I skied from Moose Fence, which had about 1.5 inches of light snow since last grooming. It actually was quite beneficial above harder base and it gave a good kick and glide combo with blue wax. I slipped a little going up steeper hills but downhills were fast with long glides. I could feel granular snow under my pole plants and fresh snow. A skier had skied in tracks on Maple Loop. Then I skied in tracks from P to N on connector to the Pjcnic Loop. New snow was so light that there was no resistance. Several skaters had done the Picnic Loop, but no fresh tracks in classic tracks.

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(Steve Langenbrunner)

Freshly groomed trails were in oustanding condition. Skied out of Moose Fence with my classic skins. The classic tracks were well formed and a bit fast (although not icy). The skate lane was also in great conditon.

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(Erik Larson)

The only April Fool's surprise on the Sugarbush this morning was the prime conditions of freshly groomed skate deck and classic tracks! What a great ski, firm tracks solid skate deck, wonderful glide and kick, an amazing treat! I used grip tape with a short pocket of Rode purple multigrade. Happy faces on the trails!

(Liz Wagner)

Excellent conditions 1pm at Oberg mtn short loop. 1" of new fluffy snow on the skate lane. Tracks were great and felt like velvet. Tracks were not icy. Bright sunny day. Then went to Tofte trail. What a ride down. A bit icy with hard crust underneath.

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(Bill Greiter)

I classic skied the Upland and Maple loops at Moose Fence. The new snow hid the icy conditions underneath, in a good way. If anything it was on the slow side. Not many had been there since the last grooming so both the track and deck were in good shape.

(Dan Disch)

Hogback Homestead And Briton Peak trails all in great shape especially with a new dusting of snow. Firm hard deck, not rutted. New snow smoothed out the glide.

(Tim Nelson)

From the Oberg trailhead, I skied the Picnic Loop, Homestead and back on the connector. Picnic, Hogback and Homestead all had fresh cord in skate lane which was quite firm in spite of the above freezing temps. Classic track grooming was older and they varied from soft to icy and were starting to break down, but for the most part held my skis on the downhills. Snow is deep out there, no coverage issues, no water berms as might be expected at this time of year. The skate deck is smooth, not rutted as often happens in freeze thaw cycles.

(Tim Nelson)

Started at the Moose Fence Trailhead and skied the Maple and Upland Loops. Places that received direct sun were icy at the start and soggy after an hour or. Snow in shaded areas remained powdery. Grooming was a few days old but still excellent. While skiing we could hear moose bellowing to each other, far off in the woods.

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(Rick Vatsaas)

We experienced super awesome skiing on beautifully tracked trails at Sugarbush this morning! We started at the Britton parking lot at 8am and skied up to Moose Fence and also past the Oberg lot, and everywhere we found excellent grooming including classic tracks, which were great and the classic skiers agreed. We also found exceptionally good trail markers and signs, and had no trouble finding our way all over the system! Thanks for this special Spring outing goes out from us to the groomers and others who make this all possible! A truly unique wonderful cross country ski trail system!

(Mary Kay Aufrance)

No tracks are set. The snow was cold enough to track, but of course is now warming in the afternoons, and the website says they might not track again until Thursday evening (no promises I guess).

(Mary Kay Aufrance)