Skied around 8:30 am, found conditions to be very fast and nicely groomed. Plenty of other skiers out, but not crowded. Snow was starting to break down a little on the uphills, but still very enjoyable morning ski especially with the bright sunshine. Gave one hot lap a shot, logged 4:29 freestyle. Not quite ready for my Olympic tryout...

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(Bruce Adelsman)

Skied around mid-morning, found conditions quite good -- plenty of snow and over 1K of trail open. The hills were getting a little soft as the temperature was climbing above freezing. Not crowded, plenty of spacing.

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(Bruce Adelsman)

The climb to coaches corner is groomed and the trail is great for intervals. Started at the light pole near the roundabout. Classic skied on Rex Gold Klister covered with Start Oslo purple (8 inches under foot). Full lap in 3 minutes 43 seconds.

(Brian Gregg)

I clocked a 1.45k loop. Snow was in great condition, about 35 degrees and cloudy skies meant it was pretty consistent. Started to get a little busier around 3:00, but still felt quite comfortable! Be sure to get your passes if you have not yet done so!

(Chris Jandro)

Super impressed to see the great snowmaking progress this morning! My GPS clocked in the newly expanded loop at 1.4K and there are some nice rolling hills now. Great for skating and classic. Thanks Loppet crew!

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(Bill Oyler)

Good news! While we were skiing at Wirth this afternoon they opened up the new section which includes the Catwalk hill. It turns around at Coaches Corner and goes down the big hill and then the two rollers back into Lower Stadium. I didn’t measure it, but I’m guessing somewhere around 1.5-2K. The new section was a little soft, but coverage is great and the classic track was solid all the way around. If the idea of flat laps was keeping you away, no worries now!

(Bill McKinney)

Another great morning at Wirth. Small group of fast skiers out at 6:30 a.m., then steadily growing crowd until I left at 9. Probably max of 30 people. Track was in great shape and it seems like they’re very close to opening a much longer loop. Definitely worth coming out and enjoying!

(Bill McKinney)

Beautiful morning at Wirth! The loop is longer now, about .5K, and with a nice wide turn arounds on both ends. Beautiful corduroy at 6:00 a.m. with a handful of folks putting in laps. The classic track goes around 95% of the loop and was in great shape. It looks like we’re very close to having enough snow for a much longer loop including most of the lower stadium and area heading up toward the meadow, part of the Catwalk, and the loop behind the machine shed. Hopefully the whole thing is open soon. The track must be almost a meter thick in parts. Definitely worth a trip to be on nice snow!

(Bill McKinney)

I skied at Wirth at 4 pm and boy was it crowded! Glad to see so many people enjoying the outdoors. Next time I’ll check the trail cam to see how busy it is before I go! Snow was very good even though well above freezing.

(Betsy Hoium)

Went out Tuesday night around 6:30-8. Lots of people out enjoying the little loop! Track was a little soft due to all the traffic, but still pretty firm and fast. Did a few K double piling and the classic track was a mostly good with a couple of thin spots. If you haven’t been, it’s a fun way to practice turns and beats the heck out of rollerskiing (IMO)!

(Bill McKinney)