With the hope of giving some people weekend holiday groomed skiing, we groomed all the trails for skate and classic except the red and the last east .5K end of the yellow. Also, orange has no classic track. There is some tree debris under the pines and in the woods and some scattered areas of drifting but a lot of the trail was not blowing in.

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(Bill Callas)

All trails have been rolled. No track has been set. A number of down trees and brush have been cleared as well. Further grooming and tracking will depend on the wind conditions.

(David Thofern)

Skied the silver loop and some side loops as well. Everything looked great when I was on them. I was the first to pack down most of the classic tracks but it was getting more traffic shortly after that. There were a few sections of track that were a little shallow or busted out because so much of the snow we got is still hanging out over our heads in the trees. Beautiful out there and great skiing.

(Joe Osterberg)

Great trail conditions, doing a lot quickly with fresh snow and clearing the debris from the trail. A few sections were a little soft and uneven but the majority was in peak form. I skate skied, but the classic tracks looked sharp. I used B skis, but the small amount of debris was easily avoided and there was no exposed ground anywhere. Thank you to the volunteer groomers. Off to a great start.

(William Sikorski)

All trails are packed and tracks are set on the system. Conditions are very good with adequate coverage on all areas. Down trees are off the trails.

(Jeff Roberts)

With the exception of the Silver Trail north of the river, all trails have been rolled. Groomers plan to go out tonight or tomorrow morning to groom and track. Grooming will take longer than usual due to the numerous down trees and low-hanging branches. Expect soft conditions.

(David Thofern)

Base is very thin. Not rolled or groomed. Going to need snow storm to make it a good ski. No tracks and no skate deck.

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(Tom Weber)

Skied the purple trail and after the inch of snow that fell this morning, it was in decent condition. Trails rolled but no track set, so skied on traces set by others. Some thin spots and stubble poking through in places, no bare spots. My first time out this season!

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(David Wilford)

I skied both Saturday and Sunday at Willow River. Trails were generally pretty good. There are some very thin spots but they are generally avoidable. Blue has one bare spot at the bottom of the downhill. Yellow has some bare spots going up and down the big hill. Brown, green and purple were very good with no thin spots. Red has some grass poking up through the snow but otherwise good. Orange was pretty icy. Did not ski Silver.

(Mark Abrahamson)

The system has been freshly groomed and there is a firm smooth skate deck with some bare spots. Tracks have not been set as the snow is still too thin. Now keep in mind that the trails have not been closed to hiking yet, so be prepared for footprints on the trails. The best chance of avoiding damage from hikers is on the red, brown and possibly purple trails. As the weekend progresses, there may be heavier foot traffic on the blue and green. The forest around the silver trail is open for hunting, so wear orange on that trail or avoid skiing there.

(Jeff Roberts)