Overall good skiing, basically no precip by midafternoon Friday. Snow base not deep enough yet to fully cover all vegetation on low-lying trails (1-2-3 and 15-5-13 loops, 20-21 area) but no major bald spots, not bad for B skis. Road trail (1-18-17-14 and on) was in great condition. So glad for the new trailhead, saw three other groups there while coming and going.

(Elizabeth Hesser)

Trails were groomed today. We have a solid base with dry snow, no icy conditions (we dodged the ice and sleet south of us.).

(Mary Shedd)

31 degrees, snowy granules are coming down, skied 2>1>13>21>20>16>17>3>. Good day for waxless skis but I did fine with red wax. There is a good solid 8-inch base. Trails were nearly complete with setting tracks yesterday until the groomer overheated due to the cooling fan breaking. Hence finishing one side of the double-tracked section and trail sections 1 to 2 to 3 were not able to be tracked. We need more snow in some of the bogs to fill in the dips. The remainder of the trails are in excellent shape for this early-season ski opportunity. Be sure to check out our revised trail map as segments and the trailhead location have changed due to bridges being out of commission due to the mega-storm event.

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(Nancy Schultz)

20 inches off-trail snow depth with 8 inch trail base. Tracks have been set but are shallow. Regardless the ski stays in the track pretty well. Grooming plans: Plan to set deeper track this weekend. Be sure to check out our revised trail map as segments and the trailhead location have changed due to bridges being out of commission due to the mega-storm event.

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(Nancy Schultz)

8 to 10-inch base, with an inch of fresh fluffy snowflakes that came down today. Trails are packed and tracked however due to mechanical issues, the grooves in the tracks are not as deep as they should be. We are working to adjust the actuator so the groves are set deeper. This is a small issue as it relates to how enjoyable it is to be out on these stunning wilderness trails.

(Nancy Schultz)

I skied from the new Jensen trail trailhead. Conditions were pretty good, I used my B skis and did not hit anything. I would not recommend using your best skis. Trails were not groomed but someone had skied before me and left a nice track.

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(Tim Grebner)

10 inches of new snow in open areas, 6 to 8 inches in the forest. No trails are packed or tracked, but people have been skiing on them making them easy to use. Areas that are in wetlands may experience slight sections of open water.

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(Nancy Schultz)

4-5" of unpacked and ungroomed light snow cover the trails. Looks like enough to ski without too much nicking of your rock skis. Note: New trailhead at Jensen and Hwy 1 (see locator map). (Flathorn trailhead closed indefinitely due to last summer's major rain event that washed away 3 of our 4 critical bridges.).

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(Mary Shedd)