Chester has been groomed in last 24 hours! Good skate deck and groomed for classic with good track. I skied Upper Chester only. Temp was 0F, no wind...finally. Lots of small twigs in the trail.

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(Dave Arvold)

Trails looked to have been initially groomed on Monday with the day's snow dusting the top. I didn't ski the whole loop but the backside between Skyline and the top of the ski area had only a few punchy pole plants but overall the trail was firm with minimal foot and hoof damage. A beautiful start to the day!

(Fred Sproat)

Mind the shark teeth heading out of the stadium! Otherwise solid coverage save for near the top of the first climb to the top of ski area. Not yet groomed and no shortage of multi-use tracks and some drifting where'd you expect it. Still, fun to get be getting back to skiing at Chester!

(Fred Sproat)

98% coverage, though minimal grooming. No classic track. Windblown crust in the field made for great free skating conditions.

(Daniel Sandborn)