Got out at sunrise this morning and skied 5 laps on the World Cup Course plus the Twin Lakes trail. Total distance was 3.6K or so. The track was hard and fast! Some of the fastest skiing I’ve done this year. The trails are really fantastic. Thanks to the Isaac and the rest of the trail crew at the Loppet Foundation for keeping things groomed this week. Pretty easy to stay 6’ away from everyone, so get out there and enjoy some amazing trails!

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(Bill McKinney)

The world is closing down, but you can still do a quiet pre-dawn ski on perfect corduroy at Wirth. Thank you to the crew for keeping us going! The course has been clean and great shape in the early morning. A few icy spots heading into green meadow, both before and after the gate, but overall good shape. World Cup Course slightly shorted to turn at coaches corner (can no longer go up ridgeline).

(Sam Knuth)

Loved the corduroy this morning. Fast and perfect for skating at World Cup close gathering. Hope they keep grooming.

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(Jane DeKraay)

Started out classic with the kids. Tracks were present on green meadow, but not the sprint course. There was still a firm deck under the sugar, but the last uphill to green meadow was harder to get an edge on. Skated after that and did all open sections. More snowplowing than I’ve seen before, especially on Twin Lakes. But all doable. A beautiful sunny day for my last of the season. Thanks Wirth!

(Dan Boody)

Skied Sunday morning with a large turnout to celebrate all the hard work put into organizing the World Cup. The trails were freshly groomed and in top notch shape. Plenty of snow to easily hold the World Cup, and could be skiing for quite a while yet. There are still some huge piles of reserve snow even! Kudos to all involved!

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(Bruce Adelsman)

Skied green meadow and the WC sprint course. Great fun! A shame we won't be able to put on a World Cup event this week. Still a ton of snow and it would have been epic. A bit soft on uphills on green meadow trail, but fast and glorious overall.

(Jon Swenson Tellekson)

Skied the World Cup sprint course this morning -- still plenty of snow, and some fresh grooming, but at 28F the trail was ripping fast! What a fun course, definitely requires you to keep on your toes for the corners. A little natural debris here and there, but I used my good skis no problem.

(Bruce Adelsman)

Kudos to the trail crew and groomers at Wirth! The Twin Lakes Loop and World Cup Sprint course are in fantastic condition. Fast Snow and Sun are what March skiing is all about!

(Caitlin Gregg)

I went out for some laps around Green Meadow and Twin Lake trails today and yesterday, which the crew reopened on Monday. Yesterday I was amazed at what good shape it was in considering this past weekend. Today things were quite slushy and dirty - a lot of debris. Some parts felt oddly sticky - overall much slower than yesterday. But, it sure beats nothing! Still a lot of snow depth over most of the course. A few southern hills look to be down to a few inches, but parts still look like they have more than a foot. Thanks to the crew for opening things up for a few more days.

(Sam Knuth)

The snowmaking trails will remain closed Monday March 9th for World Cup preparations. The plan is to reopen Twin Lake Trail on Tuesday the 10th but check our trail conditions page before coming out just to make sure nothing has changed. Late April temperatures are keeping things interesting and dynamic! We love a good adventure!

(Isaac Kasper, Loppet Foundation)