The groomers were out when I was skiing around 8 AM, they were trying to scratch up the skate deck and seemed to do as good of a job as can be expected from the conditions. There is good coverage, but I noted rock skis due to the hard ice pack that you will interact with and a rock here and there. I was classic skiing and stayed in the skate deck the entire time to double pole (tracks exist but completely iced over), if I would have put klister on maybe I could have strided up the hills but my hard wax was mostly stripped after 20 mins. Thank you groomers for scratching it up to make it usable today.

(Nils Wahlander)

All the trails have coverage but were getting icy. The classic tracks were icy, good for double poling but probably not for striding. Snow was pretty thin on the Meadow bridge and the curb was visible but covered on Lagoon. There was standing water on a section of Meadow, ironically some of the best snow on the entire course was right after the water and to the entrance of the Medicine (old challenge) climb.

(Steve Hum)

Skied French during the lunch hour. The skate deck is still in good shape, but definitely showing some wear. I'd recommend B skis due to debris and the thin deck, but I used my good skis with no problems.

(John McCulloch)

I could ski all trails at French, everything is open and in good shape for skate, a little less for tracked with some track degraded in places. The terrain had not been groomed this morning so there was a 1/2 inch cover of fresh snow making skiing a little slower but very enjoyable.

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(Bernard Cerles)

My first trip to French for the season! Really good conditions for skating. The challenge Hill was also open, which many of you know isn't a sure thing throughout the season. The classic skis looked a little worn, but there were definitely other classic skiers out.

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(Paul Larson)

Today's light snow really transformed French from yesterday - there were no dirty snow spots, the few icy spots now have a thin layer of snow on them. Excellent conditions on the skate deck, the classic tracks looked a little worn and occasionally blown out.

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(Steve Hum)

Pretty decent coverage on the skate trail. There is a shallow classic track but it's down to the ice layer underneath the new snow in many locations. Odd grooming I have to say. The classic tracks are very close together on some of the two way trail sections leaving a narrow skate lane and on some of the one way trails the classic track is often in the middle. Skate lane is uneven in many locations.

(Rick Budde)

French was groomed and tracked by the time I finished up my ski around 11. Excellent coverage on the skate deck, a few shallow spots in the classic tracks. Thanks to Three Rivers for making the most of the few inches of snow we got!

(Katie Brown)

Certainly rock ski conditions, but quite good considering what's left to work with. Quite a bit of tree debris on the trails, a few spots with gravel pulled up but good glide with about 95% coverage. Good enough for a pleasant ski today.

(Jason Mozol)

Skied this morning and it was a bit rough. The starting area has a curb that is exposed. The loop I did had tilled in gravel, wood chips, dirt, leaves, and branches. You can get around the whole park just expect it to be slow and run over things. I think it is the best we could ask for with the conditions that are here. Awesome job groomers! Just know its rough because the warm weather and now thin snow.

(Eric Andersen)