It was so good to ski the Lauterman after last year’s government shutdown and the marginal weather the year before. Freshly groomed and great skiing.
Chili Ski In at Lauterman 10-2 pm on February 1.

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(Dan Hinch)

15" Base. The entire Lauterman National Recreation Trail was groomed and tracked in preparation for the weekend. A few inches of snow, mixed with the recently rolled base, have created excellent skiing conditions. We've reopened a few trail segments which haven't been groomed the past few years, so come on out and enjoy Lauterman!

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(Evan Miller)

12" Base. The entire Lauterman National Recreation Trail system was rolled and combed. Grooming plan: The trail will be groomed and tracks set on Friday, January 24th. Conditions are excellent.

(Evan Miller)

10" Base. The entire trail system was groomed and tracked, including a few loops which had been groomed in the past and have now been reclaimed. Some minor debris on the trail from recent storms. The recent warm weather, rain and heavy snow fall has made grooming difficult, however conditions are still very good.

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(Evan Miller)

I probably skied the Lauterman Trails a little too early this morning as the tracks were lightning fast from overnight freezing. Started the ski in from Chipmunk Rapids; trail was rough from snowshoe and foot traffic over the tracks for the first half mile and then improved as that activity had gotten off the trail at the clearing. Skied Porcupine Loop and conditions were good.

(Dan Hinch)

Lauterman is groomed and single-tracked for classic skiing. Conditions overall are very good on this legendary trail. The track is not always distinct on Lauterman Lake Loop due to what appears to be some multi use activity. But the rest of the system including chipmunk Rapids Trail is fantastic. There are remnants of post snowstorm carnage in the dense conifer stands, but it's been cleared and doesn't affect the skiing at this point. I skied the entire system, and there was only one (small) tree obstructing trail on the return leg of L Lake Loop, which was removed from Trail by yours truly.

(Matt Zak)

Poor conditions. Someone took a snowmobile around front loop and completely wiped out track on about 95% of the trail. The groomer had done a excellent job and the back loop looked OK although I didn't ski it. Looked like they did a lot of work to get trail in good shape, too bad one person can wipe it out without much trouble.

(Al Sauld)

6" Base. The entire system was groomed and tracked today. Conditions are excellent.

(Evan Miller)

6" Base. All trail segments have been rolled and packed. We will need to let things firm up before we groom and track. We are hoping to groom and track before the weekend, but it'd be best to check back prior to heading out there to ensure we were able to get to it.

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(Evan Miller)