Arrived early to 1" of new snow. Groomer was out grooming the trails. Skied blue green and purple loops, all freshly groomed. The black still closed due to downed trees. In all, full coverage and a tad slow due to fresh snow. Tracks looked very good and intact as well. A great skiing venue, definitely worth the trip.

(Dan Dudley)

Beautiful ski. Some sections were perfect, fresh corduroy. Other sections had a bit of debris - nothing concerning. Black loop mostly closed off. Seems like Morgan and crew are making lemonade out of lemons. Props!

(Chris Sover)

All skate decks reset this morning. Green: Open, tracks set, A skis; Blue: Open, tracks set, A/B -skis; Purple: Open, tracks set, A-skis, B-skis in the woods. Black: JJ, Field of Dreams, and Big Dog are open. tracks set, decks are soft. A-skis. Grooming plans: We will continue to clear tree limbs on black today and tomorrow and hope to open all trails later in the week.

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(Morgan Pease, Iola Winter Sports Club)

All skate decks were reset this morning. Decks are fast with good control. Tracks have been reset on the race start, Green, and Purple(field) tracks are ok but have a bit of debris. Field of Dreams skate deck was reset this morning and is in decent shape. Fair amount of leaf debris on parts but otherwise in good shape. Green: open groomed, tracks set. - B skis Blue: open groomed, no tracks set. - B skis Purple: open groomed, tracks set. Field - B skis, woods - thin in spots, B skis Black: Field of Dreams is open (no tracks) all others Closed until we receive more snow.

(Morgan Pease, Iola Winter Sports Club)

All skate decks were reset Monday and are fast ad hard but will soften as the temps rise. Tracks have been reset on the race start, Green, and Purple(field) tracks are ok but have a bit of debris. Field of Dreams skate deck was reset Monday and is in decent shape. Fair amount of leaf debris on parts of Blue but otherwise in good shape. Green: open groomed, tracks set. - B skis Blue: open groomed, no tracks set. - B skis Purple: open groomed, tracks set. Field - B skis, woods - thin in spots, B skis Black: Field of Dreams is open (no tracks) all others Closed until we receive more snow.

(Morgan Pease, Iola Winter Sports Club)

Crunchy snow with hard, fast conditions. Skate deck seemed thin but had great coverage. Most of the tree debris was easily avoidable. All the trails were open except most of the black sections. This was my first time skiing here and I was really impressed with the whole system! Great work groomers and trail crew!

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(Matt Francsis)

We received about an inch of snow followed by some sleet this morning. All skate decks on lighted trails have been reset and are in ok shape. Tracks have not been reset, trying to reset today. Green, Blue, Purple, and Field of Dreams are open. Fair amount of debris on parts of Blue and purple ski with caution. Green: open groomed, no tracks set. - B skis Blue: open groomed, no tracks set. - B skis Purple: open groomed, no tracks set. Field - B skis, woods - thin in spots, B skis Black: Field of Dreams is open all others Closed until we receive more snow.

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(Morgan Pease, Iola Winter Sports Club)

A beautiful day at Iola, sunshine and suitably cold. The groomers have done a good job with limited snow and the skating track had a nice thin and fast layer of corduroy. Some tree debris however which needs more snow to cover. The classic tracks were very mixed wit a lot pine needle and leaves. Striding out of the track was good however. I keep looking for Jimmy Page on the Stairway to Heaven but haven't seen him yet!

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(Ian Duncan)

All skate decks have been reset and are in good shape. Tracks have not been reset. Green, Blue, Purple, and Field of Dreams are open. Fair amount of leaf debris on parts of Blue but otherwise in good shape. Green: open groomed, tracks set. - A/B skis; Blue: open groomed, tracks set. - B skis; Purple: open groomed, tracks set. Field - A/B skis, woods - thin in spots, B skis; Black: Field of Dreams is open all others Closed until we receive more snow.

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(Morgan Pease, Iola Winter Sports Club)

Trails are hard and fast this morning! With the weather forecast all trails will be closed until Friday at 1pm to allow the groomers to reset everything and turn over any ice.

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(Morgan Pease, Iola Winter Sports Club)