The trail continued to be limited to Star and Willow but snow guns were running on Willow downhill and the downhill side of the Star west to east climb. Resulting artificial snow was slow but the rest of the snow was fairly fast. My average pace over three laps equaled my fastest over the six times I've been out here despite the slow-downs each time I hit the new artificial snow. The sugar was still deep on the last Willow climb and the NW and west east climbs on Star. It was not too bad on the rest of the trail. It was the mid 20's with a grey overcast.

(Keith Carlson)

Went mid afternoon, found Star loop and Frog town are open. There was a good amount of loose sugar on the Star loop hills and some right before the Frog town fork, but I was impressed with the amount of coverage, and the trails were not crowded at all. Overall a pleasant ski experience considering the year so far, shout out to the hyland grooming team.

(Tobias Martin)

The temps got low enough over night to provide a much-improved skate deck. The long hill up Willow loop was in fantastic shape, essentially zero sugar. The uphills on the Star loop were much better than yesterday, but still lots of sugar. Hopefully, cold temps will get them into shape. All of the snow guns were blazing as of 6:30 am and the machines were out moving snow near the Frog Town loop. Thank you to all of the groomers and staff at Hyland!

(Matt Frantzen)

What a difference a few degrees make. Snow was in great condition. Good kick and glide throughout. A couple of highlights. Near Jan's shack heading out to Willow they groomed a bit wide and the right track is missing. The Star loop hill is a bit icy near the top, guessing that both will be sorted out. Lots of snow cannons all over.

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(Scott Greymont)

The trail was very soft on the hills. The flats weren't much better. A great resistance ski. Good news: five snow guns were blowing snow. :)

(Jim Williams)

At 6:30 this morning, the uphills consisted of deep sugar but the flats and downhills were OK. Lots of people out, so conditions may deteriorate as the day progresses.

(Matt Frantzen)

Kudos to the team at Hyland for grooming such a nice trail. Anti kudos to Mother Nature as it didn't get cold enough for the tracks to firm up. The classic tracks were really soft this morning. The skate deck looked better. Here's to upcoming cold weather.

(Scott Greymont)

With a 12:10 pm start, conditions were pretty good. It was right around 32 degrees and partly sunny. Lot less skier traffic now that Christmas vacation is over. The last Willow climb as well as Star's NW and west-east climbs still had a lot of sugar on them that I could not skate completely. Willow's downhill was reasonably fast but not as fast as when I was last out Saturday morning. The snow guns were out and I think ran last night next to the chalet. So maybe the bypass will be open in a few days.

(Keith Carlson)

Good conditions at Hyland this morning. The classic track was solid and the skate deck was pretty good at 6:30 am. Snow guns running everywhere!

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(Charles Barden)

Same loops as we are used to. Classic tracks were firm with a bit of sugar on the trail. Snow cannon running on the practice area of Star loop causing some slow snow into the corner. No less than five machines making snow at the start practice area off of Willow. And even more making snow out towards Frog Pond.

(Scott Greymont)