Skied some natural snow trails and some man made trails. The natural trails were nicely groomed - but beware of thin spots. The man made trails were as to be expected. Quite a few people out getting their ski on before the cold.

(Scott Greymont)

Skated the outer loops today including the Hill trail and the Nature Center spur. Packed but no track. Slow and "squeaky", but nice to escape the man made trail, which hadn't been groomed. Swix LF4 on my Atomics. Did I mention "slow".

(John Shirriff)

The 5K loop with human made snow is in excellent shape. Tracks are firm and slow. No need for 1814 or Klister; I used skigo violet and ran up all the hills in the track. I also skied the Lake trail, this had been packed but no tracks set. Full coverage, no bare spots and only a few places where dirt was visible. However, the coverage is thin... my pole tips often hit the frozen ground through the snow. But it was wonderful to get off the hamster wheel.

(Ralph Schwartz)

All 5K of the manufactured snow trails (Star, Willow Creek, Frog Town, Scenic Foothills, Boulder Ridge) are packed, tracked and in Good condition. All natural snow trails (Lake, Oak Knob, Hill, North, Nature Center) are Packed Only and in Fair condition.
High School Nordic Ski Races: Friday, Feb. 1 All Day (SEC). Trails will be closed for Sectional Championship Races on Tuesday, Feb. 5 and Wednesday, Feb. 6 (10:00 AM - 3:00 PM).

(Sonja Bercich, Three Rivers Park District)

Classic skied from 12-2 today. Lots of snow and very few people. I was hoping to stride on the natural snow trails given the new snow but they weren't tracked; they were groomed for skating. The manmade loop was groomed and tracked. Hopefully tracks will be set on natural snow so we can enjoy it, before next melt down.

(Tony Pellegrini)

All 5K of the manufactured snow trails (Star, Willow Creek, Frog Town, Scenic Foothills, Boulder Ridge) are Good, Packed and Tracked. All natural snow trails (Lake, Oak Knob, Hill, North, Nature Center) are packed in Good condition.
High School Nordic Ski Races: Thursday, Jan. 31 (3:45 PM - 5:30 PM) (SSC); Friday, Feb. 1 All Day (10:00 AM - 3:30 PM) Trails will be closed for Sectional Championship Races on Tues. Feb. 5 and Wed. Feb. 6 (10:00 AM - 3 PM).

(Sonja Bercich, Three Rivers Park District)

Bring on the Snow! All of the 5K manufactured snow trails are packed, tracked, and in good conditions. (Star, Willow Creek, Frog Town, Scenic Foothills, Boulder Ridge) Closed: All natural snow trails (Lake, Oak Knob, Hill, North, Nature Center)
High School Nordic Ski Races: Monday, Jan. 28 All Day (9:30 AM - 3:00 PM) Conference Championship (SSC); Thursday, Jan. 31 (3:45 PM - 5:30 PM) SSC; Friday, Feb. 1 All Day (10:00 AM - 3:30 PM)

(Sonja Bercich, Three Rivers Park District)

Excellent conditions recently groomed but predictably slow, at least for me and my wax. It was 4-5 degrees with little wind and sunny. No surprise there were few people on the trail with the cold. But despite my anticipation that I would not make it without freezing my hands, I made it with only one middle finger starting to go numb after one full circuit and an abbreviated 2nd one skipping Scenic Foothills and Boulder Ridge. I used FastWax Teal LF.

(Keith Carlson)

All 5K of the manufactured snow trails are packed, tracked and in good condition; this includes the following trails (Star, Willow Creek, Frog Town, Scenic Foothills, Boulder Ridge) Closed: All natural snow trails (Lake, Oak Knob, Hill, North, Nature Center)
High School Nordic Ski Races: Friday, Jan. 25 Conference Championship (MEC) 10:30-4pm; Mon. Jan. 28 All Day (10-3:30) Conference Championship (SSC); Wed. Jan. 30 All Day (10-3:30), MW (Back up Location); Thurs. Jan. 31, 3:45-5:30 SSC JV; and Fri. Feb. 1, All Day (10-3:30) Back up, MW.

(Sonja Bercich, Three Rivers Park District)

The 5K loop was groomed overnight, before a dusting of snow. Tracks solid but slow where wind blown powder collected. A few hardy souls braved the low windchills.

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(Rick Wheeler)