Skied all trails, good coverage overall. Some bare spots on top of hill, but were avoidable. Fairly packed down, not much texture.

(Zach Miller)

Western lighted loop has good snow coverage across the skate deck. Some ruts and holes in the surface, especially on the southwestern corner, but no exposed dirt or rocks from what I saw (even at the bottom of the western hill loop). Probably fine to use race skis, but better safe than sorry. Off season improvements and trail filling were noticeable.

(Eli Larson)

All trails are groomed. Skate deck is really nice. Some sticks poking through, but just keep your eyes out. Classic trails are set but have some spots of raw earth so I’d suggest rock skis for classic. Well traveled areas (lit trail) are a little uneven and turned up, but that adds to the adventure. The trails on top of the hill (South of the Shelter) are really nice as no one wants to climb. Thank you, groomers, for getting out there and making the trails!

(Gunnar Maples)

Good conditions, not great, not poor. Firmer on the west side, but very do-able all around. Merely a suggestion of a classic track, but some folks gave it a go. All told not a bad day skating considering we have just enough snow. Fairly minor debris in the usual places.

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(Andrew Westley)

Elver has good snow cover and the conditions are good for skate. Surprisingly good coverage considering the amount of snow we had in the Madison area. Classic tracks on most of the trails but they were pretty shallow and looked icy and had some grass but still skiable.

(Jonny Hunter)