Conditions were nice! Did the easiest loops (duck and piece of cake). Not too fast (except the last hill coming down to the parking lot). Some skate track was groomed, not all. Hardly any debris that I saw. It was better than expected!

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(Debbie Tretsven)

We skied the Oberg Mountain loop just after noon. It was a beautiful day in the woods, even if melty. The trail hadn't been groomed since Friday but tracks were solid. Some sticks and debris, especially for skaters. My partners' skate poles kept punching through the deck. There's still about 2 feet of snow on the ground.

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(Deanna Erickson)

Skied in the afternoon prior to the sun setting after a morning of skiing at Giants Ridge. I planned to skate ski and actually needed to ski a combination in the tracks and in the skate lane due to the melting snow and a change in the conditions. I cleared the trail only due to six smaller branches noted on the trail intermittently. It is truly a beautiful area. Embrace winter to spring-like skiing.

(Lisa Martin)

Skied the Picnic Loop on mohair classic skis. Given the rain overnight and warmer temps, I was a bit skeptical going in but was surprised by how enjoyable the trails were. Seemed like a fresh 1 inch on lower trails and closer to 3 inches on upper trails. No new grooming Saturday. Slow conditions overall. Did see one guy skate the Picnic. Talked to him and he was hurting. Probably needs a new groom for skates, or eat your Wheaties. Along with a few other hardy souls, we broke good classic tracks and removed a lot of the bigger sticks. There was a bit of sticking underfoot around 3 pm during peak sun. And some ice in lower elevation areas with heavy traffic. A healthy amount of downed sticks from the last windstorm warrants the rock ski rating, though I had my best skis on. Bottom line-variable conditions, but very skiable and fun.

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(Andrew White)

Perfect conditions Sunday afternoon/evening at Sugarbush! The system has been re-groomed since Saturday, removing all the debris from Friday night's winds. Tracks were clear and the deck was firm; snow was responsive and fast.

(Alex Leslie)

First timer on the Sugarbush trails! Skied the Onion trail and did the small green loop back. W to X and M to L lots of debris, classic tracks would have been tough to deal with. Took a little tour of Homestead loop connector L to K. One tree down so had to climb over that. Less debris on a good portion of the track compared to the loop and it was a lot of fun and just super peaceful out there.

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(Jeremy Wermerskirchen)

Skied Maple loop from Moose Fence trailhead around 7 am. Glide was slow to start with it being cold and a dusting of new snow, but got faster as the sun hit the trail. Fallen branches everywhere, and litter on trail was unavoidable for most of the Maple Loop. Hardly bothered me, though, since I had some B skis. Didn't bother the dog at all.

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(Paulie Schaus)

Skied partial picnic loop from L to M to L to K and back. Trails are icy and are covered with branches, pine cones and bark from the high winds yesterday. Traditional tracks are almost impossible to ski for all the debris in the tracks. I ended up skiing most of the way on the skate deck. The trail is better when in the hardwoods, but very bad in the stretches of spruce forest. Still gorgeous and fun tho!

(Jerry Johnson)

As a final stop on our week-long North Shore ski trip from Madison, we started at the Britton Peak trailhead about mid-morning and strided Wood Duck, Piece of Cake, Bridge Run, and the Hogback Loop. Trails had been groomed earlier in the week and had a couple inches of powder on them. The tracks and pole plants were still solid under the new snow and the glide was good with temperatures in the upper 20s. We were glad to be able to enjoy our ski before temperatures rose above freezing and the predicted high winds kicked in. The trails we skied were mainly through a hardwood forest with long climbs and descents.

(Darren Blankenship)

Did the shorter version of the Picnic loop today and it was in great shape. It seems like the colder weather today helped harden the snow quite a bit which made for faster striding. Parking lot seemed busy but didn't see many people on the trails. Skied W > X > M > N > O > G > H > I > J > K > L > W and everything was groomed with nice tracks.

(Eric Rogers)