Firm and fast skating in the freezing fog. Skated on trail segments on the golf course side of old 32 with Jim the trail groomer. Classic tracks were glazed, skate lane was solid.

(Dan Statz)

I skied most of my time around the golf but did go on some other trails. I thought they were very good trails, everything was well groomed and tracks set nice. Yes, they can use more snow but everyone that I talked to today was happy with the trails. I wish I could have stayed longer.

(Tim Doemel)

Skied the golf course, out to 8 K and around the beginners loop. A thin layer of granular snow on top of a hard base. The trail surface is uneven except on the golf course where it is level. Pretty nice early season skating. Classic tracks well were skied in.

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(James Beno)

Skate skied from old 32 to golf course and took several laps. Some debris on trip to golf course, golf course was nice. A half inch of snow over ice. Thankful to be out skiing, did 10 miles.

(John McKenzie)

Skied the golf course and the big hills behind the golf course. A firm but uneven base was covered with a quarter to a half inch of silky, fresh snow. Full coverage on the trail with a fair amount of sticks and debris. The conditions are still early season, but the glide was quite nice!

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(James Beno)

I skated and classic skied all segments between the 6 and 18K markers. Areas north of the Old 32 parking lot offered better striding than the Beginners Loop. I do not recommend the Beginners Loop if you're going to classic due to several areas were the track is very thin. Skaters will enjoy the entire area as thin areas and woods debris are manageable. Thank you to the grooming squad for making it worth the drive. Carpe Skiem!

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(Bob Warpinski)

Skied the golf course and out to Sullivan Spring road. A firm and fast skate deck that made for a fun ski despite the sticks, leaves and dirt patches in some areas. The base is undulating but skiable. Classic tracks are well worn.

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(James Beno)

Skating done from golf course through 16K. The better portion is six through 16K for both skate and classic. The weather has caused the course to suffer. Definitely rock skis. Ironically, the glide was very good.

(Jules Blank)

I skied the golf course and out to Sullivan Spring Rd. The skate lane was groomed today on this part of the trail. It was fast and firm with a few dirt spots, leaves, sticks and ice spots but 95% of the trail was well covered. The grooming broke up the icy layer and created a half inch layer of granular snow on top of the hard, at times uneven base, fairly fast skating. I used my B skis and skied around a few bad spots. The classic tracks looked worn and well skied in.

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(James Beno)

Skated skied from 32 lot to Smyth Road. Really soft and slow with the warm weather, but nicely groomed and skiable. Moderate debris, but easy enough to ski around. Don't let the pine debris on the starting stretch discourage you. That's not a long stretch and probably the worst area of that on the whole system. Classic tracks were fast and in great shape. Should be good once it firms back up. Heard they hope to regroom Saturday once it freezes.

(Ken Quant)