Classic skied the Sun Bowl on the Valkyrie side, along with the B loop on the Teuton side. There were a few more rocks on the Sun Bowl, mostly on the uphills, and a few areas of leaves and other debris on the downhills, than anywhere on the Teuton side. I used good skis and managed to not hit anything, but would probably use B skis if I was heading out again. Overall conditions on the Sun Bowl are nice and firm, no tracks yet anywhere, and not enough snow to set them.

(Paul Belknap)

Base is 2 inches. Both the Teuton trail system (chalet side) and Valkyrie trail system (north of Hwy C) are groomed to create a base, but coverage is thin. No tracks have been set on any trail in the system.

(Marc Ankenbauer)

Skated all of the Teuton trails today, and they were in pretty good shape! The A loop was best, the rest could use one more pass with the groomer. No classic tracks yet, I don't think there's enough snow for even a shallow track. I used rock skis but didn't see much that you could hit, a few thin spots so B skis seem appropriate. The groomer was out on the Valkyrie side while I was skiing.

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(Paul Belknap)

Fair conditions, but better than expected. No grooming. About 1-2” of fresh snow on top of a very thin packed base. Lots of sticks and bark showing, but didn’t encounter rocks. No ice. We skied 80% of the Teuton trails. Had a nice time!

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(Craig Wiklund, North Star Ski Touring Club)

Classic skied all of the trails on the Teuton side last night and again this afternoon, they are in fair condition after the thaw and rain. The trails look to have been groomed before the rain, which has frozen into a decent base, with a few thin spots, and 2+ inches of fresh snow on top. I used rock skis, and definitely hit a few things, but 90% or more of the trails look like the photo. No grooming since the fresh snow, but varying degrees of skied in tracks on all the trails. Blue hardwax has been kicking fine except for one or two icy spots.

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(Paul Belknap)

We classic skied the B loop of the Valkrie trail from 1-2PM today and it was really nice. Not deep enough to set tracks yet but they had groomed it after the light snow (jealous of you guys down south right now) and there was definitely enough coverage for good skis today.

(Seth Bichler)