I skied most of the trails on the east section of the park between 9:00 am and noon. By the time I left the park all trails were groomed and were in great condition. Few leaves or other debris was encountered. Foot traffic damaged a short section of the trail in the woodlands. A good morning for being out in one of the finest parks in the metro area. Thanks to the groomers for doing a fine job and getting the trails ready to go so early in the day.

(Robert Bergad)

Skied west trail complex starting around 10:30am. We were skiers 3 and 4 after grooming. Simply amazing. Was able to climb straight up every hill with good glide on the downhills using Blue Rex grip wax. Set was soft and may not hold up well as it warms up, but great in the morning. Kudos to the excellent LH grooming team, great job!

(Kevin Sullivan)

Trails near Schulze Lake were recently groomed. Other trails were only tracked by other skiers, but very good overall. Snow on hills made them slow but safe. Too bad it warmed to 30 degrees. Snow got a little stickier. But there's plenty of snow so skiing will be great for weeks to come.

(Bob Hartzler)

Tracks firmed up nicely over night making for great glide today. Lebanon Hills provides many options so today I skied the center trails East from the visitor center and back. A nice alternative from yesterday when I skied the Southern and Northern trails. I also took a break at the A frame in the heart of the park which has a porta potty, picnic tables and a fireplace, great place to take a break.

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(John Gamlin)

Fresh snow groomed just this morning and mild temps, perfect day for a ski. I skied from the Lebanon Hills visitor center East thru the pines and around Marsh Lake then South past the equestrian trail head and across the Southern field then West thru the Birch and Aspens then on into the woods thru the Oaks past camp Butwin and around the lakes crossing the canoe Portage turning back East by Jensen Lake then skiing past Holland lake with the ice fishermen busy and back to the visitor center. What a wonderful afternoon for a ski. Just the East section, which is the largest area, was groomed due to repairs being made to the grooming equipment.

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(John Gamlin)

I skied the entire East section of Lebanon Hills park this afternoon. Very pleased to report that trails are all still in excellent shape, save for a few oak leaves. Tracks are firm and pleasantly fast. Some animal tracks but nothing impacting grooming. Today I saw a bald eagle, red tail hawk and woodpecker. Last week I had a herd of 8 deer run across the trail in front if me, very exciting.

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(John Gamlin)

These are the conditions we dream of. Freshly tracked and really good snow conditions. Recent grooming cleared oak leaves from tracks. Lebanon Hills in all its glory!

(Paul Kraus)

These are the days you wait for all winter! Beautiful sunny blue sky day with not too much wind. Starting at noon, I skied the outer loop of East Lebanon plus the West side loop and it was really fun. Tracks are in mostly good shape, only complaints are the pesky oak leaves, which are in fair abundance and always settling in the tracks in different sections, and occasional soft pole plants, but minor inconveniences compared to very nice runs in the open meadow areas and it being such a nice day.

(Dave Carlson)

Skied West Side. Groomed a few days ago. Tracks are holding up well. Where the wind had blown snow in the tracks our fellow skiers did a good job of laying down skied in tracks.

(John Couch)

Grooming/tracks/snow excellent! Best conditions I have experienced in years at Lebanon Hills. Skied classic trails both east and west of Pilot Knob. Some leaf debris in tracks, but didn't detract from wonderful skiing.

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(Ken Kuznia)