I skated the loops south of Hwy OO. Despite recent grooming there's been a lot of skiing on the loops. Nevertheless, the skate deck is firm and fast and the classic tracks on both sides are in excellent shape. There are only a few leaves in the tracks. I give it a 9. I talked with another skier who said the main trails north and south haven't been groomed since the Birkebeiner race and are "choppy.".

(Don Quick)

Birkie Ridge: The Birkie trail report map shows Birkie Ridge groomed Feb 23 at 01:30. It is not groomed. Nice slow skiing on the EVOs though.

(Tom Dunaway)

I skated from the Birkie trailhead at Cable, on the skate lane of the main trail. It had been groomed very recently, maybe this morning. The classic lane appeared to have older grooming. The course and tracks had very few leaves. I give it a 10.

(Don Quick)

Skied the lighted loops at OO TH - it was awesome! Freshly groomed skate/track set at the OO loops, and it appeared a machine went North on classic. Great work being done by the ABSF Krü - thank you!

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(Jeff Tumbleson)

I skied out the Gravel Pit TH, went a few K north and a few K south. The ABSF pros ran a machine south from OO laying down a super nice skate lane. The classic track had not been reset (yet). The snows we're getting are good. I used my favorite skis :).

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(Jeff Tumbleson)

Skated from OO South to 13 K mark and back up. Excellent conditions. There was a couple inches of new snow and new corduroy laid down, apparently this morning. Classic tracks were not reset, but one of the two tracks had been skied in pretty well.

(Charlie Dee)

Skied out the Birkie start TH late afternoon - did some Telemark (snowmaking loops, up the mountain), Birkie skate, Birkie classic, North End, Tony Wise trails. It was super good. The base may not be overly deep, but it's solid from the meticulous grooming by the Krü. I used very good skis.

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(Jeff Tumbleson)

Skate skied over the weekend from OO to Timber Trail and back on Sunday and OO to Wheeler Road today. The inch or two of fresh dense snow received Saturday made for amazing conditions the past couple of days. Hoping the warm weather is short lived and trail gets more fresh snow before the Birkie.

(Mike Maiers)

I skated northbound from the Hwy OO trailhead, on the classic trail. It had been groomed yesterday after 1.5 inches of new snow and this morning there has been continuing very light snow. The skate deck was a bit soft and slow. The classic tracks on both sides looked great. I give it a 9.

(Don Quick)

Sort of a tour de north today, in large part to check trail conditions. Started at OO, skied the skate trail north, took a lap of the north end trail, continued on to the birkie start. Skied a lap of manmade, then back to OO via the classic trail. Super variable conditions:
Skate trail, OO to Timber Trail: ungroomed for 4-5 days by the looks of it. Thinning, rock hard track with 1/8th inch of dust over it. Ground showing in places, lots of dirt/debris. Be careful if you're using good skis. Where there are classic tracks, they're shallow and breaking down. There's just not a lot of snow to work with.
North end trail: Magnificent. Really great conditions, groomed and only the usually debris under the conifers, especially after the first road crossing.
Timber trail to the power lines: Had just been groomed before I got there. The groomers must have a bit of a conundrum - the trail needs some tilling, but the base is too thin in places to do that without churning up dirt. But the grooming made a difference; it was much better and generally there was more snow as I headed north.
Powerlines/Start/Manmade: all good.
Classic trail, powerline to timber trail: Good, newly groomed, but there are places on the northern edge of the trail with some large rocks. Keep your eyes open.
Classic trail south of timber trail: ungroomed, hard, and deteriorating as you go south. Some of the open/logged areas have a lot of dirt coming though the snow.
Tracks exist on the classic trail (one, occasionally two sets), but I would recommend having expectations similar to when a friend of a friend sets you up on a blind date.
Be extra cautious at snowmobile crossings! There are no shortage of rocks exposed.
tl;dr: Stay north of timber trail, take your skis off at snowmobile crossings.

(Nick Ross)