Another instance of a little new snow covering the pine needles making the trails fresh again. Very good glide and edging.

(Brian Ciske)

Had a wonderful ski on River Run! Conditions are excellent out at the park with fresh classic tracks set and a solid and fast skate deck. Some debris was popping up in the more piney areas but was not bad enough to cause much trouble. The three inches of fresh snow from Tuesday helped! The base is solid (last measured to be about 9 inches) and will hold up for a while, so don't put away those skis yet. We still have lots of great spring skiing to look forward to!

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(Erin Blow)

2 inches of fresh snow this morning. Many k's we're groomed. Pine needles are again covered. Trails just a little soft but in excellent shape.

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(Brian Ciske)

I skated most of the freshly groomed trails this morning. It was beautiful and fun skiing with most of the deck staying firm until at least noon, when I left. March is often some of our best skiing as the cool nights, warm and sunny days and the return of many of our forest creatures creates quite an enjoyable outdoors experience. Timing is important on warm days as trails often soften in the afternoons. There will be plenty of ski and snowshoe trails available away from our race course loop, so there will be enjoyable spaces for all. Come out and enjoy a beautiful outdoor experience. There are smiles all over our trails!

(Bill Kopanda)

Skate skied lake Marie trail that was rolled, not groomed. Was intermittently soft but was worth it to get out in the sun all by myself. The other trails were mixture of groomed and rolled. Skiing slowed down quickly with rising temps. I strongly suggest skiing as early as possible. Great cover with no dirt anywhere.

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(Brian Ciske)

Beautiful day of spring skiing today! Even though the snow was "talkative" later in the day, the conditions were fantastic! Wolf Tracks and River Run looked just about perfect with solid tracks and good skate decks. Skiing before noon is your best bet as the sun sure heats up parts of the trail fast. But, not to fear, there's a very solid base on all the trails! Looks like there's going to more grooming tonight too!

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(Erin Blow)

Skied classic . recent 6-8 inch snowfall. Outer loops (River run, wolf's tracks, Lake Marie, not groomed, did not see anyone tracking) did all inner loops. Most very well groomed, no debris. Nutcracker was not groomed, I tracked it. very slow going - snow too deep. Temps rising rapidly from 19-20 at 10 am to max 42 at around 2-3 PM, then sun went behind clouds and cooled to about 35-37. Snow in the sun very mushy, sticky, esp in ungroomed area. (had yellow Toyo wax on, despite rated up to 38 deg air temp still stuck to snow in sunny spots). Highly variable snow surface on groomed tracks depending if sunlit or in shade. Ended up waxing with 2 waxes bands next to each other, not mixing. ( blue swix and yellow toyo -- all I had on me). It actually helped both in terms of good grip and less sticking comp to yellow alone, go figure.

(Michael Heifets)

We skied MWP today. It was great fun: freshly groomed, plenty of snow, a firm skate deck and deep, solid, classic tracks. The snow that fell this week had a higher moisture content so it made for faster skiing with great control. It was virtually effortless skiing. Headed to Hayward? Consider stopping by to experience our beautiful trails.

(Bill Kopanda)

Received 2 inches of new snow plus a helping of freezing drizzle today. Very pleased and surprised by the result. The pine needles and cones mentioned on sunday are now covered. The ski skating was easy and fast, but with great edging also.

(Brian Ciske)

I skied the entire Lake Marie trail. The wind was pushing me on the way out but I had to fight it on the way back. It snowed lightly the whole time I was out so glide was better earlier with less snow in the tracks than it was later with more snow. I love the long out and back trails at MWP including Lake Marie, Wolf Tracks, and River Run. Overall, I would say conditions were good to very good.

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(Jim Gantz)