8" new dry light snow. Packed trails yesterday and set track and skate lane today. Trails in good shape.

(Greg Moritko)

Trail is really fast and icy despite the best efforts of our groomers. Lots of snowplowing on downhills and corners needed. The trail is beautiful and I did enjoy myself and especially the new warming house but if you're not comfortable with these conditions it's best to wait for fresh snow.

(Peter Friedlieb)

Reset classic track and did leveling on skate for whole system. Classic track varies between full and partial depth due to the cold temps. We are making headway on the soft spots and skate lanes with each grooming. Should be good for those who brave the cold temps through the weekend.

(Tony Carter)

Skate deck combed and windblown snow mounds on top of thunder peak leveled out. Should set up overnight to be beautiful for the weekend.

(Simon Lick)

Skate and track set today in good condition. Windy conditions left debris on trail, please help flip it off trail.

(Greg Moritko)

Some parts are great, some parts are soft, but all of it is gorgeous. There's some drifting in certain areas. Last groomed on December 31st per the chalkboard outside warming house. Light bit of snow over most of the groomed trail.

(Philip Imholte)

Skied the Thunder Peak loop, the trail was groomed but was very soft, especially the skate deck. There were also some very deep snow drifts near the peak. Other loops appeared to be groomed and may have received additional passes by the groomer as the skate deck and tracks were a bit firmer. The groomer appeared to get stuck in a few places and dug some ruts, but it didn't appear there was any debris that would damage skis. Lots of maple leaves have fallen with the high winds the last few days which may make striding difficult for waxable skis if the temps warm up.

(Elias Anoszko)

Spoke with one of our groomers out at Sugar and the trails are looking good with more grooming planned over the next couple of days. The new equipment building with a comfortable warming room for public use is open.

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(Pete Friedlieb)

Two days of work but Skate and classic open on Thunders, Rajala, Snag and Long Lake trails. Soft conditions, but no complaints after 12+ inches of new snow. Groomers will be working on the remaining trail segments in the next couple of days.

(Tony Carter)

We skied 2/3rds of the trail system today. There is 3-4 inches of ungroomed snow on the trail. For those who wish to classic on waxless skis it was pretty darn nice for before Thanksgiving. We are talking about packing the trails on Monday and then setting a shallow track on Tuesday. I will update this information in a week.

(Tony Carter)