The groomers have been fighting the good fight, and conditions were decent, despite the lack of snow, warm temps, and now rain. They had recently been at the golf course, and some stretches were surprisingly good, with a firm deck, but enough give to get a decent edge. There were some bare spots and some icy sections, especially on the park trail, but it was holding up enough to ski.

(Jason Goepfert)

The groomers were out at around 11am. Just one pass with the machine didn't make too much of a dent in the icy surface, so it was about 1/4 beautiful and 3/4 white knuckle. As of 11ish, about half of the park, half of the golf course, and half of the skijor trail had a single pass with the groomer.

(Jason Goepfert)

My first time at Bunker Hills and I skied the orange and purple loops. It was late afternoon so pretty variable conditions. I was surprised how firm the skate deck was. It was mostly pretty hard and icy except in the most sun exposed areas that were slow and sticky. It looks like the trails haven't been groomed for a few days so skate deck was mostly a refreeze of a pretty chopped up trail. Fun trails, tough conditions in this weather.

(Paul Lozom)

It looks like the golf course was groomed yesterday. The skiff of about 0.25" of fresh slushy snow on top made the classic tracks a challenge at first, more like backcountry skiing. After a few skiers went through, the tracks were in good enough condition to be in pretty, pretty good shape. The deck looked decent if you're into a soft, feathery skate.

(Jason Goepfert)

Skied the golf course around 1pm. The tracks were non existent/shallow in a lot of spots and a lot of tree debris.

(Jessica Pierre)

The classic tracks were reset on the golf course and skijor trails and were in excellent condition in terms of integrity. With so many oaks around, and the heavy winds, the tracks were littered with leaves in most places, making it challenging to find any solid gliding. There are a couple of windblown places on the skijor trail, but those are relatively small sections. The skate deck was in very good condition throughout.

(Jason Goepfert)

The groomer was doing the golf course around 10 am, and the skate deck was in excellent condition. It looked like they were in the process of resetting the classic tracks as I left, so they should be in pristine condition for the next few days. The park hadn't been groomed yet.

(Jason Goepfert)

Bunker Hills side and Golf course are excellent! Some, but very few areas with debris/leafs. Tracks are set, skate area is wide and flat. Both have a dusting of snow.

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(Mike Loerzel)

Conditions were quite good for classic, with firm tracks and adequate coverage around the golf course. There was only minor debris in the tracks in isolated spots. The groomer was refreshing the skate deck mid-morning, and it looked good as well (it was unclear whether they were also going to refresh the tracks).

(Jason Goepfert)

Good conditions this morning. Trails are groomed well and little or no tree debris. Skied Purple and Orange loops.

(Mark Zelenak)