I was on my good classic skis today which were fine. Just have to watch the trails. Classic on the Purple surprised me as I was able to stay in the classic track about 80% of the time. Blue trail around campground was perfect classic and skate. Followed the trail to the falls, classic tracks are feeling the effect of no new snow as I could only stay in classic tracks about 50% of the time. But skate deck was perfect. I then took the Silver trail back to Purple. Skate deck is in good shape, classic again was 50/50.

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(Shane Meisner)

I took my good classic ski's out today and found plenty of good skiing for the 7 miles I skied. Red trail Skate deck was in very good condition. Even the Classic tracks were 90% skiable. Yellow trail on the other hand, both skate and classic, is tough if you start at group campground so I'd avoid that. The blue trails around the campground are in perfect shape for both classic and skate. I skied from campground to the falls. Skate deck was in very good condition. Classic I could ski in 70% of the time. Overall, I had no worries skiing with my good skis. Planning on getting down there for one trip.

(Shane Meisner)

Willow is pretty rough at this point. The thin base is hard packed and worn through in spots. Rock skis are a must if you ask me. You may be able find a clean stretch but I quit after a couple miles to save my B skis.

(Alison Wieckowicz)

I started classic skiing at 7 am, at that time there were no classic tracks set, but skiing was great, and I very rarely ran into any debris. I started from the Nature Center to purple, then skied the entire silver trail to the Falls. From there I skied to the campground, then up to the group campground. The red trails were in very good shape throughout. Lastly, I followed the Brown trail back to the Nature center. As I ended my 3 hour trip, I did see them out grooming the classic tracks. Guess I was to early ;) I recommend getting there ASAP. Once again, thank you groomers!

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(Shane Meisner)

We did receive 3" of new snow and it really helped the thin base. All trails are now groomed for skate and track has been set. The skate deck is 90% covered with very good conditions. The 10% that is not is mostly areas under trees with grass and leaves showing thru. There are a few of the steeper downhills when the snow has beeen scraped off and rocks are showing thru. Beware of that hazard but if you look before heading down a steep hll, those spots are avodable. The classic tracks are 70% covered with grass and leaves showing mostly in trail secions going thru open fields. It is not much of a problem to step out of the tracks onto the deck to avoid grassy areas.

(Jeff Roberts)

Green loop is good. Other trails are passable. Groomers were out mid day. Not busy. B skis on the green loop. Thank you groomers.

(Ali Wieckowicz)

The Green Loop and Purple loop are still in pretty good condition for skating. For classic, the Green Loop is probably your best bet. Yesterday I skied the Silver trail as well, but that was a bit rough, especially on the big hill after the bridge near the Purple Trail. Hopefully we get more snow to keep it going. I'm planning to ski again tomorrow, but I'll probably stick to Purple and Green. Great job getting those trails groomed and ready to roll quickly when we finally got some snow!

(Joe Osterberg)

The skate lane was re-groomed on red, yellow, orange, green and blue today. I tried to set tracks on red with varied success. I would use rock skis as conditions are thin. There are two areas that I found today skiing is the hill on yellow that goes from the gravel parking lot to the 300 camp road is full of exposed rocks. Going up you can avoid but coming down the hill will be a problem. Also, the short downhill just past where the bike trails cross on purple there are a number of small rocks. I hit a number of the while skiing. Overall, the skate lane is quite good with occasional debris exposed from grooming. The classic tracks are hit and miss. The best tracks are on the green trail on the campground loop.

(Bill Callas)

I was down there before sunrise and didn't see another person for 2 1/2 hours. Purple trail was first. Classic tracks had quite a bit of debris, but the skate deck was very good and enjoyable to ski even with classic. I then skied my way to the Green trail. Other than a small area going up the hill, the classic tracks were great all around the campground. I continued on down to the Falls. The classic tracks were thin with debris, but again the skate deck was great. The big hill coming back to the campground was perfectly groomed for the long climb. Have to thank the groomers for doing a wonderful job in such short time.

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(Shane Meisner)

Skied Purple Loop. Very skiable. Some grassy areas in tracks but easy enough to step aside. Beautifully done groomers. Thank you!

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(Ginny Ballantine)