We tried to groom from golf course parking lot to the start of the Green. It’s groomed, but not very good and no track set in that section. Groomed Blue and Green from the golf course and a section between them to old 32 parking lot. Single track was set. There was lots of debris on the trail. Thanks to Jim for removing much of it yesterday. One of the pictures has a map of what was groomed. Several skiers were out and liked the condition of the trail. Tomorrow, we plan on clearing trail to the north. Any help would be appreciated. Just pick a section of the trail and walk or ski in. Rock skis would be suggested. Watch for updates.

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(Tom Lane)

Skied from the golf course out to the 8K mark. Freshly groomed transformed snow made for very nice skate skiing. The grooming smoothed out the skate deck and tracks had been set (not full depth). Still a lot of debris on the trail, we flicked a lot of sticks.

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(Jim Beno)

Skied from the golf course parking lot to the Old 32 lot starting at 10 AM. The trail was freshly groomed and in midseason condition! The golf course loop and the hilly blue trail off of it were groomed. The classic track looked great and the skate deck was surprisingly firm! There was no grooming beyond the turnoff to the Old 32 parking lot. Great day on the trail! Can’t say enough about the grooming crew who made it possible! Thanks!

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(Tom Brown)

Had a great skate ski from the Golf course to Sullivan Road and back! The base is firm. Plenty of coverage! A winter wonderland! The classic track is also in great shape. Ya gotta love it!

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(Tom Brown)

Lakewoods is in fabulous conditions for both skate and classic! Thank you goes out to Mother Nature and the ace grooming team! Strided from the golf course to the loop north of the Old 32 parking lot in 3/4 depth tracks while a steady, moderately heavy snow was falling. Simply gorgeous! Tracks are cut to the 16K mark, skaters can enjoy the entire facility. Carpe Skiem!

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(Bob Warpinski)

Early season conditions. Golf course to Smyth Road double pass with Yellowstone and single tracked. Exception, golf course hills not groomed but, were combed yesterday. Smyth Road north single pass of the Yellowstone, no track set. Conditions good to very good for skating. From the woods at the golf course to Smyth Road in fair to good condition. Golf course groomed and tracked in very good condition. Pictures from north of Smyth Road and golf course. At this time there are no plans to groom tomorrow or Friday. Hopefully the Piston Bully will return before the weekend and we will groom Saturday with it. Watch for updates.

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(Tom Lane)

Skied 7 miles out and and 7 back from the golf course. They’ve been rolling it steady since this past weekends snow. Fantastic conditions for December 8. A few soft spots here and there but it’s firming up. I didn’t see any bare ground. Just a few twigs poking up. I used B skis but wouldn’t hesitate to use my good skis.

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(Mike VanWormer)

Skating technique done from golf course through 10 K marker, but not the big hills at 3-4K. The trail was groomed beyond the 10K marker, probably much farther but distance unknown. Snow coverage was 100%. Skate deck was generally quite level, fairly well compacted with rare soft spots and negligible debris. Classic tracks were being set throughout; they looked very good. Overall, a very good day at Lakewood.

(Jules Blank)

Today the trail was rolled and combed from the golf course out to about 14.5K. That part of the trail has been combed with at least two passes with some sections getting three or four passes. No tracks have been set yet, but skating should be okay. Some sections have a lot of twigs, sticks and leaves due to high winds yesterday.

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(Jim Beno)

Lots of beautiful white snow! The Tidd Tech was out rolling and combing the 8” received on Monday. No tracks are set (yet!). Experienced soft and uneven, but fun conditions, worth the drive to enjoy the early season snow that blankets the area. Carpe Skiem!

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(Bob Warpinski)