Skate deck was recently groomed but the classic trails are washed out or gone in many places and needs to be regroomed ASAP.

(Tamara Walsky)

Smooth skate deck and tired classic tracks. Glide at 10 degrees on recent grooming was way more fun than on wind-slab at -2 yesterday! That Monday evening groom was most appreciated.

(Walter Ebertz)

I skied at 3 pm. The deck was firm and fast. The classic tracks looked a bit washed out but skiers looked to be enjoying striding anyway. Thanks, groomers!

(Catherine Perrone)

The skate deck was groomed Monday night. Hopefully with a little warmer temps we can get folks back out and skiing this week. Coverage is good, classic tracks are a little beat up, but will wait for a little warmer weather to look at resetting them.

(Mitch Hoffman)

Classic both loops, tracks are mostly windswept, slow but no thin spots. Washouts on some but certainly not all corners and hills. I'd say the outer loop is nicer, especially on the west side. Hard to tell when the last grooming was done with old man winter's dry sandy snow fingers grasping at everything.

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(Jeff Streier)

Very nice skate ski at the U this morning. The deck is in excellent shape. Freshly groomed late yesterday or early today (thanks to the groomers for braving the cold). Used Fastwax extreme white and had a surprisingly fast ski for 2 above. Used my second skis because there are some sticks, but good skis are fine if you're mindful.

(Jeff Blodgett)

Trail in good shape. Some faster skating sections where wind has scrubbed snow down to the icier substrate. Slower where that spindrift sloughs in, like whoaa. Good as can be overall. Something seems to be wrong with the heat though. Not working.

(Walter Ebertz)

Both classic and skate trails on the golf course were well-groomed and in good condition. There weren't any oak leaves out on the course today!

(Elizabeth Lee)

Skied at 11:15 AM in less-than-ideal conditions. Did not ski in the usual classic tracks on the right because they were windswept and only skated the outer loop. The skate deck was maybe 50% covered with blowing snow. I don't have to tell you: windblown snow is some pretty abrasive stuff. I went two laps with a friend before we succumbed to the conditions. If the winds die down and the groomers can work their magic, the amount of snow looks good! Stay warm.

(Michael Kuhne)

Skied at dusk and after in the fierce wind. Whatever skier-made classic tracks there may have been were blown in, so I just skied down the middle of the recently groomed skate deck (thanks Mitch!), which was a mix of scoured but roughed up ice and drifts. That worked fine until about the third round, when I found myself absent-mindedly skating. I wondered how I could do that with wax on my skis. When I got home I found very little of the brand new kick wax was still on them. No wonder I had no kick! I would have been better off skating as the one or two others still there at 7 p.m. were doing. They seemed to be flying, in spite of the drifts.

(Lois Braun)