Conditions: Variable. Lots of bare stretches, but skiable up at NW Junction area.
Ski-hiked the trails at 9:30 this morning, temps around 40 F. Lots of icy stretches, hadn't softened yet today. Hiked unskiable portions, but able to ski up Maple, and best section for skate skiing was the East connector and first part of River Run, which was well covered and starting to soften enough to have some purchase. No crowds, and springlike. Worth the effort to get to the higher ground if you hate to give up on skiing for the season.

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(Dave Arvold)

Skied classic only trail. Great grooming. One porcupine sighted.

(Robin Weis)

After receiving about 5 1/2" of fresh snow earlier in the week, all trails have since been groomed and tracked. Conditions are excellent! Enjoy!

(Kurt Janko)

Conditions: Very good. All trails freshly groomed for race Saturday.
The groomers at After Hours always do a great job. They haven't had as much snow as usual, but no problems using good skis. Some debris, but easily avoidable. Always enjoy these scenic trails in a diverse forest along the Brule River.

(Sue Schroeder)

Conditions: Fluffy new powder over recently groomed trails.
I was one of the first out on the trails this morning, skate skiing. It was easy to ski through the new snow and I had good glide on the firm skate deck below. As more skiers came out, the fresh snow became thicker and made skiing slower. But it was still great skiing!

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(Molly Hoeg)

Conditions: Good to fair for classic.
Good base and recently groomed. The big problem (at least using waxable skis) was debris on the trail from the winds on Friday night and Saturday morning. There was quite a bit of it, to the extent that it was impractical to ski in the tracks in places. This did not seem to be a problem for skate skiers, who were doing fine.

(Len Crowley)

Conditions: Good to great. White Pine and River were a bit soft. Tree debris on trails from high winds.
More classic than skate skiers. Good tracks set for classic. I skated the outside trails: Entry, Maple, Oak, White Pine, East Loop, Joe's Hill (?), River, and Difficult Return. Good to see people out enduring the cold and wind. First time on the trails there...thank you, RNdy Back, for recommending I stop there.

(Bill Barthen)

Conditions: Excellent, freshly groomed.
skied classic, the classic loop was skied in, but noticed that the groomers were setting new track on the trail system as I came out. Very nice conditions after getting new snow. Most of the leaves and pine needles are now covered. Looked the like skate lanes were getting groomed as well.

(Scott Toshner)

Conditions: Very good. 3.5 inch base, 10 inches in the woods.
All trails were groomed and track was reset on Wednesday after 1.5 inches of new snow. Conditions are very good with a base of about 3.5 inches and 10 inches in the woods.

(Dan Kephart)

Conditions: Ungroomed, 1/2 inch of fresh snow on top of skate deck and some tree debris.
We were disappointed to see the skate lane had not been touched up since the fresh snow. The skate deck was fast and fun yet compacting into a harder unpleasant surface with all the use it was getting. The classic tracks are in need of a touch up, yet remain ok throughout except for the turns and some downhills. We skied a variety of the trails and found this to be consistent. We did classic ski after our skate and found the classic only trails to be very peaceful, yet ungroomed. It's still the closest best snow to Duluth!

(Eve Graves)