Cut and tracked green loop around Pallette Lake and yellow /short loop on February 4th. Really good track and set up well with firm pole plant and able to widen herring bone hills. Finished reconditioning red loop and now tracked, February 5th, so all loops tracked and in good shape. Go slow on the road into the trail and stay on your side. Road is narrow, barley two cars wide due to deep snow and high banks on side of road.

(Dan Jacoby, Wisconsin DNR)

Cut and tracked green loop around Pallette Lake and yellow/short loop. Really good track and set up well with firm pole plant and able to widen herring bone hills. Only able to cut track out of red loop around Escanaba Lake but plans are to finish cutting and tracking red loop tomorrow. Will update when completed.

(Dan Jacoby, Wisconsin DNR)

Groomed and tracked green and yellow loops on Tuesday. Excellent condition. Outer loop around Escanaba Lake was still in excellent condition so did not re set track. Steady temperatures in the teens at night and 20's during the day with very little wind this week, so no breakdown of tracks or drifting. Checked tracks today and still in excellent shape so did not re-track.

(Dan Jacoby, Wisconsin DNR)

Excellent conditions. On days like today Escanaba is one of the best trails anywhere. Thank you for outstanding grooming!

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(Steve Turner)

We got an additional 4" of now Friday night/Saturday. Groomed and set track on all loops this morning. Very good conditions. There is a light mist currently which might cause tracks to get icy. Near/above freezing temperatures can change conditions quickly.

(Joe Fieweger, Wisconsin DNR)

Firm track and pole plant. Warmer air temperatures so track may be more like spring conditions. Track may be fast in the morning and slower in the afternoon. Great shape right now. Stepped off trail and snow in some spots is over 30 inches deep in the woods.

(Dan Jacoby, Wisconsin DNR)

Excellent conditions, groomed and tracked all loops with fresh dry snow from recent snowfalls to mix in. Always windy along Pallette Lake so that area may re-drift but only a short stretch of 1/4 mile is affected. Very scenic out there plus a very good firm base and extra snow along the side to mix in for great track in future weeks.

(Dan Jacoby, Wisconsin DNR)

Good conditions 6-7 inches of new snow last night, leveled and tracked all today. Very close to excellent conditions but not sure how firm tracks will be after multiple of skiers. Plenty of snow on the sides and no bare spots. Over 2 feet of snow in the woods.

(Dan Jacoby, Wisconsin DNR)

Excellent conditions with firm pole plant and very little debris. Cold this morning so slow, dry tracks for glide. No bare spots but wind may cause drifting along Pallette lake shore and Lost Canoe lake Ridge. 20 inches of snow on the snow gauge at Trout lake. Best track of the season so far due to very little debris, fully formed track and firm pole plant. We will update conditions and groom again over the weekend if necessary.

(Dan Jacoby, Wisconsin DNR)

Good conditions with 1.5 inches new snow last night to mix in with old track. Full formed tracked except under pines but still 3/4 formed there. Still some leaves in track. Very scenic 18 inches of snow on the ground.

(Dan Jacoby, Wisconsin DNR)