Excellent conditions at Jack Lake today. Deep classic tracks with great glide and good ski grip for kick. Skate deck was level and firm. Just a great day of skiing.

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(Joe Barrick)

Freshly groomed and in fantastic condition. Classic tracks were a joy to ski. Skate deck looked great and had yet to be skied on since grooming. Cold crisp morning, great to be out.

(Craig Weitermann)

There was about an inch of new snow, had a fantastic ski, sun came out, did some tanning at old shelter. Well worth the drive-up, it's always a winter wonderland. I need to bring snowshoes sometime!

(John Sommers)

Great conditions at Jack today. Firm skate deck provided for a fantastic early afternoon ski. Hit the Lowlands, Highlands and Balsam loops.

(David Schauer)

Wow! If you like skiing first after the groomer, striding in full depth tracks, with tons of snow everywhere, you should have been at Jack Lake this afternoon! And, it's only going to get better as the fresh grooming sets. Carpe Skiem!

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(Bob Warpinski)

The trails were in good shape, considering the snow coverage. The classic tracks were hard/icy at the start, but loosened up and were pretty good as the day went on. Some debris, but easily avoidable. Skate deck was firm but got better as well. First time for us at Jack and definitely will make a return trip.

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(Todd Mader)

Tracks were a little icy with very little tree debris on them. It was a very nice afternoon for a 50+ guy to get back into skiing after 30 years. Thank you to the maintenance staff.

(Brian Heins)

Fast striding this morning on glazed, well set and clean tracks. 30 degrees, cloudy, and misting throughout our ski. Super great skiing. Carpe Skiem!

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(Bob Warpinski)

Late afternoon skate ski tour of Jake Lake was fast and fun. The woods is still glazed adding to the experience! Striders will enjoy full depth tracks. Carpe Skiem!

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(Bob Warpinski)

Great ski today at Jack Lake both classic and skate, I would say 99.9 percent clean snow, minimal dirt mostly on skate deck and most of that was on the north 1/2 of the Lowland loop. We used skins which worked great on the hard tracks. Skate deck was almost too hard, could barely get an edge in but it was fast. Kudos to whoever cleared the brush as good as they did , not perfect but wow they did alot of work. We used our best skis and easily avoided the minimal dirt spots.

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(Joe Barrick)