Trails were groomed yesterday after the big snowfall. Skate deck is soft packed powder; I had hoped it would have set up overnight. Coverage is excellent. Classic tracks are set, the first time this season I believe. Caveat emptor! This report might be moot as it is snowing now.

(Keith Brugger)

Trails remain soft, albeit maybe a little - a little - faster than yesterday. The hills, especially going up are churned up. Checking speed downhill can be challenging - I crashed once because one ski became a submarine in deep, soft snow. All-in-all still good coverage and in good shape. B-skis still recommended, as I face planted skiing up a small hill after one ski encountered a rock (2nd crash if you're keeping score!). Snowing now.

(Keith Brugger)

Trails were groomed yesterday after the recent snowfall (finally some accumulating snow!). Today they were soft, having about an inch plus of cold (!) dry powder over a somewhat firm base. A bit of drifting in some spots. I skied a very limited portion of the system in hopes that the unused trails will set up for tomorrow. Back to B skis, but where the snow had previously disappeared there is a possibility of a rock, stone, or branch poking through. If you are familiar with the trails you will know where. No classical tracks.

(Keith Brugger)

First ski this morning after Wednesday's heat gun. Still some sections to be skied, and some of these skied fine. The puzzle is how to link these together. Based on what I skied today, here's what I can report: sections that have snow are often crusted and icy; bare trail sections (absolutely no snow) include the "saddle," the bottom of the lower shortcut, the middle of the upper shortcut, the main trail after the junction with the lower cutoff and headed toward Deep Woods, and the field leaving the parking lot - I walked the 100 m into the woods. The main trail along Cranberry Lake heading toward the Pines is not long for this world. Very thin in many places with rocks and branches poking through, so rock skis are recommended. You really gotta want to ski under these conditions.

(Keith Brugger)

We skied this morning in order to avoid the forecast highs for today. Skate deck was firm, but no ice. Some nice sugar in the shaded stretches. As we finished (11:30), the snow on the sun-exposed hills was becoming slower due to melt.

(Keith Brugger)

Not much new to add to previous report. Trails holding up well and remain firm. Bare spots haven't enlarged significantly, and virtually all can still be skied around/thru. With the warmer temperatures today the snow had some moisture and was reasonably fast.

(Keith Brugger)

Trails were groomed recently and remain in pretty good shape. Skate deck firm. No classical tracks. A few bare spots that can be skied around, or otherwise avoided. Surprisingly good skiing today.

(Keith Brugger)

Another dusting notwithstanding, trail conditions are virtually the same as Monday's report. Virtually all trails groomed. B- to rock skis. Finland and Deep Woods are groomed but haven't been skied as of 4 pm this afternoon.

(Keith Brugger)

Surprisingly there was enough snowfall to groom the trails. One-to-two inches of packed powder over hard base left over from weeks past. The packed powder is semi-firm to soft. Snow cover is thin where bare spots existed prior to the recent snow; icy underneath in a few other places. Definitely skiable with some stretches pretty nice all things considered. No issues other than the cold, slower snow. B-skis if you pay attention, otherwise use rock skis. Virtually all of the trials were groomed.

(Keith Brugger)

Mixed bag of conditions. Some sections remain in decent condition and skied reasonable well; others not so much. Many barely passable thin areas with rocks, branches, grass, and/or leaves. One can connect the better sections by gingerly going thru the bad. Lost quite a bit of snow since yesterday's ski. This morning there were still some crusted/icy patches. Downgraded to rock skis but a B pair can still be used if you're ever vigilant. To be cliche, it is what it is.

(Keith Brugger)