Groomed from the golf course parking lot to the Old 32 parking lot this morning. Made multiple passes to pack the deep new snow. Classic tracks set throughout this section. Beautiful to be in the woods today. Trail may be on the soft side due to the large amount of snow we were trying to groom in.

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(James Beno)

The trail is in pristine condition! Nice level skate deck and deep firm classic tracks. Lloyd and Tom PB groomed the trail from end to end over the last two days. The chili social is this Saturday 11:30 to 2:00, come join us!

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(James Beno)

Groomed the golf course and out to the Old 32 parking lot including the beginners loop. Made several passes in this area to pack the 5 inches of fresh snow. Classic tracks set throughout this area. More grooming planned for later in the week.

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(James Beno)

Golf Course to Sullivan Springs was groomed and new classic track was set in most of the groomed area. About three inches of new snow was groomed in. Classic track in ungroomed areas are in very good condition.

(Tom Lane)

Complete trail groomed. Track set up to 17.5 K. This is the far north end where Blue trail meets Black. Conditions very good to excellent.

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(Tom Lane)

Skied from the south end of the golf course out to 8K including the beginners loop. The groomer was out last night trying to tenderize the skate lane in this area (and out to Sullivan Spring Road). The trail is generally in poor condition with icy stretches, thin spots and very fast conditions. The remnants of the classic tracks were shallow and icy.

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(James Beno)

Skied around the golf course, behind the golf course, and out to Smyth Road. Skating was very fast with the trail glazed over after the warmth of yesterday and the freezing temps overnight. Full coverage on the trail, could get an edge in most areas but a few icy spots. Classic tracks were icy (melted from yesterday and refrozen overnight).

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(James Beno)

Interesting ski at Lakewood just after sunrise this morning. Where there were double tracks, the tracks were icy fast on one side, and blow over/refrozen on the other. Skate conditions were variable and hard/icy fast. In general, they were the best that could be expected given the low snow and warmer daytime temps. Trail traffic picked up as we were leaving mid-morning, but the lack of debris likely meant decent conditions for all who made the drive.

(Pieter DeHart)

Skate lane on complete trail groomed. Track reset on Golf Course, Red Trail and several other areas. Much of the track was left alone. About one inch of new snow was mixed in. Many skiers out today. All very happy with conditions.

(Tom Lane)

I skied from the south end of the golf course out to 8K and around the beginners loop. The trail was freshly groomed (the groomer was out while I was skiing). There was a nice inch of loose transformed snow corduroy on top of a solid base. The classic tracks were freshly cut and clean, but were not full depth.

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(James Beno)