Another 8-10 inches of dry snow fell last night. All of Anvil was groomed and tracks were set for classic skiing. With so much snow, the trail is soft but will hopefully firm up overnight.

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(Valerie Knurr)

Overall Anvil Lake was in great shape. Some boot traffic on a few of the loops which was mostly confined to the skate lane and avoided the classic tracks. No tracks set on Devils Run, the steepness of this trail combined with the relatively narrow groomed path made herringbone a challenge due to the soft snow on the edges of the trail, downhills were a blast!

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(Eli Anoszko)

All trails at Anvil were groomed and tracks were set for classic skiing. A few more inches of snow freshened up the trail and made for great conditions.

(Valerie Knurr)

Military trail and Lake loop was groomed and tracks were set. East and West trail were partially groomed. Due to equipment breakdown the rest of the trail system was not groomed and tracks were not set. Tracks from the last grooming are still visible but covered in about 3 inches of fresh snow.

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(Valerie Knurr)

Skied out to shelter and then did West and East trail. No fresh classic tracks set on East Trail. Conditions ranged from sticky in the sun to fast in the shade. Fun time overall, the woods are looking lovely.

(Sally Samson)

Trails have been groomed and tracked for classic skiing. The snow is the best it will be for the rest of the season with warm ups coming. Get out and enjoy while you can! Four inches of fresh snow have added to the base. There also a lot of walkers going back and forth to the shelter. Remember to share the trail and please do not walk/snowshoe over tracks.

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(Michael Trewartha)

We skied over from Nicolet Trails. Did Butternut, Lake Loop, East Trail and Ninemile down. All trails had been previously skied but the track was a few days old. Well worth the ski.

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(Phillip Wadsworth)

Several new inches of new dry snow over freshly groomed ski trails can be pure joy. Unfortunately, that was not the case at Anvil today. Yes, it was evident the trail was groomed yesterday; the deck and tracks were left in fairly good shape and the new snow was nicely skier tracked for part of the trail. I do not recommend skiing there any time soon, though. There was a horde of walkers on the trail today, pocking the deck and the tracks. It made for a disappointing end to my ski experience. It is unfortunate that they do not restrict walkers on groomed ski trails in the winter. Ugh...

(Sue Lietz)

I got really turned off when I got to the parking lot and instead of seeing tracks there were lots of footprints and two guys walking right down the middle of the trail towards me. Got back in my car and drove to Nicolet North. Skied back via the connector and discovered most foot traffic was confined to near parking areas. So the skiing turned out pretty good.

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(Brian Ciske)

Anvil was rolled, groomed and tracks were set after a 12+ inch snowfall yesterday. The dry fluffy snow made a softer base. Low temperatures should firm it up. The trail is back to beautiful skiing condition.

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(Valerie Knurr)