Got to Como at 10:00 AM, just as the PistenBully was pulling off the trail. The skate deck looked awesome but classic tracks were very shallow, 1/2 in or less in the sun, a little deeper in the shade. There was one small dirty spot on the Glacier, on the stretch along the zoo, easy to avoid. There were also some refrozen puddles, which the groomer creatively circumvented for classic and skate, either by going around or creating a shortcut. I did not ski the western part of the trails, can't guarantee what it's like there.

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(Christian Franken)

Groomed Como cross country ski trail today. Skate deck turned out decent. Unfortunately the classic trail is between half an inch to 1 inch deep. Warm weather along with the freezing temperatures at night. Making it a challenge to groom. Overall, everything is still a go. Bring your good skis!

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(James Bezanson)

It felt like straight up spring on the trails today. Surprisingly well covered, given it was all slush and some glazing. I was able to easily skate the whole loop as everything was soft enough but it was not an easy ski with all the hard wet crystal snow. Happy the trails are holding up but we may be in for an early end if we don't get colder or some snow.

(Peter Johnson)

Fast! When I started at 4 p.m. there weren't that many braided V-marks over the corduroy from this morning's grooming, but there sure were when I finished! Conditions were so fast I ended up doing 7 laps, while barely getting my heart rate up. There were minimal icy spots, other than one obvious frozen puddle on a flat spot that was easily avoidable. Even the crest of the big down-hill by the downhill ski hill was fine as long as you stayed towards the center. Classic, I heard from others, wasn't so good because of icy tracks. Skating ruled today.

(Lois Braun)

Snuck in a quick ski before work as the sun came up at Como. Very good conditions. The groomer had just made a first pass, creating some freshly starched corduroy, and the classic tracks looked clean, deep, and equally fast!

(Ernie Ogot)

19 degrees this morning at Como cross country ski trail. A great fresh groom for the classic and skate deck. Today is a great day for fast conditions!

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(James Bezanson)

Nicely rolled, it could get slushy soon, but I did a couple of rounds. Nice granular corduroy, really fast, everyone I saw skating was flying today! Good job, groomers!

(John Kieselhorst)

Fresh groom on the skate deck. Two icy spots to be mindful of. The trail is holding up very well.

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(James Bezanson)

Conditions were mixed at Como. With the warm days all south facing slopes were quite soft, places where the sun couldn't penetrate (north slopes, behind trees, etc.) tended to be icy. The turns at the bottom of the hills were exciting with a challenging mix of ice, frozen corduroy and some powder, a good test of bravery and technique. No grass is peaking through, that skate deck is holding up just fine. The classic tracks looked well used but I couldn't judge their condition. I talked with one classic skier that stated he was having a hard time finding something for kick, purple klister might have been mentioned.

(David King)

Excellent conditions for skate at Como this afternoon. Thanks groomers! Classic tracks looked good too, but I forgot to ask anyone actually using them for a report.

(Lois Braun)