Excellent conditions 1pm at Oberg mtn short loop. 1" of new fluffy snow on the skate lane. Tracks were great and felt like velvet. Tracks were not icy. Bright sunny day. Then went to Tofte trail. What a ride down. A bit icy with hard crust underneath.

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(Bill Greiter)

I classic skied the Upland and Maple loops at Moose Fence. The new snow hid the icy conditions underneath, in a good way. If anything it was on the slow side. Not many had been there since the last grooming so both the track and deck were in good shape.

(Dan Disch)

Hogback Homestead And Briton Peak trails all in great shape especially with a new dusting of snow. Firm hard deck, not rutted. New snow smoothed out the glide.

(Tim Nelson)

From the Oberg trailhead, I skied the Picnic Loop, Homestead and back on the connector. Picnic, Hogback and Homestead all had fresh cord in skate lane which was quite firm in spite of the above freezing temps. Classic track grooming was older and they varied from soft to icy and were starting to break down, but for the most part held my skis on the downhills. Snow is deep out there, no coverage issues, no water berms as might be expected at this time of year. The skate deck is smooth, not rutted as often happens in freeze thaw cycles.

(Tim Nelson)

Started at the Moose Fence Trailhead and skied the Maple and Upland Loops. Places that received direct sun were icy at the start and soggy after an hour or. Snow in shaded areas remained powdery. Grooming was a few days old but still excellent. While skiing we could hear moose bellowing to each other, far off in the woods.

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(Rick Vatsaas)

We experienced super awesome skiing on beautifully tracked trails at Sugarbush this morning! We started at the Britton parking lot at 8am and skied up to Moose Fence and also past the Oberg lot, and everywhere we found excellent grooming including classic tracks, which were great and the classic skiers agreed. We also found exceptionally good trail markers and signs, and had no trouble finding our way all over the system! Thanks for this special Spring outing goes out from us to the groomers and others who make this all possible! A truly unique wonderful cross country ski trail system!

(Mary Kay Aufrance)

No tracks are set. The snow was cold enough to track, but of course is now warming in the afternoons, and the website says they might not track again until Thursday evening (no promises I guess).

(Mary Kay Aufrance)

Beautiful, if cold, afternoon classical skiing in Tofte today. Pristine, though squeaky, dry snow and a dusting of new snow made for a slog on the way out; our (and then another couple) having skied the tracks, along with the slight increase in temperature, brought longer strides with less effort on the return portion.

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(Jill Hansen)

It's like January in Tofte. Trails were groomed overnight, the skate deck was nice and firm. They set tracks, which were also ok. But the wind was blowing relentlessly, leading to some drifting across the trail. The whole trail was skiable, we saw several out skating even, but there was significant drifting. The snow was dry and powdery with the wind leading to the perfect combination of no glide and no kick. I skated the last five km on my classic skis and the skate lane was awesome when there wasn't a lot of drifting. It was mid teens when we got out on the trail. Lots of snow left and plenty more skiing to be had and great grooming!

(Kristin Riker-Coleman)

Quite honestly the best spring skiing ever in MN. Rivals out west ski areas with so much snow -- freshly groomed trails and no one here! They will be skiing for a long time yet!

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(John Dewall)