Spent the sunny afternoon on the 6K man-made loop and really enjoyed it. Zero ice, great corduroy, and solid classic tracks throughout. Great conditions for skiers of all ability levels. Thanks to the great groomers who refresh the trail every evening!

(Bill Oyler)

The artificial snow was really nice this evening, slightly icy at worst. Minimal leaf debris in the forested North Loop. Tracks are missing from a few downhills but the surfaces were not icy or bare.

(Cory Quirk)

The made-snow loop was mostly crispy corduroy this morning. I got there just after sunrise. Most of the deck was crispy but not icy. However the inside corner at the tops of many hills was fairly icy. And the outside corner of downhills was a bit icier than the inside, especially on the North Finger. That hill had the roughest conditions on the course. The outside of the turn started kind of icy and seemed to ice up more under the sun (it might have been melting and freezing at the same time). And the deck had little ice balls/chunks on a lot of the North Finger. La Squadra was clean and not slippery. Trail 18 had some odd ridges and bumps in the middle of the deck that would have been skied in if it was warmer (but were too stiff to mash down). Overall pretty great considering the rain the other night. Thanks for the overnight grooming!

(Dan Boody)

I skied laps on the snowmaking loop this morning. If you are worried about the ice, the grooming last night has cleared it all up for the most part. I was expecting it to be pretty slick this morning, but for the majority of trails were fine. A few icy spots to look out for, but nothing that was too bad. The curve at the bottom of North Finger was probably the worst, a few icy spots going up La Squadra, and some ice on the Ridgeline. The only area I'd avoid is the learning area in the lower stadium (the new area close to the road). That was sheer ice, but the rest of the stadium was fine.

(Sam Knuth)

The freezing rain has turned the stadium area to glare ice. Snow conditions on the wooded trails vary widely but some of the snow was very good. Most of the trails corduroy. We only stayed a short time.

(Betsy Hoium)

Made snow is closed for event. Natural snow open.

(Sarah Matanah)

Really great conditions on the natural trails north of Glenwood this morning. The groomers did an amazing job between Thursday and the weekend. There are one or two icy spots still - mostly on the Bridge trail - but other than that I was really impressed (and grateful!). Fingers crossed it holds up through warm weather.

(Sam Knuth)

It was another super ski on the snowmaking loops at Wirth this afternoon. The grooming was excellent as usual and sun was shining! There were very few people out on the trails. I noticed the groomers were working on the North Finger loop as I skied by today. It would be great if we got some more snow so the Judy loop could open up, too.

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(Bill Lundberg)

This morning on JD Rivers, Tornado Alley, Bridge Trail things were hard packed and pretty icy throughout. Hard to get an edge anywhere. Much more enjoyable on the snowmaking loop. With a fresh groom I think things will be fine, but no grooming plus the temp fluctuation make for a pretty icy morning. The good news is that the crews were out shoveling snow onto the thin spots in several places.

(Sam Knuth)

I skied JD rivers, tornado alley, bassett creek, and bridge natural trails north of Glenwood. Trails were groomed overnight and it looks like the crew did some repair work as well (thank you!). The exposed bump on Tornado Alley where it forks away from the railroad tracks and into the golf course has been covered with snow and nicely groomed. And on the Finish Monument hill on JD Rivers the trail was rerouted to avoid the icy/thin section on the top of the hill. Great to see the trails getting repaired to extend this small amount of snow for as long as possible. Bridge trail loop between Tornado Alley and Skyline is still quite icy/hard/thin in spots (I double polled there because I could get an edge).

(Sam Knuth)