Spring conditions, with icy crust in the morning and slushy afternoon. Trails are all groomed for skate and all but troll have classic tracks. Most of the trails have a firm to hard 2-3" base, but it's thinning in sun exposed areas, like the south side of Eagle, where it was getting icy even on Saturday. Ski with caution and would favor Lilly's.

(Deane Johnson)

Conditions were excellent! Trails had been groomed the afternoon prior and were top notch. This was our first time at Soaring Eagle and soooo impressed with the trails. Signage is fantastic, grooming was top notch and layout of the trails was so well thought out. Would have skied longer but temps were starting to climb and decided to call it so trails didn't take a beating. Think snow!

(Lance Strum)

Excellent conditions and grooming, all trails classic and freestyle. Snow depth is about 14" with 2" new, very dry and fluffy snow. Trails have a good 3-4" packed base. The chalet provides a warmup for brave skiers. Open house with free ski rentals Sundays from 1-3. Snowshoe trails are groomed and well-used.

(Deane Johnson)

Well groomed, solid trails with minimal debris here and there. I did Eagle, Lake Trail, and Lilly's, 8 K on a quiet Friday morning. Fast and hard enough, but not dangerous. Definitely worth a visit.

(István Gombocz)

Excellent conditions, new snow 3"+ Wednesday, all trails groomed for skate and classic, with a 3-4" packed base. We had a ferocious wind yesterday that even carried with it a trace of RRV snirt! It's snowing now.

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(Deane Johnson)

Excellent conditions throughout! (Finally get to say that) new snow 4", base is now 3" packed powder, all trails groomed for skate and classic. Trails are beautiful again, so get out here and enjoy them!

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(Deane Johnson)

Lilly's remains good for skate/classic, good or B skis. We skipped Eagle and lake today due to a few icy spots, B or rock skis. Grooming plans: Grooming planned to fluff up any ice tomorrow, but minimal base in sunny spots may make that difficult. Hoping for snow. Photo: the new Lilly's hill.

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(Deane Johnson)

Snow depth 6", no new snow, 2-3" hard groomed base. All trails are groomed for skating, and Lilly's, Eagle, and Lake also for classic. Lilly's is good, Eagle fair with some icy patches on south exposed hills after a high of 40 yesterday. Clockwise is better on Eagle. Photos are Lilly's (clean) and Eagle, with the spot covered in fir cones, probably cut down by a red squirrel.

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(Deane Johnson)

Conditions are good to fair, with some twigs and debris, especially under trees. New snow is coming down, probably an inch. Snow depth is 6" with a firm base of 2". All trails are open and were groomed today. Lilly's beginner loop has a classic track, others DIY till we get more snow. Sunday open house from 1-3 is going again, with free ski rental that day. Hikers and dogs are welcome on snowshoe trails but please not on ski trails.

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(Deane Johnson)

I arrived half an hour before sunset on Friday just as the friendly groomers were completing the job. They had regroomed all trails for skating except Troll, which they only groomed up to the base of the hilly portion on both ends. Only Lilly was tracked for classic. Conditions were much better than I expected, given the thin snow. I ended up skating all trails Friday evening, and had a blast, even though the brutal wind was bringing down twigs and cones as I went. On Saturday I returned with three others. Initially I did classic, but I got frustrated with the debris grabbing my kick wax so I switched to skate, which was slow due to the intense cold, but still very enjoyable. The un-regroomed hilly portions of Troll were more challenging, but still doable. Two of my friends were satisfied with classic, even on the untracked trails. I presume they had waxless skis. Thanks groomers! You rescued my weekend, since I wasn't sure if I'd be able to get in any skiing at all on this long-planned trip up north.

(Lois Braun)