of 2". All trails are open and were groomed today. Lilly's beginner loop has a classic track, others DIY till we get more snow. Sunday open house from 1-3 is going again, with free ski rental that day. Hikers and dogs are welcome on snowshoe trails but please not on ski trails.

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(Deane Johnson)

I arrived half an hour before sunset on Friday just as the friendly groomers were completing the job. They had regroomed all trails for skating except Troll, which they only groomed up to the base of the hilly portion on both ends. Only Lilly was tracked for classic. Conditions were much better than I expected, given the thin snow. I ended up skating all trails Friday evening, and had a blast, even though the brutal wind was bringing down twigs and cones as I went. On Saturday I returned with three others. Initially I did classic, but I got frustrated with the debris grabbing my kick wax so I switched to skate, which was slow due to the intense cold, but still very enjoyable. The un-regroomed hilly portions of Troll were more challenging, but still doable. Two of my friends were satisfied with classic, even on the untracked trails. I presume they had waxless skis. Thanks groomers! You rescued my weekend, since I wasn't sure if I'd be able to get in any skiing at all on this long-planned trip up north.

(Lois Braun)

Good conditions again this week, and into the weekend if you're quite hardy and love subzero temps. No new snow, but total snow depth about 6" and packed 2-3" base on trails. All trails are groomed for skating, Lily's has a classic track. Some windblown seeds, etc. on the trail and expect more of this, otherwise snow is really nice. Good skis on Lily's, not sure about Lake and Troll.

(Deane Johnson)

We have 4" new snow on a 1" icy base. All trails have been rolled and packed, not enough snow to groom tracks. Lilly's loop beginner trail is good, others fair for skating. Lake is a little rough. Classic skiers have been out, DIY tracks. Lilly's hill has been redone to avoid private land, and the result is a wide, fun hill that leads to a long downhill cruise.

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(Deane Johnson)