Just wanted to say that 7 deer crossed up ahead of me Friday skiing the Twin Lakes loop. Very good skiing for this late. What fun!

(Karen Peters)

I classic skied the Quaking Bog this afternoon. I expected to be breaking trail, but at least a half dozen skiers had already set a trail. If you're thinking about getting out one last time, the Quaking Bog is a good option.

(Fritz Cleveland)

I classic skied Eloise Butler and the Quaking Bog. Back-country conditions. It was reminiscent of the back-in-the-day of those areas in the wild west(side) of the late 90s/early 2000s before the Loppet--no grooming, battling dog walkers, but really fun all the same. There were a few dirt patches, but the coverage is really pretty good. The road into Eloise Butler is plowed, so you can't ski that, but pretty much everything else is skiable (broadly defined). It's a combination of breaking your own trail and skiing in snowshoe tracks, footprints, and fat tire bike trails. Use caution on the steep downhills.

(John Strand)

The south Wirth trails will not be groomed any more this season. Thanks for the great season and all the use!

(Isaac Kasper, Loppet Foundation)

All groomed, except South of Glenwood Ave.South had been gone over with snowmobile but no groomer. You could ski it but need to be skinny and fast footed, kinda scary. The rest was outstanding. I did a lot of crust skiing and it was great freedom. Stay off the tees and greens! (I'm a golf course guy).

(Brad Erickson)

Skated Butler and Bog blue trails Thursday afternoon. Nice groomed corduroy everywhere. Picked up a bunch or branches and speed sapping pine-cones along the way. A few more hikers and dogs out on the ski trails this week.

(Richard Haak)

I was surprised to see that South Wirth has not been groomed at all since the snow on Monday. There is a lot of snow, and clearly people have been skiing, but no sign of grooming. I started the trail and then turned back to the other side of Glenwood, which is groomed.

(Sam Knuth)

The snowmobile-based grooming crew did a fantastic job tilling up the South Wirth trails this early morning! JD Rivers, Wirth Lake, Jar Hill, Eloise Butler, and the Bog are all in great shape all the way to 394. Lots of excellent spring skiing throughout the entire South Wirth trail system, without too much ice to worry about thanks to the quality grooming. The snow was very clean and there is very little forest debris to worry about. Just a tiny bare patch here and there, and a few small sections of ice, but all very avoidable. As a bonus, they laid down nice classic tracks wherever possible on the South Wirth trails. With the last week of highs in the 40s, it's pretty amazing how awesome the early mornings have been for skiing this week - thanks, groomers!

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(Bill Oyler)

Our crews are out this morning rolling the fresh 4 inches of new snow we received overnight. We plan to start grooming late morning after we have finished rolling.

(Isaac Kasper, Loppet Foundation)

Excellent conditions on the JD River loop, Wirth Lake loops, and Jar Hill! The Eloise Butler loop is in very good condition, with just some forest debris (bark, leaves, etc.) that is easy to dodge. The steepest downhill in Eloise has one patch of dirt/ice, but it's easy to avoid. The Wedding Hill loop is super clean and really fun. Excellent skiing in South Wirth continues!

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(Bill Oyler)