Trails re-groomed Wednesday midday after 4 inches of dry 'super-fluff' snow overnight. Skating lane was packed and combed over.  Classical tracks renovated, packed, and tracks reset.  The new dry snow packed to a soft two inches on top of the skating lane and classical tracks but covered the wind-blown seeds and leaves.  With the deepening soft snow the local fox are making heavy use of the ski trails to get around.

(Gary Brekke)

Trails re-groomed Thursday after 14 inches of new wind-blown fine-grained, dry snow from Wednesday's blizzard conditions. Skating lane was packed and combed over with the top two inches being soft.  The paved rec trails have not been plowed yet and the skating lane in the park is getting lots of foot traffic.  Classical tracks packed and tracks reset with well defined tracks over an icy packed base.  Overnight 1/2 inch of fluff covered the corduroy and was being scrubbed out by skiers.  44 inches of snow for the season.

(Gary Brekke)

Trails re-groomed early Friday morning after two inches of new wind-blown fine-grained, dry snow from Wednesday-Thursday's blizzard conditions Skating lane was lightly renovated and combed over and is firm with good edging.  Classical tracks renovated and tracks reset with well defined tracks over a firm icy packed base.  .

(Gary Brekke)

Trails re-groomed early Thursday morning after an inch of new wind-blown snow from Tuesday-Wednesday's blizzard conditions with 60 mph winds. A trace of rain mixed in with the snow late Tuesday night as the storm started. Skating lane was lightly renovated and combed over and is firm with good edging. Classical tracks renovated and tracks reset with well defined tracks over a firm icy packed base. Renovated snow is a mix of mostly creamy new snow with small amounts of old snow and ice.

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(Gary Brekke)

Trails re-groomed early Friday morning after warm temps transitioned snow in sunny areas and wind drifted in exposed sections this week. Skating lane was lightly renovated and combed over an icy packed base and is firm with good edging. Classical tracks renovated, packed, and tracks reset with well defined firm tracks over an icy packed base. Spring-like conditions.

(Gary Brekke)

Trails re-groomed early Friday morning after a trace of new dry wind-blown snow this week.  Skating lane was lightly renovated and combed over an icy packed base and is firm with good edging. Classical tracks renovated, packed, and tracks reset with well defined firm tracks over an icy packed base.  

(Gary Brekke)

Trails re-groomed early Friday afternoon after three inches of new dry snow during a series of 'clippers' this week. A trace of rain mixed in with the snow early Friday morning with the last clipper. Skating lane was lightly renovated and combed over an icy packed base and is firm with good edging. Classical tracks renovated, packed, and tracked with well defined firm tracks over an icy packed base.

(Gary Brekke)

Trails re-groomed early Wednesday morning after two inches of dry snow Monday and Tuesday with warmer temperatures over the weekend that transitioned the snow in sunny areas of the trail.  Skating lane was packed and combed over a ten inches of icy packed base and is firm with good edging. Classical tracks renovated, packed, and tracked with well defined firm tracks over ten inches of icy packed base.  25 inches of snow for the season.

(Gary Brekke)

Trails were re-groomed after several days of freezing fog leaving a trace to a half inch of ice crystals and hoar frost on trails. Skating lane was re-combed with a half inch edging on a firm base. Classical trail was renovated and tracks reset with well formed tracks on a firm base. Hoar frost continued to fall from trees this morning after more freezing fog overnight.

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(Gary Brekke)

Skating lane re-combed early this morning. Firm with half inch edging. The section by the 'rock-pile' where the snow blower clearing the paved rec trail left a drift was removed and re-groomed. Classical tracks are firm with sections of green ash seeds in the track.

(Gary Brekke)