A weekly snowfall of 4"+ of wet, heavy snow is allowing for at least 10K of good spring skiing, with many more K of safe but decent to poor skiing. Base Loop, Tornado, Survivor, Nose Dive, parts of XC Express, parts of Creek Trail and Lynx, and other trails are in good spring shape. The chalet will be open Saturday, 9am-5pm, with an option for Sunday if conditions permit. Bring your "B" skis, your own snacks, a small donation for the trail fund.

(Tim Collins)

Conditions: 1" snow base on Base Loop, Tornado Alley, Survivor, Nose Dive, and the Yukon Trail outbound leg. There's also good skiing on Wolf Tracks from Manhardt Road to the cabin. Elsewhere: patches of skiable snow, tree debris, and a lot of ice and grass.
Snow is melting fast! The chalet will be open daily until 5:00 PM on Saturday, March 12.

(Tim Collins)

Conditions: Spring skiing! There's still some decent snow coverage on 7K near the chalet in fair to poor condition, possibly more Ks. All other trails are in poor condition (if snow remains).
The chalet and shop will be open daily this week. Official trail closures begin today.

(Tim Collins)

Conditions: Spring skiing! All 90K remain open, and the trails are in fair to very good condition, depending on the time of day. Early-morning snow is typically crusty and icy. Mid- and late-morning are the best times to ski as the snow is slightly soft. Snow gets too soft after 2+ hours of high temps.
We will post skier comments on snow base depth and other conditions, but we do not anticipate being able to groom again this week.

(Tim Collins)

Conditions: Excellent for skating.
Skied out to Lake Marie this morning. Dreamy conditions: firm, fast, silky smooth, negligible debris. It was softening up as I hobbled in around noon with temps soaring into the high 40s.

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(Rick Bie)

Conditions: Sunday morning: 67K of excellent skate lanes. 73K of classic tracks in very good or excellent condition, and an additional 17K of classic tracks in good condition, including the 15K Wilderness trails. Classic tracks on VO2 Max are covered in powder. All 90K remain open.
Join us for skiing, fat tire snow biking demos, snowshoeing, ice skating, snow tubing, family fun, games, adventures, and more at Community Day today!

(Tim Collins)

Conditions: Saturday morning: 3" of mostly wet snow. Groomers took the PistenBully to set tracks on 57K in excellent condition and the PB and Gators to make 75K of excellent skate lanes. The classic track bases are a good mix of fresh snow and shaved ice, with very good sidewalls, giving good kick to waxless skis. Skate lanes have great cord atop very firm bases. The PB is on Lake Marie this Saturday morning; by the afternoon, we'll have 74K of groomed tracks and 75K of groomed skate lanes. The 15K Wilderness trails have not been groomed, and they have loose powder on icy/crusty bases.
Tonight's grooming plan will be weather-dependent. On Sunday, March 6, enjoy our Community Day with free trail passes, games, and more!

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(Tim Collins)

Conditions: Friday afternoon: 15K of fresh skate lanes in very good condition and 19K of fresh classic tracks in excellent to good condition, including the first loop of Wolf Tracks. In total, 63K have been PistenBully'd in the past two days in good or better condition. Trail bases are very firm, and the snow is fast. All 90K remain open.
Looking ahead: We will continue to groom nightly through Sunday as we're able, with a goal of all trails being groomed by Saturday morning. Free skiing at Community Day on Sunday, March 6!

(Tim Collins)

Conditions: Thursday morning: The groomers and PistenBully gave us 29K of classic tracks in good condition and 27K of skate lanes in very good condition. An additional 27K of skate lanes remain in very good condition from PistenBully work earlier this week, as well as an additional 8K of tracks in good condition. Snow is very firm and fast. All 90K remain open. Some thin spots are developing on south-facing slopes and in open areas around the chalet.
Looking ahead: We will continue to groom nightly through Sunday as we're able, with a goal of all trails being groomed by Saturday morning. Join us for Community Day on Sunday, March 6!

(Tim Collins)

Conditions: Fast on the icy side.
Skied with one of my mentors: Dan Clausen, who took me out on a combo-run that include some frozen river skate skiing. What a blast! Plan to hit it Friday first thing. MWP is an amusement park for Nordic! Thanks Dan!

(Brian Easter)