First time on natural snow this season! Skate skied 26k of the trail system and found it to be fun spring ski conditions. Soft skate deck on most loops with occasional debris here and there. Seagull loop was the most firm and fun. So fun to be skiing in the forest again!

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(Bill Oyler)

Still in really good condition. Skate deck was very hard and fast but still offered an edge. Classic track were fast. A bit icy with the occasional soft area. There were a few spot were the groomers brought up some dirt but all spots were easily avoidable.

(Randall Ochmann)

Coverage is great, skate deck is firm and classic tracks are well defined. The few dirty spots were easy to avoid. As of my visit, no ice, though one classic skier I chatted with told me he returned to his car to add klister. The snow has high moisture content and was squeaking under my skis but glide was excellent.

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(Christian Franken)

Mixed bag. Glide was a bit slow with the warmer temps. Most areas were excellent, others parts had dirt showing, boot marks (walkers in the middle of the skate lane on the first part of Abbey Road, about 1/3 of Jolly Long, and Northern Lights from the Summit intersection to the top of the ski hill). Buzz had a big divot to dodge. Thanks to the groomers for doing what they can with the snow they have received. More snow would solve everything!

(Genevieve Johnson)

Skied mid-day today in 35F degree temps. Excellent coverage on a firm skate deck and classic track! Classic only trails also looked pristine with no dirt in the tracks. Conditions a little slow despite some added structure in the ski base. Beautiful forest, great grooming and 40km of trails — totally worth the drive from Hayward.

(Suzann Mouw)

Abbey Raod, Anchor, Seagull, Northern Lights and the Buzz all groomed this morning. Skate deck and classic tracks in excellent condition.

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(Ian Meeker)

Thanks to the polar vortex this week, the south shore Lake Superior snow machine was turned on and I had my first good ski of the year on natural snow. There were very few twigs sticking up out of the snow, and for the most part, the classic trails were excellent. I skied the Sugarbush loop going past the historic sugar shack and had excellent grip and glide on Swix VR 40. This is a really good nordic trail system and if you have never skied Mt Ashawabay you may want to check these trails out.

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(Gene Karwoski)

The skiing was fantastic this morning! Most of the trails were freshly groomed and tracked - the only segment that hadn't been done was Northern Lights from the Seagull intersection ("The Summit") to the ski lift/down Buzz. The skate deck is firm in most places and the tracks looked great. The coverage is very very good - I skied on my best skis but there were a few little stems poking up and one thinner spot, if you are picky. It looked like winter out there, finally!

(Kate Ullman)

Classic trails were groomed this morning, as well as Abbey Road, Northern lights, The Buzz, Seagull, and the Anchor loops.

(Kyleleen Cullen)

Another great day of grooming: All classic is done except the sea gull connector and the lower sugar bush connector. Jolly system was rolled packed and tracked. The Skate/Classic Combo trails are all groomed and tracked. We now have 40k of groomed and tracked trails! Birkie training can be done here.

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(Kyleleen Cullen)