We got another inch or so of snow, and groomed all trail sections with both Ginzus this morning. Cold, maybe 3 above, and windy. Thus no photos, no lunch! The Blue Return is looking better and better. A snowmobile had run the Red trail but without damage given the hard surface.

(Burgess Eberhardt)

Made one more run over all the trails with both Ginzus this morning in bright sunshine, +8F. The Blue Return looks good and is amazingly firm. A ski Club member, The Big Nipper, cut all the sticks we couldn’t get to durning fall mowing so the Blue Trail is clean everywhere. The one big hill on the old main Blue trail is now perfect for fast runs down both sides. Since we did widen some areas there may be soft pole plants alongside the classic tracks in places, and the cold hard snowpack left some choppy skate deck, but we are fully recovered from the snow bonanza of last week.

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(Burgess Eberhardt)

Today we opened the mighty Blue Return trail, running from the main Blue back to the east side of Orange. We used the drag and roller for multiple passes. Note we were unable to mow this section so that there are areas with some weeds and sticks, but skating will be good once the snow sets. We did not track.

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(Burgess Eberhardt)

Over a foot of snow on Tilson Creek trails on Sunday! Monday was pack with sleds, Tuesday more packing then drag and roller. Both Ginzus out this morning. All trails except the new Blue Return are groomed and tracked. All rocks are gone. As of late today the skate lane is still soft and there are some surprises when pole planting, but the snow is still setting up and should be good tomorrow. (There were 10 vehicles in the lot at 3:30PM this afternoon.).

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(Burgess Eberhardt)

We got 4" of heavy snow Wednesday night and packed using drags on Thursday. It was too warm to roll. Today we rolled and tracked with the Ginzu and the results are pretty good. The skate deck shows some broken corduroy but skiing will be fine. Tracks looked good. All trails except the Blue Return are open and groomed.

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(Burgess Eberhardt)

Temp between -3C and 0C. Excellent coverage most places, very thin under pines and cedars. The trail is still very irregular because of low snow depth, but the Polar Polers have done a fantastic job with grooming, filling in some bare areas, etc. Totally fine to use best skis, just pay attention. With the trail being so bumpy and uneven, it's like your own, 18+ km ski cross course, super fun. Great for working on balance, playful, etc. it's such a beautiful trail system.

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(Louise Levy)

Classic tracks set. A few rocks showing to look out for. More snow need for great conditions. A few wolf tracks on the trail.

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(David Kettula)

With almost 4" of new snow and frigid temps, we rolled and followed with Ginzu setting tracks on all trails Saturday, including the Blue and Red trails. Everything looks good, but there are still rocks and uneven sections on the Blue shelter loop, and on all the Red hills. I think you could use good skis everywhere but be careful. We rolled but did not groom the first Blue hill trail, the "little Blue Hill trail." It's rough.

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(Burgess Eberhardt)

We got another couple of inches of dense snow on Sunday night, so on Monday late afternoon we used both Ginzus to groom the skate lane and set tracks on Green, Orange, Yellow, and Bogwalk. We also cleared and packed the Red so that it is ready for rolling. There are still rocks available on the ridges, especially on the east side of the Orange. All the wet spots are frozen at last.

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(Burgess Eberhardt)

We received almost 6" of very puffy snow on Wednesday night. Steve rolled all the main Green, Orange, Blue, Yellow, and about 1/2 Red on Friday. I skied it this afternoon. Windy, 12 above F = cold! The Green is still nearly perfect, but you have to set your own tracks. The Blue shelter loop is a bit bumpy and there are rocks on the hill by the shelter - be careful there. The east side of the Orange is better by far than before, but still rougher than the Yellow which is good almost everywhere. I'd still recommend "B" or rock skis because of the ridges. Photos show what the Blue looks like.

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(Burgess Eberhardt)