Approximately 3.5 km of well groomed and clean snow. Very good conditions. Diagonal tracks were slightly slow but substantial. A very good day to be here.

(Jules Blank)

If you haven't skied Ariens then you are missing out. As close to perfect as you can get. Around 4k of trails. Snow anywhere from 1 to 10 meters deep! Sean Becker had done a fabulous job in this (once again) snowless winter. He added height to some hills with man made snow. Biathlon range is perfect and ready for an event this Sunday. Fun, fun course! Worth the trip!

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(Tom Davenport)

They are up to 3.5k now with some of the North loops partially open. Basically, one more longer climb with a bit of headwall at the top from a part of the trail we haven't seen open since the opening year with natural snow. The snow in the morning was cold, slow and squeaky. The whole system just skis with a nice flow of climbs, descents, turns, an occasional flat area. Really enjoyable.

(Philip Nelson, Bay Nordic)

Another beautiful day for a ski. A new section of trail was added since I skied on Tuesday. What a treat to have the opportunity to ski here this dry winter.

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(Jim Van Akkeren)

The skiable groomed trail now totals 3.3K. Superior conditions for both techniques. Deep tracks. Firm & Flat deck. Lots of man-made snow stocked with some initial placement taking place on the northern side of The ANC. Carpe Skiem!

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(Bob Warpinski)

The trail is 2.5 km of well groomed and fast snow. Diagonal tracks were also very good. Another good day out here.

(Jules Blank)

Solid base with good coverage throughout. Just enough loose surface snow made for decent control and fast conditions. Great looping 2.5k course with a few short climbs - generally open terrain. (Think Birke / Korte 2024). Despite steady north wind - very enjoyable skiing at Ariens today.

(Dave Miller)

Nice conditions for both classic and skate skiing. 2.7K groomed was enough to keep it interesting. I prefer skiing in a forest but this is a great alternative. Good weather today: some sun, upper teens to low 20s, and tolerable winds. A good group of sprightly old duffers out here this morning.

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(Jim Van Akkeren)

There are 2.7 km of skate trail available. The snow is clean with crisp corduroy and tracks are also excellent. Very good skiing today.

(Jules Blank)

The skate trail is 2.5 km. It is well groomed, clean, compacted, and wide. There is drifting from the snow guns but these areas are short. The tracks were substantial. Good conditions today.

(Jules Blank)