Cleaned up the skate lanes first thing this morning and then took a quick ski on the 10K loop. Skate conditions are excellent, the classic track is starting to look a little used up. With good cloud cover and temps right around 30, skiing should be good all day today.

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(Robert Poilic)

Tidied up the skate lanes for the weekend. All trails, including the fat bike are in phenomenal shape. Weather looks great - don't miss out on one of the last weekends with perfect conditions.

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(Robert Polic)

Picked up a thick inch of snow this morning - enough to tidy up all of the trails (one last time?) - fat bike, snowshoe and ski. Everything is looking great again. The fat bike trail has a rock-hard base and groomed up nicely - however there were some pretty deep ruts hard-packed in, that I imagine are still there, just hidden now, and will be felt riding. The ski trail is in great shape with a solid base, clean of debris (last couple days have been breezy) and new tracks set - the tracks came out nice and are a big improvement over what was there. Winter's days are numbered - enjoy the great conditions while you can.

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(Robert Polic)

Blended up the 20K of skate lanes this morning and the trails came out fantastic - fast but not icy. Tracks were not reset but they are still looking good and classic skiers were having a great time. Lots of fat bikers out this morning, all reporting great conditions on the bike trail as well. Once again, come early for best conditions.

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(Robert Polic)

Groomed the fat bike trail this morning and it's looking and riding great with a rock solid base...for now. Temps are rising quickly and we're getting full sun so conditions will change soon. Skate lane of the ski trail was blended up this morning as well and is in great shape...for now. Come early to enjoy some great spring-like recreation.

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(Robert Polic)

Picked up a thin-inch of snow this morning but it was enough to groom and blend with the glazed snow below. All 20K of the ski trails were groomed and trackset. Snowshoe and fat bike trail were not touched. Temps are back above freezing. The plan for Friday will be to scratch up the skate lanes and groom the fat bike trail early in the morning. If you want to come out and play, play early.

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(Robert Polic)

Trails once again glazed up overnight so we hit the skate lanes with the Ginzu knives and blended up the crust with the snow below. Results were awesome - super smooth, great glide, good edging with firm pole plants on a solid base. Classic skiers had no complaints with the track and there were no reports of ice. We will continue grooming early mornings everyday during this warmup. Be here by 8 or 9 and enjoy a few hours of spring-like skiing.

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(Robert Polic)

Got hit with another 6 inches of snow overnight. All ski trails were groomed and trackset today. Trail should set up well overnight and be in great shape tomorrow. Snowshoe trail was also groomed. Work on the fatbike trail will begin tomorrow.

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(Robert Polic)

Picked up a good 8-inches of heavy, clumpy snow overnight and into the morning. All 20K of the ski trails were rolled, groomed and trackset. Ski trail should set up well overnight and be in good shape for Saturday. Snowshoe trail was also groomed and is in good shape. The entire fat bike trail was packed and some of it had a first pass with the groomer (Twins, Demo, Yellow to Cutoff, Hub and Green Trail) but will need a second pass and a little time to set up before it's not punishing to ride. The plan is to hit it early in the morning.
Apologies to the classic skiers - got the Gator stuck going up the steep hill on the far side of the 10k loop, winched it out, came back and groomed it backwards to clean up the ruts and swept out some sections of the classic track. Will fix it up with the next grooming.

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(Robert Polic)

We skied WinMan trail for the first time today. Last night's fresh snow made for slow skiing. It should firm up overnight. All loops were freshly groomed and tracked. If you haven't been to WinMan it's worth trying it for the beautiful new shelter. The woods were beautiful. One disappointment is that the terrain is fairly flat. There are also great looking groomed snow shoe and fat tire bike trails at this facility, too.

(Jack Stellpflug)