A firm base with wet, loose snow on top on a warmish, cloudy day. A bit sticky, but still very nice for skate and stride. A few specks of dirt - hence the B skis. A great day to be out skiing.

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(John McCarthy)

The Snow Maker’s have been at it again, so the trails have been extended. Mark and I spread the whales, tilled, and set classic tracks.

(Keith Adelmeyer)

The best skating deck conditions possible on only a 0.4 mile manmade loop. So enjoyable that I did 23 laps. I double poled in the tracks at times as they were in good shape. There was snow spread up to magic carpet and around the lower loop but were barricaded. Thanks to the groomers with new Pistenbully groomer.

(Don Howell)

Skiing on the 0.7 km manmade snow loop was very nice this morning. Firm, level base with a good layer of loose snow made for excellent skating. Double set of diagonal tracks are in good condition. Smiles were all around.

(John McCarthy)

Very nice inaugural ski on the pond loop this morning. The manmade snow groomed up very nicely with the new Pisten Bully, Skate deck is firm, with a few low spots. There's a double set of classic tracks in some stretches, but not all the way around.

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(John McCarthy)

A .75K loop of man-made snow is completed and groomed. Lights will be on until 9:00pm Monday through Saturday nights.

(Sarah Ksicinski)

Hey all you skiers in the snow starved south east part of Wisconsin, snowmaking and grooming has begun! We have almost 1 kilometer open for skating and classic. Thanks to all your generous donations, we have a brand new PB 100 Pisten Bully. Come out and enjoy the first ski of the 2020/2021 ski season at Lapham Peak State Park.

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(Keith Adelmeyer)

Spoke with park staff early this afternoon. They are targeting having roughly 1k of skiable man-made snow available this Saturday, assuming all goes well.

(Brian Birschbach)