Conditions: The grooming was close to perfect! Firm corduroy and tracks. Glide was slow due to subzero temperatures.
Thank you Birkie Foundation for a good "Birkie Tour" today in spite of the -20F temperature this morning.

(Louis Muench, CASTA)

Conditions: Excellent. Fast, new inch of snow on top of firm base makes super fast skiing.
Skied OO to Boedecker during day and lighted loops in evening. New snow on top made for fun and fast skate even with bitter cold.

(Craig McCallum)

Conditions: Excellent! Arrived Friday evening to 4" of new snow and by Saturday it was groomed to perfection.
Both classic track and skate deck in great shape. Should be very nice for Seeley Hills Classic and Birkie Tour if it warms up.

(Dave Gorringe)

Conditions: In great shape with 4"+ inches of new snow!
We have groomed and re-set classic tracks on the Birkie Skate trail from Hwy 77 to the Powerlines including Birkie Ridge, the Birkie Classic from OO to Powerlines, the Korte trail and the loops at OO.

(Chris Campbell, American Birkebeiner)

Conditions: Excellent. Good firm base with new 1.5 " fluff on top.
100 k since Sunday. Covered the whole trail. Fantastic. Birkie Fever. Catch it.

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(Craig McCallum)

Conditions: Conditions were very good with firm flat base. Some debris on the trail, but I used my best skis and didn't regret it.
Skated the Birkie Skate trail out of North End cabin this afternoon. I skied north along the power lines initially and found trails packed but not combed once I got out of the woods. Then I skied south to Boedecker and back. The skate lane in the woods was well skied in, but hard packed and generally fast with good control. Coverage was complete with the only downside being couple of spots with dirty snow, but these were easily avoidable. In stark contrast to Birkie race day, I only saw a handful of other skiers the whole time I was out. If you're reading this report, you probably already know this, but there is no trail like the Birkie Trail. Get out and ski it while you can!

(Mark Luehring)

Conditions: Firm and fast. Getting dirty from lack of new snow. A little lumpier than I remember but that could just be my fatigue. I still have no problem using my "A" skis everywhere I went.
Skied from OO with to Fish Hatchery. A little lumpy compared to the North half of the course. Skied south of Bitch Hill for the first time and found it better than expected. The new route from Fish Hatchery to Hwy 77 didn't look to be open yet. A fine day on snow before heading back to work.

(Andy Schwartz)

Conditions: Still really good for skating. Looked like the classic track had been reset most places.
Skied from the Power Lines south to OO including Birkie Ridge then back on Classic Trail. Freshly groomed on the Birkie Trail all the way as was the primary route down Birkie Ridge (not the side loop though). Starting to get a little hard from lots of use and no new snow. But still fine skiing pretty much everywhere North of OO.

(Andy Schwartz)

Conditions: Trail in very good condition. As you get south, the trail has less snow so it gets a bit lumpy, but really good skiing throughout.
Groomed south from OO trail-head to Hatchery park, including the loops at Hatchery. Was able to set a classic track to Mosquito Brook, but not any further south – gets to thin for a full track. Groomed north from OO to Powerlines on the Birkie Skate trail – including resetting the classic track. Enjoy!

(Chris Campbell, American Birkebeiner)

Conditions: Good coverage, lots of skiers!
Things look great this morning! The crew worked on the Korte tail last night. We groomed from OO north to Timber Trail food station on the Birkie Classic, then the Korte trail into Telemark from Timber Trail. Groomed the East and West loops at OO as well. More tonight!
– Chris and the trail staff.

(Chris Campbell, American Birkebeiner)