Everything groomed this morning with excellent conditions. Skate deck a bit soft but tracks well formed and solid. Grooming plans: Skate deck anticipated to be groomed tomorrow morning.

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(Deborah Leonard)

Really nice skiing at Wolverine today. Despite a brisk wind and temps around 9F, the bright sun made a lovely day for skiing. Recent grooming made excellent classic conditions. Skating looked decent also, though probably a bit slow. The pond loop is closed, but otherwise all sections of the trail are open. The last several days have added close to 10 inches of snow in this area.

(Chip Treen)

Skate trails groomed and very good; a little soft in places due to fresh snow two days ago. Snow conditions looked great for classic skiers. Snow is falling and it finally feels like full winter here.

(Duane Johnson)

Excellent snow and grooming conditions. Was able to get a good workout while enjoying the woods. Cliffs Trail was particularly a highlight for me.

(Bill Greiter)

Wolverine ski trails are fully tracked and skate lane groomed. Pond loop closed. Deep solid tracks. Soft conditions prevail on the skate deck. Groomers shoveling the low areas the other day did the trick with the new 6" of new snow. Chalet open and warm. Best conditions of the season!

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(Deborah Leonard)

First, kudos to the grooming crew for prepping such nice trails, finally with classic tracks. Really nice. But what a sad state of the affairs when three days after there's finally enough base to set tracks, there's already a thaw... long story short, the base was getting thinner at spots, and skating was sluggish. Kind of takes the fun away, but it's good workout. Anyway, Merry Christmas, and please ask Santa for more snow.

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(Gui Girard)

Classic skied Wolverine loop and Cliffs/Cliffhanger at sunset. Classic tracks have been set on ~95% of these loops and were in good shape. Groomers shoveled snow onto thin spots that I had seen yesterday. Still a couple soft spots with yesterday's new snow settling in and occasional spots in the tracks with debris, but the trails were in awesome shape. The most cautious still might want B skis, but I'd have no problem using my best skis out there. Thanks groomers!

(John Leaf)

Wonderful job by the grooming crew as a lot of new corduroy was being laid out. Skate deck only, no classic tracks yet but these new inches today should help. Careful out there: it's quite soft at places, had my ski tip poke through the corduroy and hit something dirty or icy, and down I went. Better with B skis for that reason. Nice to be on natural snow anyway, it's been hard to find this year.

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(Gui Girard)

After 3" of snow fell Saturday, late afternoon, groomers were out Sunday grooming the skate deck. Looking good but thin in spots. Majority of debris has been cleaned up on the trails. Snowshoe trails are in good conditions.

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(Deborah Leonard)

The trail groomers have focused on clearing the trees that have fallen across the trail. Total count, 7. Additionally because of the high winds the whole trail system was littered with stick debris that needed to be picked up. Wash out areas prevail in back of Hospital,. Sulo’s field is hay stubble. Currently we don’t have enough ground cover to set tracks. We are waiting for 3-6 inches of snow to begin grooming again. 2" of snow on fell later on Saturday.

(Deborah Leonard)