Skied the black loop, looks to have been groomed since the snow on Thursday. No classic track set but skate deck was nice for classic. I didn't run into any bare spots or rocks. Hardly anyone on the back part of the black. Quiet, saw several deer in the woods.

(Melissa Koss)

Skied the whole black loop Friday afternoon on good skis with no problem, but would probably use B skis after the trails get skied in. Trail was soft and only lightly groomed but very nice. Beautiful day. Didn't see much of a classic track.

(Steven Gardiner)

I skied the classic tracks on the man-made loops, which had fresh snow from Thursday night. The tracks on the outer 1-mile loop were pretty good; not too fast but enjoyable. The groomers may have made a pass, but likely skiers had skied in the tracks made earlier in the week. By late afternoon, the tracks were a little faster with some glazed spots, especially around the lower field. The inner segments only had skied-in tracks. The skate deck had loose snow, so it was slower and forgiving. I did see a few skiers enter or merge from the natural snow loops, but I didn't ski those trails. It was relatively quiet with so many skiers at the Birkie but was a beautiful day at Lapham Peak.

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(Thomas Benson)

Thanks to the Pisten bully grooming this morning enough loose snow was made on the hard base man-made for good controllable skiing. With the ice rain yesterday it would have been unskiable without the pisten bully. Thanks groomers.

(Don Howell)

Excellent conditions for skate on the manmade loops this afternoon. A mix of crushed ice and firm corduroy provided a fast and fun surface on the skate lanes. There is very little debris visible. The playground loops are especially good. Downhills are a little icy but mostly good. The ice patch at the bottom of Magic Carpet is magically gone. New striding tracks looked solid and fast. Be careful in the parking lot and watch out for the puddles.

(John McCarthy)

The Piston Bully was able to chew up the mess Mother Nature threw our way. The man made loop lives to ski another day. The classic track is very nice. It is a mix of fine ground ice chunks mixed with some powder. The skate deck has a nice layer of soft snow over a firm base. I would expect the trails to ski well today.

(Mark Janis)

Good to fair conditions for skate on the manmade loops this afternoon. Mostly a soft, medium depth layer of slushy snow on a firm base. Some harder packed areas, especially on the downhills. Magic Carpet is harder packed at the top but transitions to very slushy at the bottom, just before the ice patch. Lots of pine debris in the wooded areas. Tracks are old, deteriorated, and can have a lot of debris. Although it may not sound like it, it was actually a very fun ski.

(John McCarthy)

The Piston Bully was Saturday night. We tilled the skate deck and left the classic track as is. The skate deck is probably as good as it has been all season. The classic track is full depth and in great condition. Get out and enjoy the warm weather and sun shine.

(Mark Janis)

Andrew and I had the Pisten Bully out overnight. We tilled, groomed, and reset tracks on the entire man-made snow trail system including Mark's park and Beatles loop. The winds were howling and the snow was flying, almost white out conditions at times. But again we may have gotten .5 of an inch. The man made trails are really holding up well, and should be in great skiing condition. The DNR is grooming nothing off the man-made trail system.

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(Beattle Adelmeyer)

Arrived early morning to freshly tilled and perfectly groomed man made loop. Although 3F at start with calm winds but warmed up quickly to 20F with brisk south wind. Although very cold snow was fairly fast- tracks looked perfect as well. Well worth the drive to get in 30k prep for Birkie. Off man made loop was unskiable.

(Dan Dudley)