Classic tracks well used. Skate deck roughed up for edging by grooming equipment. Tracks slippery, some icy spots with south exposure. Lower Ironwood open but no tracks set and you will need to take skis off to get through at end of cattails. Trails softening up as I was leaving before noon.

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(Ken Kuznia)

Excellent coverage and grooming for the most part. And a lovely day to go with it. However, there are enough oak leaves scattered here and there in the tracks to give you a bit of a jolt if you aren't paying attention. And the downhill on the Lower Ironwood Trail takes you across some cattails that aren't well snow-covered. Be very careful if you have fast skis.

(Curt Hillstrom)

Did the outer loop at Cleary. Very good conditions. A bit slow. Track a bit shallow near the Visitor's Center, gets better on the outer loop. Very little debris.

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(Dave Gardner)

Excellent snow and trail conditions at Cleary Lake. Enjoyed skiing the trails in the sunshine! Could feel ice under new snow in a few spots, but it didn't affect my kick.

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(Anne Kuznia)

Best conditions of the season! Groomed for skate and deep tracks for classic. Deck is still soft following yesterday's snowfall. No debris on the trails. Next few days should be ideal for either type of skiing. Golf course trail groomed but saw walkers on it since it's an all purpose trail.

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(Eric Spieler)

Quiet except me during true Blizzard. 4" new dry snow on firm base. Classic tracks currently nonexistent, WeeHaw! Very nice Scott County Deputy got out of vehicle to push my car over berm on way out. Fantastic.

(David Pramann)

Very nice skiing at Cleary late morning / early afternoon on Saturday. The tracks had been groomed this morning and the skate deck was refreshed. There was very little leaf litter in the tracks - just a couple stretches where I hopped out and double-poled for a bit. I used my good skis with no problem. Skate looked great. The wind gradually increased throughout the workout, but it stayed very comfortable in the woods. Thank you to the Cleary groomers!

(Mike Maiers)

Winds last night created an obscene amount of sticks/tree litter before the groomer came out around 7:30 am! Skate deck is good, classic tracks not so much. Definitely still skiable but look out for those sticks! Saw a few deer. Any day skiing in the woods is a good day could use a foot of snow, hopefully soon.

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(Nate Sanders)

Firm deck, trail skied faster than the temperature, maybe a little granular but not icy. Good coverage, hopefully the really warm days will hold off awhile. Classic looked fair, usual oak clutter. Groomers been out almost daily... Thanks Three Rivers!

(David Pramann)

Cleary's still pretty good. Firm skate deck with a bit of recent snow groomed in on top. Classic tracks looked fair. Good number of folks out last couple days.

(David Pramann)