100% of all trails were groomed this evening. The skated deck is firm and in excellent skiing condition. All classic tracks were reset and will be in excellent, firm and fast condition for Sunday skiing. SMU trails are is great condition, please come out and enjoy the skiing.

(Bruce Johnson)

Conditions this week have been great following the unexpected snow. Classic tracks have been very good. Corduroy skate deck on Thursday as good as it gets. Today was great, only a few dieing ash trees are dropping some bark in a few areas. Thanks groomers for the great work before and after the snow!

(Garrett Ping)

Six inches of great snow! All trails were packed this morning and classic tracks set. The skate deck is very soft; the classic track was set around 10AM and is soft. Conditions will improve as the snow firms up with colder temps.

(Bruce Johnson)

Drove down from the Twin Cities for good skiing. So nice to be out with great weather and great trails. Grooming was better than we anticipated - manmade snow sections were great. Natural snow was quite icy but definitely skiable. No classic trails were set but the skate trails that are groomed have plenty of snow and only a few areas with a little debris!

(Jackie Chilsen)

Freshly groomed over hard packed snow and some ice. Skate deck is in fair to good condition and varies throughout the trail system Caution on some downhills due to ice. No classic track set. Use lower parking lot to access the trails system.

(Bruce Johnson)

Trails groomed this morning. Skate deck is in fair to good condition with some ice on downhills and tree debris still an issue. No classic track. The upper trailhead approach to the trail system should not be used - the trail from that parking lot is pure ice; please park in the lower lot in Yon's. We will groom again on Saturday morning.

(Bruce Johnson)

All trails except Rattlesnake all trails were groomed this morning. We have made substantial progress is breaking up the hard packed snow and getting a good, skiable skate deck. There are still icy spots and downhills should be skied with caution but overall SMU is in good condition. We are unable to set classic tracks.

(Bruce Johnson)

All trails except Rattlesnake were groomed with ginzus and tilled with our Pisten Bully. Overall we were able to break up the frozen snow and some of the ice and get the trails into good to very good skiing condition. We have no classic tracks worth talking about. Icy downhills were tilled but they are still very fast and should be skied with caution. Trail debris from high winds is slowly disappearing. Trails will be groomed again on Thursday afternoon.

(Bruce Johnson)

As freeze up occurred, took the ginzu to the trails this afternoon. Most of the trails I was able to get enough snow/ice to get an edge to ski. A few icy spots but they are easy to spot and be prepared for. Trails might get better with more grooming this week, but be prepared for fast conditions.

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(Steve Horeck)

Frozen hard packed trails groomed up nicely this morning. Still a few icy spots, and plenty of sticks, and leaves, debris, but still fun. A few tracks are set but pretty dirty.

(Steve Horeck)