Despite the lack of new snow during the past two weeks, the Winter Park trails are in phenomenal condition! I skied classic tracks starting around 10:45 a.m. and was pleasantly surprised. Trails were perfect; not icy or mushy, and despite the strong winds, they had very little debris. It was the perfect time to be out. Around 1:00 p.m., parts of the trails that were in the sun were just starting to get soft, so time your ski adventures accordingly during these warm temperatures. Husband and friend skated and classic skied (respectively) River Run, and while enjoyable, they did report a lot of debris and suggested that Wolf Tracks might be the better option for those who want to ski one of the long trails. All of us thoroughly enjoyed the beautiful trails. The groomers at Winter Park always do a phenomenal job with the trail system and are to be highly commended for how great the conditions are given the lack of new snow and the warm temperatures!

(Gwen Harron)

Ski trails are in great shape right now with the Pisten Bully tilling up the trails and resetting classic tracks and skate decks last night on almost all interior trails and one long one: River Run. Skate decks are firm with good edge control and classic tracks are mostly full depth and are solid! Be sure to hit the trails early today to beat that afternoon heat.

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(Erin Blow)

I've never experienced better conditions or grooming, absolutely sublime! Most trails were freshly groomed, tracks are deep and firm, skate deck is hard corduroy but allows for an edge.

(Joseph Kuhn)

I skate skied 22k today with a long route out to River Run and including River Run. Everything I skied had been recently groomed. However, there was a lot of debris on many sections of River Run. Other than the debris, I would rate overall conditions as very good. The skate deck was solid and fast with good control on the downhills. I did not encounter any icy conditions. It was a wonderful afternoon of freestyle skiing. Minocqua Winter Park does a consistent job of delivering awesome skiing!

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(Jim Gantz)

Varied from excellent to good throughout. Roughly 70% of the trails had been groomed in the early morning and were in great shape. The rest were a bit glazed but still skiable. Much better than expected after the 43F day on Wednesday.

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(Patrick Doornek)

Wow, great conditions today at Winter Park. They groomed up large sections of the frozen skate deck, from the recent warmup, into some really fast and wonderful conditions. Both Wolf Tracks and River Run were in great shape. A blast!

(Kirby Schuller)

Minocqua has an abundance of snow cover. The trails were freshly/beautifully groomed and we were able to skate ski on fresh cuordoroy which is such a treat. Minocqua received about 1-2" of snow on Monday night which really helped freshen up the trail system. Near perfect skate skiing. Fast with great edge control. We started skiing in mid morning due to warm temperatures and intense sunny skies. Timing is everything this time of year when warmer afternoon temperatures can really slow things down. Many classical skiers enjoying the beautiful conditions.

(Gary Machlett)

Wonderful conditions today at Winter Park, pretty much perfect! Skied out to Wolf Tracks and back. A little new snow in the classic track but skate deck was still fast.

(Kirby Schuller)

We had a great weekend to host our Wolf Tracks Rendezvous ski race! Groomers now have the whole park re-groomed since the race and trails are in excellent shape! Great edge control and full depth classic tracks. The snow is fast and fun right now especially with the warmer temperatures!

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(Erin Blow)

Made the trip to Minocqua for the Wolf Track Rendezvous. The trails were amazing. One of my favorite races in the midwest.

(Jim Williams)