My best ski conditions on real snow this season, thanks to the grooming. Only a few thin areas that were easy to avoid. Did White, Orange, purple, and the pines section of the blue. The downhills were controllable.

(Don Howell)

Perfect day for skiing. Started at 9:30 am skating the purple and white trails. The bright sun made for fast conditions. This was our first skate of the year - don't think it can get better. Enjoy the next couple days it might be a short season without more snow.

(Richard Homan)

Great conditions. Trails are firm with some loose snow on top. The only reason I would recommend B skis is because there were some loose rocks mixed with the snow on the second to last blue loop segment.

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(Stephen Wadle)

My first ski of the year at Kettle Moraine, and on natural snow. Great conditions, groomed, three to four inch base, only a few thin spots, uphills holding up well. Great skiing today!

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(Ed Edinger)

Grooming of the entire Nordic system this morning re-conditioned all the skate lanes, and the track is still in mostly very good shape. Conditions across the Nordic trails are very good to excellent. Lots of happy skiers out enjoying the sunshine!

(Anne Korman)

I skied the entire Blue loop and snow coverage was fine. The trail was soft and uneven in some areas but overall not too bad.

(Dave McDonough)

Soft and Slow. Skied Red and White (4 times) trails. White was the best looking trail. I hoped to ski Blue, but from what I saw on Red and could see at intersections with Blue, it looked pretty fluffy. Groomers were out during the afternoon. Track was set and looked great. Thin conditions, down to the hard, icy base with some grass poking through, in just a couple of places.

(Karl Hanson)

Another 2" of fresh sticky snow over a thin base that made for tough skiing. Did 14k but only on the purple and brown trails. I had my good skis so I did not do other trails due to rocks. Still nice to ski the scenic Nordic trail for the first time this season.

(Don Howell)

Wow! Just enough wet packing snow for DNR to roll all the trails today. Skated white, purple and brown loops with grass/pine needle ground cover under packed snow in late afternoon. B skis recommended for those trails. Also creatively skated sections of orange, green, blue and red trails to check them out and recommend rock skis because of eroded trail sections known for their rocks. A few classic skiers I saw had big smiles and were doing just fine without a set track. Winter wonderland!

(Dean Hanke)

Despite trails being groomed Friday, it was difficult to tell. Very thin layer and didn't really seem packed. Rocks just barely covered, but you'll definitely hit them on the green/blue/red/orange, especially trying to go up hills. Drifts in fields were pleasant, but woods had pine debris all over paired with the rocks. Purple was better since there are minimal rocks on it. Not good enough to go back and I do tend to force bad conditions to work.

(Holly LaVesser)