Trail conditions have deteriorated over the last 24 hours from the warm March sun. Many bare spots are showing up across the width of the trail which now require taking your skis off. It was fun while it lasted!

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(Erin Blow)

Ski trails could be a bit crusty this morning, but things will warm up fast. Trails are starting to get a little thin in spots-so grab the rock skis. Skate decks are in great shape with the classic tracks starting to melt out in spots. We recommend sticking to the 5k groomed loop and Wilderness Trails. Hiking is allowed on the ungroomed ski trails, snowshoe trails, and Wilderness Trails. Reminder that the Chalet will be closed today.

(Erin Blow)

Was pleasantly surprised how well and good coverage of the groomed trails, about 1-2" base full coverage throughout the trails they groomed. A pleasant spring day to ski with temps in mid 20s and sunny. Skied tower road, nepcos cruise, silver strider, tracks were in good shape as well only a few spots with minimal coverage. Get out there and enjoy!

(Dan Dudley)

After the recent warm weather that melted most of our snow limited grooming was done on the 4 inches that fell yesterday. I didn't expect the skating to be as good as it was, especially the Wilderness trails. They were flat, fast and very scenic. Cover was thin but I never got hung up on rocks or dirt. Skating was especially nice because no tracks were set allowing for plenty of width for skating. Temp stayed below freezing. Also skied the 5k loop on MWP usual trails. Had a great ski today.

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(Brian Ciske)

Groomers got out and packed in a 5k loop around Silver Strider, Tower Rd, Nepco's Cruise back to Tower Rd. It's true late season ski conditions out there. Definitely bring out the rock skis and expect lumpy uneven conditions. But...we are skiing in late March so we'll take it! We lost almost all of the snow base over the last few weeks so expect the trail and tracks to be down to dirt and ice in spots. It might be a better day for classic than skate due to the thin base. We only recommend skiing what we groomed as there could be down trees and slush in other parts of the trails system. The Chalet will be closed so plan accordingly.

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(Erin Blow)

OK, milking it here. Typical spring, with a 48 degree day, a walk from the back of the parking lot through the mud onto the trail, hike a bit further past the sun soaked brown tracts into the shadowy protected snow. Clear the mud from the boots and into Zeroes/Skins Heaven with slop, ice, grainy ice crystals, organic crap littered raised from the dead tracks, and into sun drenched sections that reminded me of dermatologists and sunscreen 45...somewhere at home. Met the Brain Trust of MWP, Dan and Zeke, and they directed us onto Tower Trail for an out and back, down to Nepcos Cruise and with another out and back, 7k later, glad we came out.

(Ken Schoville)

After assessing the trails again, the grooming crew has decided to end grooming operations unless we get a substantial amount of snow. The trails are back open for skiing at your own risk. Expect them to be crusty/icy in the morning and softer in the afternoon. Conditions vary from full coverage to bare spots to icy patches. Enjoy the spring conditions out there! Thank you for a great season! The Ski Shop and Chalet will remain open through the weekend.

(Erin Blow)

We will be closing the trails today due to icy conditions. The groomers attempted to get the trails ready for today, but the cold overnight temperatures froze things up a bit too hard for the machines to bust up. We will reassess the trails tomorrow to see if we can get them back open for the end of the week.

(Erin Blow)

The groomers were out again scratching up a few skate decks on the interior trails with the Pisten Bully and ginzu drag. There are also new classic tracks and skate decks on the Cookie Loop. It'll be a great day for skate skiing! The Chalet area is very icy. We recommend walking down the hill to start your ski. Once you get away from the Chalet, conditions improve dramatically. However, there are some icy spots on the trails today especially in the morning. Any ungroomed trails will be firm early this morning until the temperatures soften things up. Once again, we will be taking things day by day and the trails crew will reassess the conditions tonight. Happy spring skiing!

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(Erin Blow)

Made a trip up to Minocqua to Winter Park this morning - definitely worth it. Freshly groomed trails with full coverage with some small areas with twigg debris. Skate skied wolf tracks, survivor, tornado, xc express, nepkos cruise found all had similar conditions. By noon it started to soften up. Solid base in most all the areas. Most tracks were in excellent shape, only saw a few brown spots.

(Dan Dudley)