I Falls got a bit over 4" of dense snow yesterday. High wind blew ridges almost bare. Today in sub-zero temperatures we used both Ginzus and groomed and tracked the Green, Blue Return to main Blue and back to Orange, Orange, and Yellow trails. We packed but did not groom the Red. The tracks are ok where the snow was deep enough and the skate corduroy looked super. Given the thin cover on ridges I'd still use rock skis, B skis if you're careful.

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(Burgess Eberhardt)

Conditions about the same as Wednesday with about 1" of new fluff. Still snow for good glide on rock skis. Skied Green, Blue Return, Orange, Yellow, Bogwalk.

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(Steve Langenbrunner)

Trails are freshly rolled/packed this afternoon. Not enough snow for track setting. I had good glide and kick with blue wax on rock skis. I skied Green to Blue rolled around first return trail, Orange and Yellow rolled.

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(Steve Langenbrunner)

Intl Falls got a bit over 4" of snow yesterday. We used both rollers today on the Green, Yellow, Orange, and Blue Return to main Blue and back to Orange. On the way out we got the Bogwalk. Skate only, no tracks. There's lots of debris on the trail and cover is thin over rocky areas. But some sections look great! It's well worth trying out with rock skis.

(Burgess Eberhardt)

I skied a loop through Green Swamp Trail to Orange to outer Yellow Trail and returned across Bogwalk. High points of hills had expected rocks poking through. Swamp has weed stubble. But in most of the woods I had a good ski. With 2 inches of snow I had plenty of glide for rock skis and I did not encounter rocks on the flats, mostly on bumpy hills. So, fun to get out with rock skis. Do not use good skis. I will go again.

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(Steve Langenbrunner)