Skated at 5pm Tuesday and found the snow to be pretty wet and slow. The slush/ice spots from last week are expanding, and while they are still skiable, they threaten to end the season at carver. The first downhill on King as well as the bypass were pretty sketchy with ice/slush at the bottom, and the isthmus area was melted through so I was forced to walk, however the S turn downhill was in decent shape. Additionally, King was only groomed one pass wide which didn't work great for skating. Grimm was in the best shape with minimal slush. Lake, Sky and Sugarbush are all in fair shape but are suffering from melting hillside runoff. Did not ski Nature Center trail but it didn't look pretty on the drive in.

(Spencer Davis)

Excellent conditions in the afternoon at CP. Skied King and Grimm at 2pm. Freshly groomed early afternoon. Classic tracks on Grimm were in near perfect condition. Beautiful sunny spring day. Hats off and a big thanks to the grooming crew! One of the best seasons I can recall at Carver Park.

(Kirk Geadelmann)

I skied all of the trails. Warm temperatures did a number today, but I timed the refreeze correctly to get a fast, pliable deck, without leaving ruts. Expect to find long sections of beautiful snow interspersed with large patches of slush, water, or ice. Not for the faint of heart but with some caution and beater skis you'll have a great time. I took the king bypass instead of the straight drop, which was the right call given the amount of slush at the bottom.

(Spencer Davis)

Today was one in Yet many beautiful spring type days at serene and peaceful Carver Park. Classic skied Grimm, Lake, Sugarbush, firm skate deck, well formed tracks as a testament to an attention to grooming By Three Rivers grooming crew. High temp of 33 deg. with a south wind at 7 mph. The waxless Fischer Crown Vasa's were the ticket and worked well in the tracks on all but the steepest climbs. Grimm had some bare spots starting to show thru on the skate deck and tracks. Get out while there while the gettin's good!

(Barry Pultz)

Ok, but they have opened up the trail from the nature center to the road to walkers. There was enough coverage today but skating was bumpy and I saw smiling dog walkers in the tracks. It's one more sunny day away from being unskiable. The non-walker side of the road was very nice so the recommendation is to park at the trail center.

(Steve Casey)

Went skiing with a group, some skating, some classic. Skied the Nature Center, Lake, Sky, and Sugar Bush trails. Beautiful day for skiing, great trail conditions for both skating and classic.

(Kristian Markon)

After some tough "ski-baked ice" conditions on some parts of trails on Thursday, the fresh snow Thursday night and the daily grooming have turned Carver into a winter wonderland for skiing. Friday was terrific and the second grooming today really set the corduroy and the classic tracks to perfection this morning. Thanks to the groomers for hanging in there and producing some of the best conditions of the year at Carver. This is the way to go out on the naturals! Get out there before it is over!

(Emil Pedersen)

Skied King Trail and quit for the day. If I had my rock skis, I would have kept going. The open spaces are sun-baked ice so the new snow has blown off. Three Rivers gave it their best rating, but it's really fair for skating and poor for classic. Several skiers removed their skis and walked through the long sections of ice, rocks and grass.

(Scott Brown)

Very nice. Yesterday's grooming holding up well. Temperatures around +1F. Did one Sky loop with Rex green followed by a loop with Swix TS5. Swix was faster by about 45 seconds.

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(Kevin Wendland)

Great ski at carver today. All trails groomed. Very good coverage throughout with a couple pf exceptions. B skis for prairie section on home stretch on Grimm and the section where King branches off lake. There is about 500 meters total trail that new snow didn't stick, coverage thin and icy. Otherwise truly excellent grooming and skiing.

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(Tim Kinney)