The good news is that grooming was in progress at we left this afternoon, around 4:00. The bad news (for us) was grooming was in progress... we missed it, bad timing. We skied in 2+ inches of new powder over a relatively firm base. Pretty slow. Classical tracks were skied-in in places. The newly groomed skate deck - all 0.5 km that we hit returning to the car - was better, but still soft and needs to set up. significant drifting in places, so expect some of the deck to be hollow. Beautiful day to be out!

(Keith Brugger)

When I arrived, the trails were covered with about 2 inches of new moist powder. Skate deck underneath was firm and conditions were fairly fast. Classical tracks could be seen, but partially filled in. As I was finishing up (11:30) grooming was in progress. My last 2 km were on the newly groomed skate lane and this was slower, being somewhat softer and needing to set-up. Double-poling in the tracks seemed faster. Plenty of snow here; barring any extended warm-up we should be skiing well into March.

(Keith Brugger)

Recently groomed with apparently little post-grooming traffic. Skate deck is firm and pretty fast given the 12F temperature this afternoon. Skiing partner, going easy in advance of the Birkie was doing classical and reported similar conditions for the tracks. Nice, low key skiing today, unfortunately didn't have much time to take advantage of really good condition.

(Keith Brugger)

Trails firmed-up overnight. There remain a few soft spots, again where drifting occurs. Skate deck is rutted and a tad rough where there was lighter traffic yesterday owing to the softness. Sections that saw heavier traffic and perhaps more passes when groomed are smoother. Classical tracks look terrific. I skied from 10:30 to noon.

(Keith Brugger)

Arrived this morning to newly groomed trails. Firmness of the skate deck was variable, from moderately firm to soft. On average probably toward the firmer side as the soft spots correspond to areas prone to drifting. Generally my skate marks were in about an inch. I did not ski much of the trail system, only doing repeats on a few sections. Paul was out grooming again as I was almost finished. Classical tracks looked great, and skied fine when I was in them double poling, not super fast though.

(Keith Brugger)

Newly groomed. Skate deck fairly soft but not bad. Classic tracks in great shape. Speed was an issue given the softer conditions but fortunately the snow temperature was not too cold. Lots of snow here, the deepest base in some years. Nice day to be out. Hopefully the trails will set-up overnight.

(Keith Brugger)

First time out since Wednesday and I found 1-2 inches of new powder over recently groomed trails. Skate deck underneath was moderately firm, and chopped-up in a few places that I suspect was from soft conditions the previous days. All-in-all pretty good but slow. Did some double-pole drills in the tracks that were filling in, but once skied-in were not too bad. Snowed the entire time I was skiing, 10:30-12.

(Keith Brugger)

We started skiing at 3:00. Skate deck had about one inch of new powder and growing over a firm base, icy underneath in spots but no problems setting an edge. Single digits above but still reasonably fast. I wasn't feeling too good so our skiing was limited to the west side of the main trail and the shortcuts. Tracks are buried, but someone skied in a couple of k's. Snowing lightly the whole time out, and on my drive home.

(Keith Brugger)

Skied many of the newly groomed trails this morning. Skate deck has firmed-up and several sections are in best condition of the season so far. Fast skating on the main trails. Deep Woods is ok, but still a little soft. Classical tracks are well-defined. Terrific skiing today, and as I left quite a few skiers out there.

(Keith Brugger)

All trails are good to go. There are some soft portions and some areas where the snow is packed and was pretty fast. As the temp warmed up the snow got faster. Finland and Deep Woods both were pretty well groomed with some very soft areas.

(Dalton Struck)