Skied ABR today, 10 am to 2:30 pm. Great conditions. Silky smooth corduroy on the skate deck. Deep classic tracks, a bit hard before noon but fine after. It was blue sky, sunny and temps in the mid-20s to mid-30s. Spring skiing at its best. They're closing for the season after Sunday, so come and get it folks!

(Robert Schwarz)

I am just coming in from grooming with the bigger Pisten Bully. The trails are looking great. I set track and groomed skate lanes on River, Sulos, Hautannen, Bards, Blueberry and Meadow ridge! The other main trails were Pisten bully powertilled this morning. Skiing has been super for spring skiing. We close this Sunday evening, March 26th at 5 pm.

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(Eric Anderson, ABR Trails)

We had a great day of skiing today, fresh tracks and skate lanes at 9 AM. The base is about 8 inches --honest average inches. There are 3 thin spots on 75 km but no bare spots. We had 5 groomers out again early morning power-tilling and setting tracks on 68 km of trails. With the freeze thaw cycles it is labor and equipment intensive (and expensive) to groom for 9 AM skiing, We have been doing that for the last several months. We will be grooming, of course, next week... but for the last week of our ski season. It is going to be based on timing. For classic skiers you will have solid tracks but if you show up at 9 AM at 28 degrees the tracks will be well formed but fast and icy... maybe you want to wait for the temps and sun to soften them or ski the flat trails here. Skaters will have hard and groomed FFF conditions (Fun Fast and Forgiving) but you will have some trails softened with the Pisten Bully in the morning and then some that were groomed the night before that are hard and fast and smooth... they will soften with the temps later in the day for firm skiing for the season pass holders that work 9-4. There will be some trails like the dog trails and the 2 expert trails Peltonen Pass, and Ridge Runner that will be closed until the next weekend -- they are steep and can be dangerous to ski in in-groomed conditions.

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(Eric Anderson, ABR Trails)

I am just coming in from grooming with the Pisten Bully. I groomed up about 24 k tonight of combination trails. It is still tilling up as dry cold powder! We had both pisten bully's out this morning and groomed up over 40 k. We plan to attack the classic only for Saturday skiing. 'Skiing has been super' come and get it while we are open. We close the last Sunday of March. That means we are open until Sunday March 25th at 5 pm.

(Eric Anderson, ABR Trails)

I am just coming from grooming with the bigger bully, the snow is still dry cold powder. I groomed 10 km and we will take both Pisten Bully's out early in the morning and groom up another 30+ km. The conditions are excellent and it looks like they will be great till closing. We will continue to groom until we close Sunday March 25th. Cabins open this week and next.

(Eric Anderson, ABR Trails)

It's a broken record, but with classic tracks you want to play over and over... conditions are perfect at ABR. Firm, fast corduroy and smooth, solid tracks. The base is still solid.

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(Sue Schroeder)

It was "died and went to heaven" ski conditions being reported today. The base is smooth like silk and we have been powertilling with both pisten bully's daily. I am just coming from powertilling the main trails tonight. We have all 75 km and have been grooming all 75 k daily. With the reduced skier traffic for mid March we will probably only groom 25-35 km daily alternating what trails we groom. Ask at the trailhead for a updated report before skiing. Our discounted season passes are on sale for next year thru April 1. We plan to be open through March 25th.

(Eric Anderson, ABR Trails)

Perfect "hero" skating at ABR today. Fast, firm, perfect edging. You know it's perfect when you don't even notice the uphills on Haughtenen Highlands. Base holding well, no problems with A skis.

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(Sue Schroeder)

Awesome spring skiing at the ABR trails. Stellar grooming by an elite groom team! Thank you so much for a wonderful time. Enjoyed the Taste of the Trail... big time fun! Wished we could have stayed all week!

(Ross Jacobsen)

Skiing today was reported as "Fast...but controllable" , "Great", "Spiritual", "Very Fun", "Sticky in the afternoon". We groomed up about 40 km this morning with three of us treading on the lighter side with light equipment. Saturday very early morning we will have both Pisten Bullys out doing a complete regroom using powertillers and the Bearcats handling the single track classics. We will be grooming all 75 km including the Windy Ridge! Many calls on the warm temps: with the well packed base and professional grooming equipment and operators we are able to provide a good skiing experience. Don't miss Taste of the Trails Saturday 12-2!

(Eric Anderson, ABR Trails)