Groomed all trails this morning. The main loop is good skate skiing however classic tracks are frozen and in rough shape with no way to groom at present. The upper most trails were groomed but very icy prior to grooming and if deciding to ski them downhill areas are very fast and require good skills.

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(Tom Brandt)

After yesterday's warm and last night's cool down much renovation was needed to bring the trail back to skiable. The main 5K and river trails were scratched hard and should be pretty good for skating. We didn't touch the upper trails. No skiing on the upper trails is advised. The classic track is shallow and glazed with debris and can't be reset at this time. Use skis you won't mind getting nicked up but the trail is 90% covered and the few spots that are thin can be avoided.

(Steve Horeck)

All trails are open with good coverage. Fresh tracks are set and skate lanes are groomed. Nice to have the trails going with happy skiers.

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(Steve Horeck)

The trails were groomed this morning. Good deep, clean classic track on main 5KM loop and great cord for skating. Rattlesnake was rolled for skating and looked great too. A bit of leafy debris but nothing that would inhibit skiing. All in all an amazing after Xmas ski experience.

(Hansi Johnson)

Eric and I rolled all trails and set track on the main 5K, River and inner loops. Conditions are soft but great coverage! Nice Christmas present!

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(Steve Horeck)

Groomed the entire system this morning. Very light on the main trails. Combed out Rattle Snake and the Upper trails. Upper trails will be soft.

(Steve Horeck)

St. Mary's Trails received 5" of wet snow covered with 3-4" of fluffy snow. Tree damage and branches slowed the packing process. All of the trails except the Upper Trails were rolled and combed. We concentrated on the H.S. race course (meet scheduled for Saturday morning starting at 10, with 4 teams involved). Grooming plans: As temps cool, we'll get all the trails in shape.

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(Steve Horeck)

We received 5" of wet snow on Friday. The main 5K loop has been rolled and packed. A 1.5K loop of man made snow was also rolled and a classic track set on that loop only. The snow is heavy and slow as it's been misting all morning. The skate deck is in fair to poor condition and definitely use rock skis.

(Bruce Johnson)