Absolutely outstanding conditions this morning at this classic gem. Joanie and I have been coming here for the last 25 years and today was one of favorite visits, as we skied all the trail portions, about 35K. Trails had been freshly groomed on Thursday and were still holding up well. Thank you for the great grooming!

(Darren Blankenship)

Trails at Underdown were in fair to good shape. They haven't been groomed since the big weekend snow, the County usually grooms them late in the week. Tracks were skier set over old grooming. New snow was falling making the trails generally slow and soft, Kick too hard and you punched through the surface of the track. Sidewalls of the track were also soft. OTOH, the ride was silky and hills very manageable. Used Swix Extra Blue with mostly good results; minor icing from the fresh snow and near freezing temps. As long as you took it easy it was a pleasant, old school day to ski.

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(George Cleveland)

The trail was groomed Friday and was in excellent condition with only a few scattered spots of oak leaves and balsam scales. Tracks were deep and fast in reworked snow with a couple turns starting to wash out from users. Skied on a green hard wax that became a bit slippery in the late afternoon but not bad enough to rewax to a blue. The county did a great job in dealing with difficult weather conditions.

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(George Cleveland)

Awesome striding at The Underdown today! 28 degrees, sunny, windless, gorgeous, beautifully tracked, and tons of snow. If you’re a strider, you need to check this gem out! Carpe Skiem!

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(Bob Warpinski)

Would rate the green loop only fair today due to icy glaze in the tracks and hard crust between them. Additionally, there were frozen foot prints from walkers, making snowplowing problematic. In a number of places, snow had also melted from the trees and dripped onto the trail and refroze. It would have helped if the groomer had lifted the track setter on the downhills. We took all the hill bypasses to try to limit speed beyond our abilities.

(David Henning)

Super fast on a well tracked deck! Almost too fast given the degree of difficulty of this gem! The entire course looked to be freshly tracked offering skiers 3/4 depth tracks throughout. Very little washout at hill bases. Base is solid. There is a refreshing abundance of snow! Carpe Skiem.

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(Bob Warpinski)

Gorgeous winter wonderland!! 8" or so of snow from Monday's storm and 15 F created beautiful conditions -- though ski trails were not groomed so it was very slow moving along the trails. Red, green and blue trails were all open - not sure about Loop Rd. A little grooming and the trails could be amazing!

(Linda Horvath)

We skied part of the red trail and then returned on the road trail. Trails were not groomed, but passable. However, the temps hovered at 32 degrees and as such waxing was tricky. The snow was sticky and we did not get much glide. As usual, the trails were very pretty and a gentle snow fell throughout our afternoon ski. I love Underdown.

(Diane Geralyn Schwartz)

Very good to excellent. Minor glazing and very scattered debris, mostly oak leaves and balsam cone scales. Right lane is faster, left lane a bit softer. Hard wax still working well. One small section of single track softening up a lot in the afternoon sun.

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(George Cleveland)

Fantastic conditions. The bonus is that it looks like a winter wonderland too. Track looks like they were set yesterday. 2" snow last night covered those tracks, but they were skied in nicely when I got there.

(Pete Wurl)