What a treat to ski on natural snow! Seeley/Cable got 2-4 inches of beautiful powder, making conditions quite good. It's certainly thin, but I was not hitting the ground. Classic track were set on the skate trail but they were marginal with occasional dirt and grass showing through. Skied the classic trail from Timberline to OO. It hadn't been groomed and it was slow but how nice to have the Birkie trail to yourself in a snowstorm! So nice to not be skiing in circles!

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(Michael Gotzsche)

I skied the section from Mosquito Brook to Gravel Pit. I see some people are saying to use your good skis, but my experience was quite a bit of exposed grass/leaves and roots and sticks. The sections with no overhead coverage did have good snow though. Its definitely worth getting out to ski, just don't bring your best skis.

(Micah Hanson)

Skated from OO to Gravel Pit. Snow was good, almost good ski worthy, near OO. Got thinner farther south. Was pretty much rock ski conditions by Gravel Pit. No tracks on this section at the moment.

(Mike Keyes)

Skied from mosquito brook to hatchery and back. Snow is thin, but fine for rock skis. A few patches of dirt and plenty of leaves. No tracks. Skate deck was surprisingly smooth. Do not regret driving up from the cities to ski it!

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(Mike Keyes)

Skied every trail from the village segments to the wooded trails to the power lines. No need for B skis. Trails are firm, fast and ready for all comers! Skated, but nice tracks set for classic also. Treat yourself.

(Dave Swanson)

Skied north and south of Boedecker Road. The groomers have done a good job but there is quite a bit of leaves showing through the snow that is quite avoidable. When you go down a hill you pick the whitest path to avoid the leaves / debris showing through. We used our best skis and it was no problem. We really need more snow. I can see why the Saturday Ski de She races are held on the artificial snow at Telemark Village 5 km loop.

(David Gorringe)

Skate skied from OO to Fire Tower this morning. Skied out on the classic and back on the skate trail. Snow is still soft and slow but with the minimal snow cover so far, it skied very well with most debris easily avoided. No classic tracks on the classic trail but one was set on the skate trail. As expected, it is shallow but looks very skiable. Thanks to all the effort this summer to clean the trails to allow skiing on such thin base. I also notice very few oak leaves in the canopy and a lot of evidence of selective harvesting of oaks. (I love trees but the oaks can make a mess of the trail). Groomer was sighted leaving OO heading south. Thanks groomers!

(Keith Holmquist)

The Birkie Trailhead trails were in great condition today, although a little hard packed in places. For the first time this season we broke past the bounds of the human-assisted snow loops and got back to the larger Birkie Trail! Amy classic skied and the tracks were great until leaving the loop. After that they were here and there, but still very skiable. We headed up the Birkie classic by taking a left at the bell and made it to the intersection with our beloved North End trails at NE42 (they looked pretty good too!) I was skating with good skis, but with old and too-warm of wax for how cold the snow was (Rex Blue). I am only rating this as "B skis" and "most trails open" because of our choice to go past the loops. I've skied on far worse, and wouldn't be too afraid to take the good skis a lot further if only my body would cooperate. Many thanks to the groomers, we appreciate what you do! Lots of friendly faces there today, nice to run into you, Charlie and Jeanine :).

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(Rick Cochrane)

Classic skied from Gravel Pit north to OO and back classic with no tracks. Several skaters had gone before me. Groomers tilled a full 2 passes yesterday and the new 5-6" of cold fluffy snow was well compacted and quite firm. Surprisingly good skiing. Mostly could have skied with best skis but there were some small areas where leaves were tilled up to the surface. There was no dirt showing. The further north on the trail the better the conditions. Tracks set north of OO to Fire tower. I was impressed with the groomer's soft touch. Great to ski on the trail closer to home.

(Scott Wilson, Cresthill Resort)

It's been a dry winter up in the Northland of Wisconsin. I got a little free time to come classic ski the snow loop hills today. Phenomenal conditions! Skied 13.22 miles in 1 hour 43 minutes. Just breaking myself into the birkie hill climbs again. And it felt great. 100% perfection for what the weather's giving us. My only complaint, and it's not a complaint, but there were a lot of people and they are sometimes standing in the middle of the trail or skiing the wrong way. I'll be back. Thank you Birkie Team for keeping the dream alive.

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(Kevin Grand)