We dodged a bullet when the heavy sleet storm over the weekend passed to our south. All trails were re-groomed on Sunday except for Pincushion Loop. We had a minor mechanical issue with the Pisten Bully and will get Pincushion groomed in the next day or two. Conditions are excellent, and with warmer temps and no storms in the forecast, it promises to be a great week to ski at Pincushion.
We'll continue grooming as long as conditions allow. Generally, our lower elevation trails like Pincushion Loop thin out soonest. In the meantime, enjoy some great and warmer skiing conditions for a while.

(Timothy Lederle, Pincushion Ski and Run Club)

Skied upper section of Pincushion Loop to Canyon Curves and returned on North Advanced. 2-3 inches of new, wet snow with a little crust from a light mist. Skier made tracks in remnants of machine groomed tracks with good grip and glide. I was pleasantly surprised by how well it skied after the mixed precip in the last 24 hours.

(Josh Wenck)

Pristine Pincushion! Pincushion loop, with a little ole hyvä for drama. Newly groomed, solid track.

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(Walter Ebertz)

Skied North Advanced, Ole Hyvaa, Hilfiker and Canyon Curves. Those trails were freshly groomed overnight and skied great. Tracks are well set but on the soft side with the warm temps. A couple of freestyle skiers strode over the classic track on the entire North Advanced loop and left large chunks of snow in the tracks every 4-5 feet. The tracks took a beating (shrug).

(Josh Wenck)

Skied Lower Snowman, Upper Snowman, and B&B loop, which are all groomed and tracked and in great condition. North Advanced wasn't groomed since the snow. Made for great snowplowing on the downhills. Fantastic weather and conditions.

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(Lori Rothstein)

New snow: 2-3 in, Base depth: 15+ in. ( up to 5 ft), Unpacked depth: 30-60 in. All Green trails (Upper and Lower Snowman, East and West Overlook, B&B Loop) and Pincushion Loop were groomed Monday night and are in great shape for skiing. Grooming plans: Remaining trails are ski-able and will be groomed Tuesday night.

(Timothy Lederle, Pincushion Ski and Run Club)

Skied North Advanced, Ole Hyvaa, Hilfiker and Canyon Curves. 2-3 inches of new, wet snow throughout system with snow still falling. Skier made tracks in remnants of machine groomed tracks. Skate decks in upper loops (Ole Hyvaa, Hilfiker and Canyon Curves) are narrow and very soft.

(Josh Wenck)

We (Ann, Ann, Carol, Becky, Barb and Mona) skied parts of Pincushion Loop, North Advanced, Canyon Curves and down the Snowmen. Excellent track everywhere we skied. Bob and Julie did a fabulous job of working through the heavy snow drifts. Beautiful winter conditions at Pincushion!

(Mona Hunter)

New snow: 6+ in, followed by wind and drifting. Base depth: 15+ in. ( up to 5 ft), Unpacked depth: 30-60 in. Entire system was groomed on Wednesday night. Check out the drifts in the "before" picture. Conditions are excellent and the forecast looks promising, with warmer temps and no storms in the near term forecast.

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(Timothy Lederle, Pincushion Ski and Run Club)

Email from grooming Tuesday evening: New snow: 6+ in, followed by wind and drifting. Base depth: 15+ in. ( up to 5 ft). Unpacked depth: 30-50 in. Pincushion was hammered pretty hard with this storm's snow and wind and we will be working to re-groom over the next couple of evenings. Bob expects to groom several trails Wednesday evening and the remainder of the system on Thursday evening so we'll be in good shape for the weekend.

(Angie Robinson)