The perimeter trails (except Hardwood Hills that I skipped) were in very good condition. Freshly groomed, a few soft spots where surface undulations prevented full contact with the roller, and there was gravel just under the thin snow coverage on the downhill after the RR tracks and the runout from the downhill S curve leading to the loop in front of the trailhead. It was supposedly 23 degrees and really grey. I used Fastwax Red LF. Happy to say the snow coverage and grooming is now really good. The main loop - Wetland, Woodland Edge and Wedge Hill/Savanna - were in particular good shape except for the thin spots noted. The side loops - Rolling Hills Savanna and Prairie Overlook - were in good condition, just a few more soft spots because of their undulating terrain and skier traffic's impact on the uphills.

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(Keith Carlson)

Skate deck freshly groomed and in great shape. Classic tracks mostly good but getting thin and icy in spots with some debris. New snow would be welcome.

(Kevin Bjork)

Near perfect conditions. Watch out for oak leaves in track since the breeze picked up. Fast and fun classic skiing. Skaters were going fast as trails were nicely groomed. Thanks, WOB!

(Liz Moscatelli)

I skied at noon, and the classic tracks were surprisingly good. Over my 7.5 mile loop, I'd say 80% of the trail was in excellent condition. The flat section near main entrance was in fair condition, mainly due to traffic I assume, but still no bare spots. The tracks had very little debris, though much of the hilly section tracks seem set quite far right. Skiers need to watch for overhanging branches. Wear eye protection.

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(Glenn Hansen)

I skied Woodland Edge and Hardwood Hills trails. All were groomed for both, showed evidence of lots of traffic but condition of both track and skate deck is excellent. I waxed green with a blue kicker, was just about perfect. On the SW leg of the Woodland Edge trail, where you get the lovely long downhill cruise going, if you stay in the classic tracks watch for a lot of overhanging shrub branches coming in from the right — some definite eye poker possibilities there!

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(Rita Minnichsoffer)

Nearly perfect for classic. When we started at 2 p.m. classic tracks had only been partially set, but the groomer caught up with us while we were on our first round. We did the entire perimeter, including South America and the doughnut. Grip tape gave me a near perfect combination of kick and glide, but my partner had a little trouble with his kick on his skin skis. I had been planning to switch to skate for the second round, but decided that when the classic is that good you'd better take advantage of it! I did finally switch to skate for a short loop at the end and found it just a tad soft and slow going, though still very good.

(Lois Braun)

Groomed this morning. Classic tracks deep and fast. Not much traffic today so everything should set up well tonight. Skating lanes we wide and freshly groomed. Great conditions.

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(Jim Smith)

There was no grooming yet as of 1:00PM just skier made tracks.

(Bill Callas)

Disappointing that there was no grooming at Wm O’Brien today. Tracks were skied in but anyone skating was a slog. Full coverage and such a beautiful day out there!

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(Dave Baker)

Got out there 9am, trails had not been rolled or groomed. In some parts you could still feel some of the crust underneath. The Park got about 3-4 inches, so a nice covering on the trails.

(Mary Burke)