My first time skiing this trail system. I skied the Classic Trail, Maple, part of Oak, White Pine, North/East Loop, and Aspen, about 20 km total. The worst thing I can say about conditions was that there were pine needles and leaves in some of the tracks, with the problem being greater on the Classic Trail, as it is more in the trees than the trails groomed for skating. You could avoid many of these sections by jumping out of the tracks. My poles hit some soft spots a couple times, but it I maybe wouldn't have noticed if I had larger baskets on the poles. And there were a few spots where grass was showing through in the tracks. But the base was pretty solid and there were machine set tracks, which is not such a common thing to find this year on natural snow.

(Wade Pearson)

There was a solid snowpack in most areas. It was uneven in some spots and not the fastest snow. It wasn't too bad though.

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(William Beisang)

Skied Maple, White Pine, Red Pine, Nebagamon Creek, Oak, Spruce, and Aspen. Very good conditions, a little bumpy in just a couple of spots.

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(Peter Nordgren)

Good solid base with day old lake effect snow on top. Skate skied most of the loops. Skiers have packed down fresh snow and things were pretty fast. Tracks were set and very fast. If you want to ski on real snow that actually comes from the sky, this is the place!

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(Tom Weber)

Skate skied, trails were soft and a bit bumpy but with a good base under to keep most debris out of the way. I would use B skis. Just a few thin spots. Classic tracks set. I skied maple to oak to white pine to river and the loop and back. It was glorious! Get out there!

(Trisha Evans)

Go and get it! First time here. Skate skied. Best kept secret for recent lake effect snow. Also some snow coverage from Friday evening that made for a little soft stuff after last groom. Classic track set nicely. Great warming clubhouse and meeting new people who are out for first time this year and grateful for the snow!

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(Catherine Olson)

Brule had a bonus 5-6" lake effect snow over the first part of the week. BRSF groomed and set track today on most trails and also made a pass down the classic trail. I didn't see tracks on the classic trail. The fat bike trail was also groomed. Looking better than ever so far this year.

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(Jon Jurek)

The WDNR groomed all the trails yesterday except the further out trails of Red Pine and Nebagamon. The deck set up very well with the temperature drop but expect some ruts from yesterday's skiing when the trail was soft.

(Jon Jurek)

The BRSF (Brule River State Forest) had rolled the classic trail as of noon today. No tracks yet but it's looking optimistic. I skied a soft deck in most areas. The immediate trails from the chalet are best since they have been groomed more.

(Jon Jurek)

I measured 7 inches of fresh snow on the picnic table at the chalet. I skated about 5k. Unfortunately the snow was very light and only added an inch or two to the thin base after rolling and grooming was completed. Expect a soft deck and watch for rocks. No tracks were set.

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(Jon Jurek)