Freshly groomed from Hoyt Road to the first snowmobile trail crossing (assuming because this is where the snowmobiles had used the ski trail). After the snowmobile trail there were several inches of snow over the most recent grooming, but that skied in well. This trail is so enjoyable for folks who — like me — enjoy peaceful, quiet, old-fashioned classic trails. There were several areas where descents on the return trip were challenged by the deep footprints of folks who had walked down the hills. But, patient careful skiing made these passable.

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(Sue Schroeder)

I tried out the Krankkala Spur from Lagoon Road. It had been groomed/tracked at some point fairly recently but was pretty well drifted over in the field edge at the start. After about a quarter mile I entered the woods and came to a four-way intersection. Unfortunately, all options except the trail I came in on were flattened by snowmobile traffic, so I gave up. Looking forward to trying again another time.

(Eric Sherman)

Fun to get out on one of my favorite old-school classic-only trails for a short ski. I think it may be the first time it was tracked for the year, but conditions were pretty darn good. Some branches and sticks, and some places where the old school grooming equipment had slid sideways. But, it's always fun to get the wilderness adventure feeling that you get on the Uller.

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(Sue Schroeder)