Very pleased with the skate deck at Greenbush. The 3” or so of fluffy snow had freshened up the trail. Slightly thin in the pines but still very skiable. We did two purple loops and had a very enjoyable ski.

(Robert Garner)

Did green and black loops. Only some debris on the tracks, everything groomed and ready to go. Those couple inches from Saturday made a big difference to the base which was getting low.

(Greg Diesel)

Excellent conditions at Greenbush this morning. I skied the purple, green, and red trails. The groomers masterfully incorporated a couple of inches of light, fluffy snow into the skate deck. Not all trails were groomed. The groomers appeared to have concentrated on those trails that were used for the high school and middle school ski races this morning. It was fun to see the kids racing out there. Not much of a classic track set; you can see remnants of the old track.

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(Jim Van Akkeren)

Better than I expected! Some fresh powder helped! Skied the purple trail. Some debris on trails, but not much.

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(Sara Hess)

Skied the brown trail four times. The groomer came through midway. Two inches fresh powder down with flurries. Very good in the skate lane.

(Mike Mahnke)

Overnight temps at or above freezing has resulted in further thinning of our base at Greenbush. Much different picture out there now. This morning there is more dirt exposed along with the usual debris. The classic track is skiable in many areas but getting thin in more areas. I skied classic on most of the loops this morning and found many more areas of track to dance around, Definitely B skis now and likely rock skis later in the day. Only very light grooming if any will be possible until we get more snow.

(Mark Sharon)

Multiple (4-5) passes were made over all skate lanes last evening and this morning. Skate deck is firm and transformed. We have enough snow to use some of our special drags to even out the surface. I skated all loops after grooming and found all areas much more even and faster with completely transformed snow. B skis recommended now due to increasing debris from dead leaves and ash trees and a little dirt.

(Mark Sharon)

It appeared that the skate deck had been groomed shortly before I began skiing at 2:00 this afternoon. It was solid and fast. There are a few, small dirt spots, leaves, and twigs. I used my B skis but, with a little care, good skis would work. The groomers had done a very nice job.

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(Jim Van Akkeren)

Trails are in relatively good shape. Skate lane very good, classic just okay. About 2/3 system is tracked. A variety of debris scattered throughout. Please flick sticks and do your best snow dance.

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(Michael McFadzen)

All trails were groomed last night. The skate deck is rock hard now. Track was not set on much of the purple loop . The high winds have deposited the usual dead leaves in the set track. It’s best to use a hard kick wax to avoid picking up debris in the kick zone. Let’s hope we get snow later this week.

(Mark Sharon)