20" of new light snow. All trails were rolled. No grooming yet as the snow needs to setup before a track can be set and the final skate deck finished. The current conditions are soft. The skating would be okay if you are looking for a workout thru a soft deck. Classic without tracks might be acceptable as the ski will sink in a few inches.

(jeff Roberts)

Groomers were out Friday night but had to pull off the trails due to poor visibility and deep snow. We’ll try again tomorrow at first light, assuming we can get into the park. Trails are currently covered in deep snow. We’ll spend Saturday dragging and rolling and may be able to begin grooming and tracking. It will take park staff some time to plow the entrance road and parking lots. You may want to call the park office to make sure the entrance road is open before you head out to Willow.
Gun deer hunting is open through Sunday north of the river and on part of the Red trail. Blaze orange is recommended if you venture into those areas.

(David Thofern)

Hunting season remains open in the park north of the river through December 15. No ski trail grooming on the Silver trail or packing for hiking on the Pink trail will be done till hunting ends. In November I spent several hours mowing leaves off the trails, as possible, to help the grooming towing machine traction, and perhaps low snow skiing. The volunteer grooming group is on notice to be ready to go when the time is right. Typically they make the first packing run during the snowfall with the rollers only. The second run, after the snow ends, may also be packing only. This provides a soft, but skiable surface without track. Track setting follows. If the second run is with the grooming pieces, it's done and needs some time to set up. Another change at Willow is bike trails that cross ski trails. Expect to see riders. The Purple Lowland ski trail has been routed around that annoying wet spot with the off camber U-turn approach. The entire Lowland loop was worked over to take the worst lumps out.

(Jeff Bolte)