Interior trails and Nekoosa/Wolf Tracks will have fresh skate decks this morning. The classic tracks looked good, so the groomers decided not to touch them. The Wilderness multi use trails are freshly groomed with new classic tracks. Conditions are great out there! The classic tracks are good in most spots with any thin areas being very easy to avoid. Skate decks are fabulous with great edge control and have firmed up nicely!

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(Erin Blow)

The Pisten Bully went out and groomed up all the interior trails again with fresh classic tracks and skate decks. Nekoosa and Wolf Tracks have now been groomed with the Pisten Bully as well! Head out there for a long trail adventure. The cold overnight temps have helped to firm up the trails so the overall conditions are excellent! Classic tracks are full depth and solid and skate decks are firming up nicely.

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(Erin Blow)

We're back in it! Those meltdowns are hard to take, but 6-7" replenished the snow depth and made for bluebird sky's and a Chamber of Commerce ski experience. Sure, a pole punch here and there, a soft skate pocket on a downhill, but the tracks were sharp and well defined. If you have the time, and have another road trip in the tank, Go North, young man, go north! (Uh, ladies, too!).

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(Ken Schoville)

The groomers had a long and busy night but managed to get the interior trails groomed up with excellent conditions! Fresh and deep classic tracks and beautiful skate decks all around. The wilderness multi use trails were also groomed up with new classic tracks. Wolf Tracks was rolled around the whole loop. It'll be good for a classic ski adventure. Conditions may be a little soft with all the fresh snow-but it is gorgeous out there! We got maybe close to 6"-7" in total. But the wind did bring down a ton of trees. If you venture anywhere that wasn't groomed, use caution as there will likely be debris on the trails.

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(Erin Blow)

We do not recommend skiing today. The chalet area and trails are very icy in spots from the warm temps and last nights rain.

(Erin Blow)

The sun is peeking out and we received a fresh inch or so of fluffy snow just in time for race weekend. The trails are looking great out there! The Pisten bully went out and set new skate decks and classic tracks up almost all of the interior trails and added on Wolf Tracks to the cabin and back-perfect for those looking for a long ski. Conditions are still pretty good out there with just some thin spots. Classic tracks may be thin in spots. There will be a bit of fresh snow on top of some of the groomed trails. But, the tiller did a great job of busting up the trails after the freeze thaw cycles we've been having. Reminder that the trails are open today during the race. Most people will be done racing around 12pm.

(Erin Blow)

It snowed about.25" to.5" last night! So the groomers decided to only touch up the skate decks on some interior trails and leave the classic tracks alone. The fresh snow on the bottom of the tracks will help with any glazing from the warm temps yesterday. We are doing minimal grooming during the week in order to save the trails for the weekend... and beyond. Coverage is still very good especially on the west side interior trails (Tornado Alley, Base Loop, Survivor, Nose Dive). These are all the trails in this weekend's Loopy Loppet race, so we are confident on being able to hold the race on these loops. Use caution at the beginning of Silver Strider - some gravel is showing. Once you get past this spot, conditions improve dramatically, so don't let the start discourage you!

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(Erin Blow)

Spring continues, but the skiing's fine. Mostly a green rated tour of interior trails, but a peek down adjacent passages looked good. The skate deck looked complete and granular in most places and we used that as we jumped out of the tracks here and there, temperature being in the high 30's range. I didn't see any concern for ski bases while we toured on skins and zeros. In talking with the groomers it looks like the Loopy Loppet course is in good shape with only one uphill they will shovel on to. In general, good to very good spring conditions while keeping an eye out for variations. Check the weather, but it looks like a good weekend coming up.

(Ken Schoville)

The temperatures have finally dropped and the groomers are back out! Classic tracks and skate decks are being re-set on the Cookie Loop area and the west side interior trails (Base Loop, Tornado Alley, Survivor, XC). These will be the best trails to hit in the morning hours. Conditions are still very good out on the trails with great coverage in most spots. A few areas of shallow tracks and thin spots but these are easy to avoid. Getting to be true spring ski conditions: the ungroomed trails should be better once they soften up with the warm temperatures.

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(Erin Blow)

Gave the Wilderness Trails a try and was not disappointed. A 10:30-noon ski yielded a transition from glazed shadowed track to a sun splotched sucky, grab-and-go quad builder. 45F will do that. Overall very pleasant, a reminder to wear sunscreen, hydrate, and smile constantly, as we shift into Spring Mode (on February 24th).

(Ken Schoville)