Skating was fantastic this morning after Dave went over lanes with Ginzu. Skating slows, classic tracks begin to soften by mid-morning. Ski conditions should easily hold through the weekend as we still have a deep firm base. Lodge will be open, woodstove going, so bring your lunch and come on out. Skiing is a long way from over here. We have a loyal following who still show up every morning.

(John Gierke)

Got out around 9am this morning and Dave had already groomed most of the skate lanes which I was thankful for. Overnight temps dropped below freezing and the deck was hard, rutted and unforgivingly fast in ungroomed sections. But where combed, it was fast but stable. Incredible, skied on good skis. There is plenty of snow not even close to ground showing, and overnite temps leading to the weekend will provide great skiing early, 8am until 10 to 10:30am and Dave said he will KEEP ON GROOMING! Tracks were good enough to provide roller coaster thrills on hills.

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(Greg Roll)

Skate lanes remain in good shape with solid pole plants and good edge. Groomer will Ginzu skate lanes in a.m., after temps getting into 20's overnight. Some drizzle last night, but little effect on trails as we have a 6-8" base. Mostly advanced skiers out today from out of town looking for the last snow. Tomorrow morning skating should be very good. I was able to reset classic tracks on A, B, D/W. Skin and no-wax classic working. Come on out for some great Spring skiing tomorrow, weatherman promises full sun and drier air.

(John Gierke)

Good snow coverage with some wind debris on trails. Groomer did a great job of scratching top layer so skis could get a good edge. Only a few other skiers out including groomers from other ski areas (finally getting a chance to ski after the end of their season). Skating far better than classic where tracks looked icy.

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(Sandy Schreyer)

We arrived 9:30 am to find fresh snow, all trials freshly groomed, and Dan the grooming man was opening the ski lodge. Dan fired up the wood stove and gave us a first hand report on the trials he had just groomed. The two loops we skied were as promised, perfect! This little slice of heaven in the UP has changed my perception of winter. It has always been our favorite destination to ski and when there is homemade soup available it is icing on the cake! Thanks for a great year!

(Dan LaFond)

Dan the groomer did another fantastic job of grooming the trails. Still a 20" base with new snow worked in. All trails groomed for freestyle and tracks set for classical. Excellent ski conditions for an almost spring day.

(Philip Chaudoir)

Groomed our entire trail system this morning. 3 inches of heavy wet snow yesterday morning prevented any grooming but temps fell below freezing last night so we groomed it in this morning. Trails are excellent. Still have a very deep base that should hold up well into next weekend.

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(Dan Rabine)

9 a.m.: Dan just finished grooming the entire system, so we are 100% open. Skate and classic are both very good.

(John Gierke)

2-3" of wet snow and temps above 32F prevented any grooming this morning. However a lot of skiers still showed up and skied in all the classic tracks. So one of the better crowds we have had in some time. Dan, our main groomer is coming in early to get as much done before temps warm up tomorrow. Come out early, as skating should be very good and classic should continue to be great. Light snow is falling around 6:30 pm.

(John Gierke)

We skied all the trails on the system Thursday as part of the Irish Challenge. Following three routes all trails are covered(32.2KM) with minimal overlap. Good coverage on all trails. I had good kick with Start Oslo Purple. Michelle had good skate conditions. Classic tracks are good and skate lanes are solid with good edge.

(John Gierke)