Excellent, fun, fast skating conditions this morning on the full man-made loop (somewhere between 5K and 6K). Nice and firm in most areas and solid classic tracks throughout, and the snow was actually a lot cleaner than I expected. Thanks for the hard work, trails crew!!

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(Bill Oyler)

It was tough skiing Tuesday night at Wirth. I fell three times where snowplowing had bared ice on downhill turns. I saw a lot of people - kids and adults - fall. Ruts, ice chutes, and more! Oh boy! Plus -- I had several near misses with kiddos in their classes. The green meadow loop was in the best condition, I would say, and with that loop a BYOL (bring your own light) trail, it was much quieter last night. Trail 18 was in pretty good shape and pretty fun, although it felt rather narrow, especially with so many people using it. It was an odd feeling snow -- almost like skiing on glass beads.

(Lee Penn)

Tough skiing for me tonight at Wirth - lots of ruts, ice chutes and piles of snow on downhills and potato piles building at the bottoms of the hills. Felt very technical and tough to control! So thankful for the trails but tonight, I had to bail.

(Elissa Cedarleaf Dahl)

Skate lane is getting a little soft this afternoon. The shaded sections of trail on the Luce Line and the Twin Lakes are to me in the best shape. There are a couple of dirty fat bike or hiker tracks crossing on the Twin Lakes loop and a few ice balls at the bottom of the north finger but otherwise smooth sailing.

(Mark Bushinski)

Nicely groomed at Theo this morning for classic and skate. The loops in the best shape were Twin Lake and Ridgeline. The tracks in the open sun were a little slushy by late morning. Thanks to the groomers for keeping it going!

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(Bill Lundberg)

As expected, wet snow across the board with snow plow wake on most of the downhills. A few sections were dirty and a bit softer today including the leg of Green Meadow returning towards the stadium, but nothing unmanageable. Overall, impressive conditions for the weather. Kudos to the Wirth grooming crew for keeping the trails in shape during a challenging winter.

(Ben Ruhme)

Overall pretty goood, just some icy fast sections, some scattered unevenness, a couple hills getting a little choppy but really still good skiing. North Finger now open and in good shape if you want another hill climb. Lots of skiers out there mid-day. Hope the base survives warmer weather.

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(Dave Carlson)

With temps hovering around freezing, the snow was mostly firm and fast. Downhills were increasingly sloppy with buildup in the corners creating berms like a motocross track. Stay on the edges for the firm and fast stuff. The crowd was building when I left about 9 am. But good to have more terrain open. Thanks Loppet team.

(Glenn Hansen)

37 F degrees at 8:00 am when I started with no overnight freeze, but the trail was surprisingly good. Skate deck had a 1/2 to 1 inch of lite slush on the up hills but otherwise good. Tracks a bit washed out but in good condition overall.

(Jim Nehl)

Snow was holding up well today, a little wet snow over a very firm base, even on the uphills. Some chutes on the steeper downhills. Someone with remarkably dirty shoes was walking on the bike trails, but otherwise the snow was pretty clean. Classic tracks looked good in most places.

(Mike Keyes)