Happy spring Equinox! Very good mid-winter conditions this morning for both skating and classic. The snow base is deep. We plan to watch the weather and continue grooming at least a portion of the trail system.

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(Louis Muench, CASTA)

After the heavy weekend snowfall, all trails were groomed today. Some trails are not groomed to the usual width, but all are wide enough for skating with a classic track. Get out and enjoy it!

(Louis Muench, CASTA)

We received another 4" or so of snow at the trails last night. This morning we groomed the following trails: Alternative Trail, Short Loop, Cervenka's Curl, and Engagement Loop. This will provide classic and skate skiing.

(Louis Muench, CASTA)

We received over 6" of heavy snow on Monday. We were out this morning and groomed the following trails for classic and skating: Alternative Trail, Short Loop, Cervenka's Curl, and Engagement Loop. Have fun! Conditions are good on the groomed trails but better early in the day before the sun softens it.

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(Louis Muench, CASTA)

First time here classic skiing. Maybe little more hilly than I like but the trails were just groomed including tracks. This would be an ideal place for skate skiers because the trails nice and wide and didn't see anyone else but yet parking lot had plenty of cars. The groomer said he hadn't groomed the west Timberland property in over a week but I checked it out and skied it too. The double tracks looked almost untouched by skiers and no one else was there.

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(Scott Bennett)

All trails have been groomed for classic and skating since yesterday's snow. Conditions are looking good! We are dealing with a lot of overhanging trees and branches, but the groomers were able to get all trails opened. Groomed two passes wide: Alternative Trail, Lighted Trail, Corkscrew, and Ridge Run. All other trails were groomed one pass wide.

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(Louis Muench, CASTA)

It has snowed most of the day and the icy base is all covered. Today I went out for a ski - it was a nice day to ski at a slower pace and enjoy the scenery. Grooming plans: We will be out grooming after the snow stops - the weighted down trees will continue to be an issue, but we hope to have plenty of trails groomed before the weekend.

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(Louis Muench, CASTA)

All trails are groomed for classic and skating. Conditions are very good and ready for you to stop in your way home from Hayward. Good luck Birkie racers!

(Louis Muench, CASTA)

The Pisten Bully was out most of the day tilling and grooming. The base is very hard but we have some good skiing available. The following trails were groomed today (skate deck and tracks): Lighted Trail, Short Loop, Alternate Trail, and Cervenka's Curl. Plans are to continue grooming tomorrow.

(Louis Muench, CASTA)

We received about an inch of rain yesterday - but our deep snow base is intact and the temperature is dropping. We did get a dusting of new snow at the end of the storm. We attempted some grooming today, but we found it too soft to continue. So we are waiting for it to freeze/drain and will be back out when we can. I skied what was groomed today and several kilometers that wasn't groomed. All was very skiable. I didn't sink down much on the skis, but soft pole plants showed how soft the base is. It is in the process of freezing.

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(Louis Muench, CASTA)