The Piston Bully was out early this morning grooming the man made loops. The skate deck was tilled and is in great condition. New classic tracks were set and are in there normal location. The trails look surprisingly good all things considered.

(Mark Janis)

The Piston Bully was out on the man made trail grooming for the high school race. New classic tracks were set throughout the trail. They are full depth and firm. There is little in the way of a skate deck. The trail will be back to normal on Wednesday.

(Mark Janis)

Good conditions for skate and stride. Not groomed overnight. Very firm skate deck with a bit of loose snow, softening under the sun. Tracks are old and well used, but holding up okay. Exception is the north and west legs of the Field Loop, where the snow whales were spread and new track set.

(John McCarthy)

The Piston Bully will be out on the man made loops where tomorrow morning pushing out the small piles of snow on the north west corner of the trail system. I would expect to be off the trail by mid morning. There will be a high school sectional race on the man made loops Tuesday January 13th. This will be a classic race and the course will be set up accordingly. This grooming will be done Monday night and will affect the trail Tuesday. There will be little in the way of a skate deck on Tuesday so if you're a skate skier I would avoid the park on Tuesday and please don't ski over the tracks. The trail will be regrouped Tuesday night back to its original layout. Thanks for understanding.

(Mark Janis)

Was amazed driving in early from the Madison area. No snow was to be found until a few miles from Lapham, where probably at least 2 inches or more of fresh, real snow was still on the ground. The Piston Bully was just finishing up grooming in the new snow. There was a solid deck with a perfectly groomed trail, except for a couple of speed bumps made from newly man-made snow. It was a worthwhile drive. Thanks to the groomers for the great job you do.

(Dan Dudley)

The man made loops where Piston Bully groomed this morning. The skate deck will be a little soft. New classic tracks were set. They have an icy bottom but should be full depth.

(Mark Janis)

About 4 inches of wet snow this morning made for slow going for skate and stride. Skating was hard work, mixing the new snow in with the moist base. A few icy spots with new snow on top. Tracks are soft and easily damaged, but kick with skin skis was good. Still, a good ski on a nice day.

(John McCarthy)

The man made trails have survived another warmup and rain event. The Piston Bully was out renovating the skate deck and classic tracks. The skate deck is in great condition with full coverage and just a couple of icy patches that can be easily avoided. The classic tracks are in good condition for the most part. There are a few patches of ice and a few bare spots but overall not too bad. Grooming plans: The snow makers will be out Saturday night starting around 7 pm. This will be a short shift and will wrap up sometime early Sunday morning. Expect some trail closures to go into Sunday afternoon.

(Mark Janis)

It was pretty good. Not that slow. Glad I came. Not much dirty snow in the classic tracks. New acoustic tiles in the lodge.

(Mike Dix)

The trail will be soft today. The course is set for the Wednesday races. We still have 100% coverage but there are a few spots that are getting thin and icy.

(Mark Janis)