I wasn't quite ready to be done with the season, so I went to checkout what survived the weekend. The groomers really did an exceptional job salvaging some snow to make about a half mile of good skiing. Unfortunately the trail doesn't quite make a loop, but it was definitely fast and fun. Much gratitude to the grooming crew.

(Sam Knuth)

The warm weekend did quite a bit of melting on the ski trails. Only Lower Stadium and the lesson trail south of Lower Stadium will be open on Monday. Green Meadow Trail is closed for the season. Trails north of the roundabout are more intact, but every section has bare spots that would need significant snow moving to patch. We will decide if this is possible on Monday.

(Robert Ibler, Loppet Foundation)

Well, it was definitely an adventure ski this morning. Managed a lap and a half, but it was pretty grim. Lots of leaves and debris, and lots of dirt to keep things really slow. There are a few nice parts in the shade and no actual open ground on the 4K loop, but it's not what I would call fun. Has been a strange season for sure. Thanks to the Wirth groomers for making the best of things for us!

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(Bill McKinney)

It was pretty good at 8:30am. Wasn't icy or slippery. There were some ruts on downhills, and some almost bare spots with low snow depth. As expected, wooded areas were better. Nothing to complain about!

(Paul Larson)

The oak trees have decided to release their persistent leaves on the trail, where they drift into the tracks. Leaves on top of icy base is a bad combination, so I ended up striding mostly on the deck, which was in better condition. Nice to have the whole loop still open. The groomers have smoothed out the lumps from a couple of days ago.

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(Laurie Ford)

For awareness: signs on the trailhead building door say Wirth Snowmaking is closed for skiing Saturday March 2nd morning 7-11AM for a bike race. [ City of Lakes Loppet Fat Bike races, rescheduled from early February -- Ed. ]

(Jay Woodbeck)

It was great getting back to Wirth today around noon! I just skied the Meadow and Twin Lakes loops a number of times. The skate lane and classic tracks were nicely groomed. There were definitely some oak leaves in the classic tracks, but still skiable with a little ice. There wasn't a soul around Twin Lakes at 1:00 pm. It reminded me of the early 70's back in the day at Theo! Thanks to the groomers for keeping it going!

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(Bill Lundberg)

Amazing morning! Temp in the teens, grooming was good, fun was had. A few sticks and leaves -- all easy to avoid.

(Lee Penn)

Great snow this morning! Hard and fast, a tad slick. A few sticks and leaves on the trails but pretty easy to avoid.

(Ophelia Loree)

It was cold, and windy, and conditions were great. The ice situation on Twin Lake loop is much improved - there are a few spots, but they are visible (dark) and they are easy to move around. Thank you groomers! The snow making on the tubing hill is blowing over a bit onto Trail 18. That, combined with the machine tracks, made me a bit cautious going down the big hill behind the trailhead, but it wasn't too bad.

(Sam Knuth)