I was pleasantly surprised at how much of a difference a half inch of new snow made in the tracks. I even got enough kick to make it up the hill. The skate deck looked like a lot of sugar everywhere. The donut is closed so you have to turn around at the chalet. They didn't have any snow guns on the xc ski areas.

(Tom Harris)

Donut is still closed. Only a handful of snow guns running on the downhill area. Still a nice track. I don't think I saw anyone successfully climb the hill in the tracks. Was pretty slick.

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(Scott Greymont)

Good loop, 0.9 miles open, classic tracks were also solid. Lots of people/teams but did not feel crowded. Go ski!

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(Phillip Wadsworth)

Pretty good condition this morning, considering the weather lately. Skate deck was good and tracks looked fine as well.

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(Bob Maki)

Skied the 1.5K loop at Elm Creek this morning. Amazingly good considering the warm weather and snow. Early was better...the hill snow was getting softer as more skiers got on the course.

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(Jim Cloutier)

Both donuts are closed so the trail is open from the chalet to the South Donut then returning to the chalet via Elm's Everest. It was like skiing on a giant snow cone. Very soft ice; just a few of us had already rutted the skate deck. We were sinking in up to 6" on the uphills.

(Don Callander)

Heard that Elm was at least skiable so had to give it a whirl. I was on rock skis, but could have used good skis if careful. Skiing was okay! Felt like skiing on a snow cone. Wasn't quite slush, snow, or ice, but somewhere in between. Doughnut was closed and bottom of the wall has sections blocked off due to melt/run off. No classic tracks at all. Appreciate the trail crew keeping it open.

(Erik Erickson)

My daughter reports that the snow at Elm this morning is skiable and is actually more snow than slush.

(Geneva Finn)

Park staff report being down to 1.5k of trail open because of closing off the donut due to deteriorating conditions. They did groom this morning but conditions are slushy and variable.

(Mike Miller)

I was the only skier there at 8am. Slushy in some areas and icy in others. Trails are in pretty rough shape. Skis dug in pretty deep with each skate. They have closed the upper "donut" loop, so only about 1.5k open.

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(Andrew Hansen)