Not enough snow for classic track to be set, only skier-made tracks on Medicine Lake. The trails are rolled and very thin on pretty much all places. Dirt patches on some parts. Overall, a pleasant ski given how little the base.

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(Scott Cummings)

Hard, nicely groomed deck with a few avoidable patches of gravel peeking through. It was cold today, hovering around -5F. I only saw one other skier, but got an excellent ski in on hard packed, lightly skied corduroy around most trails, which may be slightly better suited to skating. No classic tracks set due to snow depth, however, you can connect to an external double tracked (classic only) loop that someone made around the perimeter of Medicine Lake. The latter was firm, blown over in a few spots. Thanks to the groomers at French for pushing the limits to make this possible on thin snow cover.

(Andrew Kotila)

Trails were freshly groomed. I'd say you could get away with B skis but there were definitely some rocks in sections and my poles touched pavement in several places so I listed as rock skis. Still, it was beautiful to be out and the trails were better than expected with such little snow.

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(Katharine Woodman-Maynard)

Went after dark and stayed on lit trails but didn't see or feel any rocks. I was on my rock skis but I think I'd risk better in day time. Glad to have a whole week off fake snow.

(Benjamin Fuller)

Had a great ski, but rock skis recommended. Downhills generally had full coverage but there are small rocks poking through on many uphills and flats. Soft conditions and very mashed trails on uphills. It was groomed nicely but seems like it got a lot of traffic today!

(Anna Meyer)

The French trails were packed and in fair condition. There were no classic tracks except for skier made. There was decent snow coverage, especially on the hilly trails on the west side of the park. It just felt good to be able to ski at French this year. There were a few skiers out and about enjoying the trails.

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(Bill Lundberg)

Better than expected. I skied everything West of the visitors center without taking off my skis. Medicine trail was the best by far so I did 5 laps. The rest of the trails mostly were completely snow covered. The problem is they all had 1 inch granite stones scattered around even off the edge of the grooming so it was sometimes a challenge avoiding them especially on the downhills.

(Dan Zenk)