Skied the North End this afternoon around 3pm. Trails freshly groomed and in great condition. Slow in the cold temps but the woods are beautiful!

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(Abra Hovgaard)

Everything along the NE trail looked great -- deep tracks set and a nice fresh skate deck. The skate deck looked soft in spots but may set up overnight. The NE Classic trail was ungroomed and looked basically unskiable.

(Josh Miner)

North End trails were freshly groomed and fantastic. Skate skied the A, B and C loops along with the Tony Wise trail. Tony Wise segment is ungroomed but the 2 inches of fresh snow they got over the past few days really cleaned up the trails. No thin spots visible anywhere anymore.

(Andy Schwartz)

The NE received about an inch of snow overnight. The main trail was combed and track set today and is in good shape. The rest of the system was recently groomed but has the new snow cover. Reminder that the North End Classic will be held this Sunday morning and will use all the main trail system until early afternoon.

(Irv Berlin)

The NE received another couple of inches of snow overnight. The main loop, the Tony Wise and the NE Classic were all groomed today and are in very good condition.

(Irv Berlin)

Excellent for both classic and skate. I arrived mid afternoon to find a freshly groomed skate deck and new classic tracks. Still a little soft with the new snow but if you can tolerate the cold, these may be the best conditions we've had this year.

(Andy Schwartz)

The trails received a couple more inches of snow overnight. The main trail and the Tony Wise were groomed for both skate and classic today. The NE Classic was groomed yesterday and will have some snow in it. This most recent snow has made a nice improvement in trail conditions.

(Irv Berlin)

The NE received about 3" of badly needed snow overnight and into the morning. The main loop including the A and B cutoffs were groomed for skate and classic. The snow covered the debris that had been accumulating during our snow-less period and the skiing is improved over what it was. Because the snow was light and dry the tracks did not set up well in some places. The Tony Wise and NE Classic were not groomed today but are open to skiing.

(Irv Berlin)

One of the crew scratched up the main loops this afternoon, just the skate deck. The trail is still uneven and has some debris on it. The tracks have not been set for a week but are holding up well - there is some new track where the Seeley Classic went through on Saturday. The Tony Wise trail is groomed for skating but is uneven and there are no classic tracks. The NE Classic only trail is tracked but only is fair shape. The tracks are very shallow where the snowshoe race went through Jan. 5 as the trail was too hard to set better tracks.

(Irv Berlin)

Skate skied NE trails this morning. Skate lanes are a little uneven and debris is accumulating from the trees. Base is shallow but bad spots can be avoided. By observation the classic tracks look good overall but lots of oak leaves to dodge. We noted the Tony Wise has no tracks set. The Seeley Classic race cut through the NE trail system today and tomorrow the Birkie Tour will as well.

(Irv Berlin)