Conditions: Conditions are good with a 3" base and about 8" snowcover in the woods.
Skate lanes were groomed on Tuesday and conditions are still good. Skiers can expect to find some debris in some locations on the trails due to busy squirrels and a lack of recent snowfall.

(Dan Kephart, Wisconsin DNR)

Conditions: Very good, recently groomed for skating and classic.
Some leaves on the classic track, but easily manageable.

(Tim Blais)

Conditions: Excellent skating conditions.
Groomed after the most recent snow, and set up nicely by the cold. The icy spots are now covered. Despite temperatures just above zero, very good glide. A joy to ski!

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(Peter Nordgren)

Conditions: Pretty good. Just a few bare spots, some debris.
All in all the trails were in good shape. The only bare spots I saw were about 500m from the warming shack on the rightmost trail (up the hill). Mostly I skied the classic trail which had great coverage. Some leaves in the track which is unavoidable, but really puts the brakes on when using waxable skis.

(Adam Schwartz-Lowe)

Beth and I skied Brule Saturday afternoon. Very lovely. Nice classic track, well groomed skate lane. One or two rare spots a bit thin. A few isolated areas with some debris in track--you can sure tell trees where the red squirrels eat their pine cones! Between 10 and 15 F. Snow was cold but Fast Wax paste for 5-15 F worked well for glide, Swix special green gave plenty of kick. Pictures tell the story, taken where White Pine and classic trail come close together.

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(Tim Holst)

The Brule area received 1-2 inches of much-needed snow this week, and State Forest staff groomed and tracked all trails today, with no icy spots. Conditions are very good to excellent.

(Matt Miranda, Wisconsin DNR)

Thin firm pack with scattered ice and lots of debris (constantly picking up leaves with classic skis).

(Steve Schder)

Conditions: Fair to good for skate and classic.
Skating generally good with the recent light snow well bonded to the icy base. However, a few areas have rocks, dirt, ice, or tree debris, or are very bumpy. Classic track about the same with some washouts. B skis recommended.

(Brian Milavitz)

Conditions: Classical loop was well tracked, a bit icy at the very beginning.
Did the classical loop. Good day to ski. Very pleased with the trail conditions since we drove over from Duluth.

(Ed Fuhs)

Conditions: Good to very good with 1" of fresh snow.
About an inch of light snow fell on the trails over New Year's Eve. What was hard crust turned into solid trails. The classic tracks are deep and solid with a bit of debris. Skate deck is very skiable although the fresh snow will probably get skied off pretty quickly.

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(Andrew Slade)