Best skiing in years; major snow fall, great ski conditions. Friday night we re-groomed the entire Banadad Trail System (41km). We have been grooming sections early in the week but received over 12" of new snow, so had to re-groom the whole trail. Recent skiers reported "best skiing in years" conditions. 48+ inches in the woods, 33 inches on the trail with base of 27 inches. Over 12 inches new snow past few days. Great skiing!

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(Andy Jenks, Banadad Trail Association)

Lots of new snow on the Banadad. The skiing is fantastic. Trails freshly tracked this morning. Curry is the best groomer ever. We skied Lace Lake Trail and the East end of the Banadad.

(Flannery Delaney)

Tall Pines Trail and Lace Lake Trail and Tim Knopp Trails re-groomed Saturday morning. Banadad West End done Saturday afternoon and remaining Banadad Mid-Trail to East End re-groomed Sunday afternoon. 30 inches in the woods, 5 inches new snow, 24 inch trail base. Come join us. Great X-Country wilderness skiing.

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(Andy Jenks, Banadad Trail Association)

Finished re-grooming the entire trail system this morning. 24 inches in the woods; 16 inch base 5 inches new snow. Great skiing.

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(Andrew Jenks, Banadad Trail Association)

Freshly groomed, at least from the east, while we were skiing. We started at the eastern trailhead. The first two miles to the Lizz/Poplar Lakes portage were recently skied and in very good condition. Rare bits of fir twigs or cones on the trail and nicely set tracks. After that point the next two miles were under a light layer of recent snow (less than an inch) but previous tracks were still easy to follow. We were passed by the groomer around 3.25 miles in, then followed until mile 4, where we turned back. We don't know how far beyond that point the groomer continued, and haven't seen any updates online yet. Ironically, the groomer ended up surfacing more debris on the trail, but it was small and not a concern to us.

(Dale Trexel)

The Banadad was groomed Saturday and we skied the west end Sunday and the east end (east trailhead to west of the Meeds Lake portage) on Monday. Solid base, nice grooming and a little fresh powder Sunday night. All excellent.

(John Craddock)

Banadad Trail - All segments were regroomed Saturday afternoon. 14" + base, 21+ in the woods; 2+" new snow. Great conditions.

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(Andrew Jenks, Banadad Trail Association)

There is an inch or two of fresh snow on the Banadad Trail. We skied in a short distance from the east end. Conditions are excellent with snow in the trees and a great base. Some trail breaking would be needed, but the snow is soft and comfortable for a long ski.

(Chip Treen)

Entire Banadad Trail System groomed; Good skiing. Groomers worked through serious cold to finish grooming the West End of the Banadad Trail Friday afternoon. The main section, East to mid Trail Junction was groomed late Thursday. East End Trail were also groomed after the mid week new snow. 14" base, 21 inches in the woods.

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(Andy Jenks, Banadad Trail Association)

Got 4-6 " of new snow. Re-groomed East End Trails: Tall Pines, Lace Lake, Tim Knopp and 1st mile of Banadad (from East End Parking lot). 14" of good base, 21" in the woods. Will try and groom the rest of Banadad Trail tomorrow weather (cold) permitting.

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(Andy Jenks, Banadad Trail Association)