Did a full loop and a little extra at Columbia Golf Course this evening with my skate skis. Snow coverage was great, but it doesn't look there has been much grooming action. Spent most of my time wading through a soft 4 inches. Better than no snow, but I really hope the groomers can get out shortly and get the trails packed before it gets warm again.

(Dallas Erdahl)

About a foot of new snow was rolled Monday night, with a small section of classic track set near the clubhouse. The snowmobile skis never hit the paved cart paths. There is some drifting, and I expect some of the rolled trail to disappear overnight.

(Erik Pieh)

Got out early this morning and skied a few loops at Columbia. Trail was in fair condition, with one small section just past the bridge having blacktop exposed (caught a few dings), but could be avoided. Probably 75% of the trail skied very well, but there are several stretches of trail with grass exposed. Was nice to have enough snow that the trails were groomed and could follow the track all the way around. Hoping for the best during the warm up.

(Jason Sieg)

I got up early this morning and rolled the whole course at Columbia before going to work. The new snow has much improved conditions, and drifting snow was not too much of a problem. Some grass is poking through in sections, and the paved cart paths are still a hazard. Columbia is groomed by volunteers from the Loppet Foundation, and we have a hard time staying on course also, so the trail might be a little different every week.

(Erik Pieh)

Skied Columbia golf course today for the first time. I was really not impressed. There were ice spots and grass poking through all over. It seemed like the grooming crew was in too much of a hurry to roll and groom the trails that with the warm weather we had a couple of weeks back, the over packed snow melted into a good layer of pure ice. And now they probably can't break up that ice layer because it is so thin. I know some places looked wind swept but other gold courses in the area don't have the same problem. Also, I couldn't tell where the trails were at all. The trailhead was difficult to find, there were no maps and hardly any directional arrows.

(John Reese)

Skate deck groomed this evening. Open areas are windblown, sheltered areas are OK. Cart paths are dangerous as there may be exposed pavement. Drifting snow obscures some of the trail despite grooming. No classic track.

(Erik Pieh)

I stopped by Columbia and spoke with one skier. The trails are challenging to discern on the course for skate and no classic tracks are set. There is adequate snow but the conditions were, in his words "challenging".

(Greg Loper)

Groomed shorter first loop. Decent snow and condition. No classic yet. Far loop rough immediately crossing bridge/tracks.

(Cory Parkos)

Groomed the full trail this morning. Bring your rock skis, and be careful around the paved paths near the bridge. No classic tracks were set because there is only 1-2 inches of snow.

(Erik Pieh)

All trail segments are groomed and open! There isn't enough snow yet to set classic tracks so just the skate lane is groomed.

(Lindsey Johnson)