Very soft and slow snow this morning. I should have stayed in bed. I'll hang up the skis for the next week.

(Bob Maki)

I skated this morning at Elm Creek. When I started about 10am the deck was in good shape, as it got to 11:30am there were a fair number of soft / sugar spots, basically anywhere the sun was hitting. The classic skiers were getting kick, many said they were using klister.

(Tom Harris)

Conditions are pretty good. There are a few soft spots (especially downhill South Donut), but it's all skiable and fun!

(Brooke Janney)

Skate skied today and it was still pretty good but starting to get mushy in spots with the warm weather both day and night. The classic track looked and felt similar to yesterday so I'm sure the skin skis would've been very good again. Not many skiers out there.

(Mark Lahtinen)

So much better than expected - classic track quite fast but slowing down around 11 am when I left. Skate deck looked very good. Thank you groomers!

(Karen Peters)

I wasn't sure what to expect with the onset of warm weather again. I decided to use skin skis instead of the wax skis which worked well on Tuesday with universal klister. It was the best ski of the season for me. Although not as fast as the tracks would be under ice klister or spring skiing I'd still call it glazed lightning. Great glide and great kick. There wasn't much traffic and the track and skate lane were still firm.

(Mark Lahtinen)

Conditions were very good this morning. Skate deck was great and tracks looked great. I waited for the fog to lift.

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(Bob Maki)

Excellent conditions today at Elm. The skate deck was in really good condition, but I focused on classic, and the tracks were fantastic. The warmer conditions have allowed for faster speeds, and the groomers have kept the tracks rigid with no real washouts. Ski traffic around 9:30am continues to be relatively light, with the occasional exception of beginner ski classes, but the instructors are very conscientious of other skiers out on the course.

(Jason Goepfert)

I skied classic at Elm Creek this afternoon. The tracks were in great shape and the deck looked good with little or no sugar on the hills. There were dozens of little kids just learning to ski so I didn't stay long.

(Tom Harris)

Only five skiers at 9:30 am, more when I left. South donut and switchback open, so 2.4 km per loop. Trail in good shape but cold and slow snow, at least for me.

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(Bernard Cerles)