We were out on the Rock Lake trail packing the 8-10" of new snow that we received yesterday. No tracks set due to the amount of new snow that is still predicted. Grooming plans: We will be out early grooming the trail on Wednesday morning to get it set for the big week of skiing. If you hold off skiing until the afternoon it should be looking great out there!

(Christopher Geidel)

Rock Lake received about 4 inches of new snow. Thanks to Tom and Jerome for helping us get the trails groomed and dealing with equipment malfunctioning! All loops were groomed and tracked. On the Rock Lake loop and 11k cut across the steep hills got the best of the snowmobile and there are two hills out there that might be in a little rougher shape after digging the equipment out. One sled also experienced mechanical problems on the return after the 4 Km intersection, but they were able to get it tracked. There are snowshoe trails at Rock Lake to enjoy, as well!

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(Katie LeMoine)

Still waiting for some new snow to hit the area! We worked as much of the leaves and small sticks as we could into the trail base but there is still debris. New tracks set on all loops but the Rock Lake loop. There are some areas where a bit of dirt got pulled up from some rouge snowmobilers out on the 16k loop, but otherwise the trail is still holding up nice and should be in good shape for the coming week.

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(Christopher Geidel)

I skied the loop around Rock Lake, the 16k and the 11k loops. The trails are well groomed. There is a lot of organic debris ...mainly leaves and needles, some scat. At the 7 or 8k mark of the 16k loop, there is a section of 100m where a snowmobile drove on it. So the track is gone. It is easy enough to ski on the side, but the snowmobile kicked up some dirt as well. The snowmobile crossing are rather dirty, so go with B skis. The Rock Lake trails are very beautiful. It is single track with plenty of hills.

(Timo Kanning)

I skied the 16k, 7k and 2k loops for a 25k virtual race. The outer loop has the most debris down- leaves, needles, some branches, and some brush popped through in some places. I would use B skis on that loop. The other two loops were better, good skis would be ok. They are more skied in. An FYI if you haven't been to these trails, you cross a very dirty snowmobile trail. Of course you can take your skis off as you cross. It was busy most times I came to it on my ski, so I made sure that people had gone by before walking across. Thanks for the grooming reports!

(Anna DeMers)

Cold, crisp day out on the trail grooming today! Rock Lake received about 2 inches of fluffy snow. We were able to set new tracks and cover up some of the debris. Rock Lake loop has a thin base of snow and it was hard to set decent tracks on that loop. Enjoy the "tropical" temps this weekend! Thank you Tom for helping groom today!

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(Katie LeMoine)

All Rock Lake trails were groomed today, working in the 2” of new snow over some wind blown tracks. Very good trail conditions, thanks to volunteer groomer Tom for helping out on this cool day.

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(Dave Gebhard)

Enjoyed a great ski at what is surely one of NW Wisconsin's loveliest classic trails. A few thin spots and minor root exposure, otherwise excellent coverage throughout. Lots of ups and downs from start to finish. This place is just a few miles east of Cable, but definitely worth the drive.

(Matt Callahan)

All trails were groomed and tracked today, a few leaves and twigs present, but all trails in very good condition. Plenty of snow with solid trails and great scenery. It should be a terrific weekend to get out and enjoy this great trail system.

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(Dave Gebhard)

Rock Lake received around 13" of snow this week! The trail was packed on Thursday and then groomed and tracked on Friday. Big thanks to our volunteer groomers Tom and Jerome for tackling the snow and cold. The trail should be in great shape for this weekend!

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(Christopher Geidel)