The man made loop was freshly groomed and in excellent shape. However the rest of the Northern Lights was not recently groomed. Hopefully they might hit it later this morning.

(Don Callander)

The manufactured snow loop was as good as it has ever been last evening. Kudos to the groomers for perfect tracks.

(Greg Loper)

I classic skied the chalet loop around noon today. The temp was near 32F when I left at 12:30. The tracks were deep, fast, and clean, apparently having been set very recently. On the other hand, the outer loops were dirty, icy, and blown out from the weekend. The skating deck looked good on all the loops, with enough soft snow for an edge but with a firm base.

(Don Bushek)

Skated on all the skate trails and conditions were great. Excellent cover and grooming... Deep, glazed tracks.

(Sue Schroeder)

2:30-5:30pm. The trails were icy in many spots due to the warmer temps and heavy use from the amount of people out today. Last nights wind dropped a lot of leaves and sticks on the outer trails that go through wooded sections and while I didn’t have my classic skis with me today I could see the ice shining in the groomed tracks around 5pm. It was warm today so there was some melting going on.

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(Michelle Cybyske)

I tried to do some classic laps around Northern Lights right after noon, to hide from the wind. My mistake was that I tried it on waxable skis. I fell twice on my first lap due to an astounding amount of debris (oak leaves, basswood berries, ash seeds, etc.) in the tracks, which are getting pretty worn out anyway. It was so frustrating that I quit after a single lap. I don't think I've ever had so many ash seeds stuck in my wax. Stupid mistake--I should have taken my skin skis. I don't recommend waxable skis on Northern Lights (and all the classic trails at Elm Creek) until the tracks are reset. Waxless might be a bit better, but my wife was having trouble with her Fischer Crowns, too. Skins might work better.

(Ron Refsnider)

The man-made loop had been freshly groomed and was in great condition for skate skiing. Surprisingly the rest of the lighted loop was not groomed. It was fairly packed down and I found it difficult to get a good edge.

(Don Callander)

It was a fun ski at Elm this morning. We skied all the outside loops. The skate deck and tracks were in good shape. The classic tracks were the best on the double tracks set on the Eagle and Monarch Loops. The double set classic tracks bring back memories of the old days of cross country skiing. Thanks to the groomers for setting them!

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(Bill Lundberg)

Classic skied the Valley and Northern Lights trails this evening. Lots of new snow but no grooming yet.

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(Mark Skinner)

Skated Northern Lights and manmade. Northern lights was hardpack in a few areas like upper out and back from the donut, but surprisingly there was a nice loose layer on top in most sections. Manmade was really nice, great edging on the donut and downhills. Fingers crossed for some new snow!

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(Linda Evert)