The WinMan trails were in great condition today for skate and stride. The wide skate deck was firm and fast throughout. And...OMG...what a cool place! With its fantastic chalet, quality grooming, trails for XC skiers and skijorers, snow bikes, and snowshoers, WinMan is the embodiment of a winter (silent) sports venue. Check it out soon - you will be impressed.

(John McCarthy)

First time at WinMan, and it won't be the last. Really fun trails to cruise. Not brutal up or downhills. The grooming was very good, and the chalet is a really nice place to chill after the workout. Lots of skiers, fat bikers and snowshoers out enjoying the day. Go see for yourself, you won't be disappointed.

(Pete Wurl)

All three trail systems - ski, bike, shoe - were groomed up before lunch today and are in great shape (the tracks on the ski trail still looked good this morning and we would have only screwed them up if we tried resetting them so we left them alone).

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(Robert Polic)

Drove up from Wausau and enjoyed a fantastic 14.1 mile ski, traversing the 10k trail twice, and the 2.5 k trail once. Firm base covered with light covering of new fallen snow translated into relatively fast trail conditions that afforded great control. No forest debris or bare spots at all. Used my favorite Atomic Beta race skis as there was no chance of damage to them. Beautiful day to be out in the winter wonderland! Thank you Robert for your superior trail preparation and grooming! Looking forward to my next Win-Man ski outing!

(Jeff Waldman)

Picked up 3-4" of heavy, wet snow overnight and have been getting mist and drizzle all day today. We groomed up the snowshoe and ski trails this morning but will hold off on the bike trail until Tuesday. Trails groomed up nicely with good tracks but are pretty soft and slow. We expect some glazing on the trails as temperatures drop overnight and plan to scratch up the skate lanes first thing on Tuesday.

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(Robert Polic)

Today was my first visit to Winman and what a pleasant surprise. Not only were the ski trails in excellent shape but the building was very accommodating with heat, fireplace, waxing table, snowshoe and snowbike rentals, kitchen, water, changing rooms and bathrooms. Trails were marked well and very easy to follow. I knew exactly where I was at all times and covered all of the trails. Snowshoe and snowbike trails were groomed and pristine too.

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(Cheryl Corbeille)

We arrived around 1:00 pm with temperatures approaching 40 degrees. I skate skied the red loop first. The skate deck was becoming a little soft and speed was a little slow, particularly for portions of the trail in the sun. Th shaded portions were firmer and faster. It was still a good ski. Around 2:30, I skated the blue loop. The sun was much less prominent and the deck had firmed up some with some portions actually getting a little icy. Again, it was a good ski.

(Jim Gantz)

Had a nice classic on the 10k loop. Mostly the tracks were in good order with a brown/iced/skittering here and there that were easily avoidable. The skate deck seemed in good shape and we utilized it here as needed and found that pleasant. What a great, well groomed asset for Manitowish Waters and Northern Wisconsin. As I waxed skis in the bike/wax area I reflected on the warming huts of 40 years ago with slanted floors, smokey wood burning something or others, and an outhouse (if you were lucky). We've come a long way, baby!

(Ken Schoville)

Trail conditions were excellent today. I classic skied the red loop out to the 3.3 km out and back that was not groomed. I picked up the yellow loop at the cut-off for the red/yellow. I ended up with 15 km total. The classic track was firm and reasonably fast. The track had a few shallow areas that were easily avoided if you are worried about possible damage to your good skis. Grooming here is always top notch!

(Jim Gantz)

Picked up some nice New Year snow last night and this morning. Took me a while to get out here but finally got the ski trail groomed and fully trackset and the snowshoe trail groomed this afternoon. Trails are in great condition and can be skied on with your good skis.
Thank you to all the fat bikers that self-groomed the bike trail today - you guys did great, your hired. Just kidding - I'll groom it on Wednesday. Have a great New Year!

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(Robert Polic)