Grooming had just finished when I arrived at 2 PM. Excellent early season conditions. The tracks and deck were firm. Some dirt under the railroad bridge and the thinness of the track is the only reason to reserve a good ski rating. One closed section, the flat that runs parallel just east of RR Tracks, for a downed power line. A little ice here and there in the track, but skins had a good grip. The skaters were enjoying it.

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(Jim Pearsall)

Stopped by to check it out and ended up skiing. Did not ski the outer most difficult loops because it was late in the day but skied the rest of the trails. Everything including the outer loops were groomed for skate and classic. The skating looked great, the classic was great. Solid tracks, little debris, good glide and kick, solid pole plants. The track was pretty fast and classic blue wax worked well. Bring your ski pass, they are checking.

(Jim Smith)

I was planning to skate at WOB but temp dropped to -3F when I got there at 8am. I decided to switch plans to classic rock skis and wimp out and use my Thermic IC heated mittens. Both worked out great and I had an enjoyable ski. I skied all the trails. Good coverage on 95%+. I'd skip Hardwoods (trail to north) due to rocks. Pictures show the nice coverage Woodlands Edge (west), Rolling Hills Savanna (SW) and Prairie Overlook (S). Skate deck often a little uneven due to terrain of trail underneath. Virtually no classic tracks as expected in low snow. Kudos to the groomers that did an awesome job of compacting the surface but not digging up dirt.

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(Kevin Ousdigian)

O'Brien was great today on B skis. All the ski trails were well groomed and tracks sets. Bare in a few spots and bit of normal leaf and pine cone debris, not enough to slow you down for long and easily avoidable. I avoided the Hardwood Hills loop where the snow appeared thin and larger climb where the path is covered in sharply edge trap rock to help with erosion. Savanna Hills loop was in great shaped. A few walkers on the trails.

(Kelly Knaus)

As of noon today, the inner loop was freshly groomed for skating. Fantastic first ski of the season!

(Juli Hagstrom)