Icy in the open areas. Fine in the woods. No new grooming as of 9am. Section 2 JV championships tomorrow, Thursday.

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(Kevin Wendland)

Skate skied today the lake loop and inner trails, it was much icier than our ski on Sunday, although the trails were completely covered and no bare spots. No grooming was done today that I could see so just a small amount of top snow, fast yes, but pretty hard to push off. We need more snow!

(Kris Diller)

Very nice. Groomers had made two passes by 9am for skate skiing. Classic is probably next, although hopping in classic track was not bad. Brought B skis but A skis would be fine. Ran into daddy daughter day on King trail.

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(Kevin Wendland)

Carver is in very good shape given the recent warming. I skated a couple of laps around the King and Grimm Farm loops. There are no unavoidable bare spots and little leaf or twig debris on the trails. The downhills are getting snowplowed into oblivion but still very ski-able. The tracks were set and seemed good but not great.

(Tom McGoldrick)

Skate deck was freshly groomed and in very nice condition. Some leaves/twigs in the wooded area and some grass showing through in the fields but nothing that was concerning. Classic track looked a little neglected but it's there if you want it.

(Matt Carlson)

Not freshly groomed. Looks like it was rolled after snowstorm then skiers sank in and finally it hardened to an uneven ordeal. To top it off a snowmobile made it’s way unto the Grimm trail by the lake. Totally messed up down there.
The classic trail looks ok. I would wait till they groom again to skate, hopefully this week.

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(Kevin Wendland)

Cover your tomato’s and come on out. King was groomed for skate only this morning. A few thin spots with occasional rock. Basically good skis with caution.
Note: Metro west race at 3:45, so come out and cheer the kids on then go for a ski.

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(Kevin Wendland)

Grimm was in fair to good condition. There were avoidable bare spots, particularly next to the lake, and occasional ice and leaf litter. Classic track varied from nonexistent to apparently skier-tracked where it existed. It was 5 to 7 degrees with an appreciable wind. I used FastWax Blue LF, which was probably too warm for the temperature. Glide was good but skating was tough on the uphills, which I herring-boned on the longer ones. Despite the trail conditions, a mild cold and the temperature, I nevertheless had a decent skate. I did the 4.8 miles in a little under 50 minutes and only had my right foot's toes ( plus both thumbs of my mitten-clad hands at the very end) get a little numb from the cold. Not too bad a price to pay considering I was going to let the cold stop me from going at all.

(Keith Carlson)

Surprisingly pretty good, the groomers had just finished up as I was heading out. You could see the rock hard surface on the part of the trail where the grooming ended but in the groomed sections of the trail were quite nice. I did the lake trail and the trail up to the road and back. The groomers were able to chew up enough snow to make it skiable, only one small section was hard packed ice and no corduroy but it was easy to pick your way around. I would not recommend classic skiing as the tracks looked like concrete and icy and quite a bit of leaves in the tracks to boot. Just a few cars in the lot by noon.

(Kris Diller)

A few more icy spots, but generally in good condition after yesterday's warm up. I skied King and Grimm short with B skis. Crews were out on King cleaning up debris and a fallen tree. Groomers and trail crew are doing a great job keeping the trail in shape. Hopefully we get more snow soon!

(Derek Wallen)