Made two passes on skate ski loops and set a fresh track on the outside loop. Both skate ski and tracks are in good shape now.

(Jim Pedersen)

Best ski at Reid so far this year. They were able to groom and put nearly full depth tracks around the circuit. Tracks have almost no icy spots. The skate lane looked good too. The tracks made by skiers are not good so stick to the groomed ones. Use your poles with bigger baskets as small baskets sink 6".

(John Rosebush)

Groomed and tracked this morning. Skate ski mostly good with a few areas that deep foot prints didn't fill very good. Tracks are shallow in spots.

(Jim Pedersen)

Groomed and tracked this morning. Because of the drifting this weekend conditions are variable. The are some areas that are thin with grass showing but the trails are mostly good.

(Jim Pedersen)

Looked very ski-able for striding when I drove by. I skied High Cliff today, and that was nice. Reid nearly always has less obstacles when High Cliff is able to be "classiced".

(John Rosebush)

Remarkably good for striding. The "clumping problem" that existed yesterday from snowballing dry snow onto wet kick area has resolved with the cold night. Best in the fairways as the longer grass of the rough is more grabby. I tried to skate about 400 yards but just as you get confident, one ski will hit a thin cover area and stall. Shiny skate skis might not be as prone to this as my waxless classic skis, so if you have a light touch, maybe you can skate today.

(John Rosebush)

Still good if you don't have time to travel far. We did classic but it seems you can skate or classic nearly anywhere on the golf course as there is a firm base under about 1/2" of snow on top. Some of the older tracks made by skiers are now giving some ankle roll so make your own or go in the newer tracks.

(John Rosebush)

Actually not bad since its "the only game in town". The wet snow at Reid hardened overnight into a soft crust and there is about 1/2" of fresh snow on top. Best bet is to follow the skier-made tracks around the perimeter and up and down the fairways. I mainly did classic but also skated a bit on my classic gear and would say that skating, likewise, is best done up and down the fairways. They did pack down/groom the official circuit last week, but the warm-up led to some bare spots and ponding (now ice) that you can't see with the dusting of fresh snow, and the skating didn't seem much faster on the circuit anyway. You can probably use B skis if you know where the cart paths next to the tee boxes are, as some are fine and others with little coverage.

(John Rosebush)