The North End Classic race was this morning. The tracks for the race were taken out and the trail re-groomed late this afternoon, The skate deck is very good and the classic tracks vary from excellent to a little shallow in places. The Tony Wise and NE Classic trails have not been groomed for a few days as our efforts were focused on race preparation so they are a little icy. They will be groomed in the next day or two. Thanks to all the skiers that turned out for the race and made it a success.

(Irv Berlin)

The main loops were groomed today for skate and classic.
Note: The North End Classic race is this Sunday and the grooming for the race will start after 4pm on Saturday. The main loop will be open only to racers on Sunday morning. .

(Irv Berlin)

The Tony Wise was groomed for skate and classic this morning and is in great shape. The main loops were partially groomed, A and B loops, the C loop was not done due to Timber Trail Road being plowed by the town and making it impossible to get grooming equipment across until we dig through the berms. The C loop can still be skied but expect to take your skis off and walk across Timber Trail Rd. at both crossings. The NE Classic is in good condition from recent grooming.

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(Irv Berlin)

The NE Classic had new tracks set today and is excellent. The main loops had the skate lane combed out today and the tracks from previous grooming are still good. The Tony Wise is also in great condition with just a slight dusting of new snow on the skate lane, the tracks look good and have had several skiers on them so no loose snow in the tracks.

(Irv Berlin)

The main loops and the Tony Wise were groomed for skate and classic and are rated in excellent condition. The NE Classic grooming is a couple days old and is rated good. Over 30k groomed.

(Irv Berlin)

The main loop was groomed this morning for skate and classic. We received another inch or so of snow overnight so the Tony Wise and NE Classic will have a light snow cover. The skiing should still be good on those trails as the snow is very light.

(Irv Berlin)

The NE Classic trail was groomed today and is in great shape. We have slightly over an inch of new snow on the rest of the trails but plan, if the weather cooperates, to groom the main loops tomorrow morning. We have over 30k of trails open.

(Irv Berlin)

The skate lane on the main loop was touched up today. The tracks remain in very nice condition from yesterday's grooming. The Tony Wise was groomed for both skate and classic today and is in excellent condition. All our trails have been groomed in the last 24 hours and should make for great skiing.

(Irv Berlin)

The NE main loops were groomed today and the track is excellent while the skate lane was soft. One of the guys is scheduled to go over the skate lane tomorrow morning to firm it up. The NE Classic was rolled and tracked today and also came out very nice. The Tony Wise trail was rolled and is setting up overnight. We have 24 k in great shape and hope to have the Tony Wise done by tomorrow afternoon.

(Irv Berlin)

I skied the classic (only) trail at noon today. It was absolutely wonderful! It had been groomed this morning and the tracks were firm. The downhills were pretty fast but very safe. This trail is a real gem!

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(Connie Meek)