We had over 30 Km combed out for the weekend, and the skiing was great with a solid 2-6" base with some soft snow on top. With warm weather Monday and a hard freeze at night it might be a little sketchy Tuesday but we will do one more groom Monday night and that will likely be it for the season. It was great to see the LNR group up here last weekend and thanks to all of our skiers for the 2016-17 season!

(John Filander)

The warm weather, half an inch of rain, then the 50MPH winds have suspended nordic operations until we get significant snow. We have cleared the Summit, Bronze, Cedar, and Gold trails of blow down, and what remains is a sometimes skiable inch of windblown snow on a solid ice base. We lack snow depth to use the Pisten Bully, and with most trails exposed to glare ice in different areas, there is little we can do to provide a safe enough surface to ski. If we should get a few inches of snow before the next meltdown we will try to resume nordic operations. Thanks to all the athletes, teams, and touring nordic skiers to make this season a memorable one.

(John Filander)

We checked in and were informed at the desk that the trails were closed and would not reopen until there was a lot more new snow (i.e. probably not this season according to the forecasts.) We hiked Cedar and Summit and found an inch or so of new snow on two inches or more of solid ice and lots of large trees blown down across the trails. Some "ski at your own risk" skiers had skied up Bronze and down Summit, so trails are skiable if you're desperate, but not worth a long drive.

(Michael Howe)

Classical skied the Pepsi Challenge course. Made to order, A-1, tip-top, impeccable, bomb proof tracks throughout the Silver, Summit, Biwabik Spur, Oslo, Bronze and Gold. Ditto for the skate deck. 20 degrees and sunny, I imagined it was January again! :)

(Cheri Johnson)

Skied most of the new Pepsi Challenge/Great River Energy course. Our new 25/50K course (to avoid the beaver flooding) starts on Silver, goes up Summit trail, around Biwabik Spur, onto Bronze/Summit, and then through the topside of Gold and back to the stadium area. The skate deck is improving every day with the small accumulations of snow we have received in the past few days and was pretty fantastic today. The stability of the top layer is great and the snow is still firm and fast underneath. The classic tracks are about 50 percent set for the race course and are looking great! The few icy patches that you will find where water seeped up are well marked and very easily avoidable.

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(Angela Bealka)

Classic tracks were only found on Summit, and they were hard to find Saturday morning underneath more recent snowfalls. No grooming after about 4 inches of snowfall Sunday morning. Fantastic skate skiing down powder by taking chair and then skiing down Gold or Cedar.

(Lee Wenzel)

We found winter! It is at Giants Ridge. We skied the whole Gold trail. It has been many years since I have done that and I had almost forgotten how much I love the Gold Trail. Almost all of it was groomed with fresh corduroy making for excellent skiing. No classic track but that really didn't matter. It was great to be on fresh snow at 18 degrees instead of the ice or slush I have been skiing on at the Marshall Trails.

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(Dave Johnson)

After Wednesday's snow, fantastic skating conditions at Giants Ridge. Approx 40km have been machine groomed. I skated summit, Silver, and South Gold- great coverage and smooth skiing. Bronze trail also groomed for skating, but does have a few (three, to be exact!) icy patches from the melt earlier this week and not open in the downhill direction. Classic tracks are currently shallow or non-existent and none were set with latest grooming; plan to skate until the next snowfall arrives.

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(Shawn Callahan)

Classic Skied Northern Lights, Gold, Wynne Creek and Summit today, Silver Trail last night. Coverage was great last night and awesome after 1" of heavy snow today. Old classic tracks were firm again, after days of meltdown. Swix Violet with Toko yellow yielded great kick in the icy powder. Some water is pooled in limited areas. 40 K's are groomed and open. Skiing is fantastic and should get get better as we cool down to the single digits.

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(Tim Salo)

Skied Cedar, part of Gold, Biwabik Spur, part of Oslo and Bronze. Good coverage. Great spring skiing!

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(Gary Anderson)