I had fun grooming with wully bully this morning. We hit all the skate lanes except Ridge Runner and Peltonen. The skate lanes groomed up well. The track set by the Pisten Bully three days ago was still firm and well formed but a bit glazed. The classic tracks on the single tracks was hit and miss and was more glazed, borderline icy. The shaded trails are better than the sunny trails for glazing. Classic tracks became more skiable about 11 am skating was great until about 2 pm and it started to slow way down. Two of us plan to groom with light equipment in the morning and I expect the same ski conditions for Tuesday. Tuesday night looks like rain and changing to snow Wednesday morning....grooming will be interesting. I will keep the reports updated but I do not see any major issues other than Wednesday morning skiing may be tricky until we get the grooming going...timing and temperature is everything.

(Eric Anderson, ABR Trails)

With the weather we've been having and the Birkie so close today I needed to ski at an area with the sure thing, beautiful, fun, and inspirational. This ski was it! Classic skied that same 40 km Birkie trainer of trails the morning, with double Highlands. Conditions were so good. I'd say better than Thanksgiving dinner. Snow was just softening from icy. Tracks were solid: kick was good, but you didn't need it for anything but some hillclimbs, glide was like butter on a hot biscuit- so fast, downhills in the tracks was super fast and reliably groomed. Skate deck was firm, with soften give from the rising temperatures. The fastest I have ever ski that 40 km. I'm enormously thankful for this grooming team! Wow.

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(Kevin Grand)

Classic skied 40 km this early afternoon, with double Highlands. I'm in awe. Conditions are exceptional! Skied all the usual hill climbs for Birkie training and double-poling areas. Tracks extremely consistent: deep, firm, not icy, kick was great, but glide was liquid fast with swix turquoise.The skate deck was firm, with a little give for herringboning. Hills are kickable in the tracks, but this is my third day of long skis. Downhills were phenomenal in the tracks and easily controlled on the skate deck. What you see at the beginning of the trail system is how it is everywhere... simply perfect conditions. Thank you groomers!

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(Kevin Grand)

The groomers were out early this morning powertilling and renovating the trails after yesterday's thaw. We groomed up about 81 km this morning, make sure you check what was groomed, the ungroomed 20 k is icy.

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(Eric Anderson, ABR Trails)

Wow, perfect conditions and super fun skiing on Ridge Runner, Coyote, and the Highland. Lots of virgin corduroy and solitude, with peaks of sun.

(Sue Schroeder)

Classic skied something around 40 km in 2 hours 57 minutes, this late morning and early afternoon. Alot of hill climbs, double-poling included. Tracks were perfect everywhere I skied: deep, firm, great kick, glide was unreal. But in the Highlands area tracks have been neglected. I love the groomers so I hate to point that out. But, in that area they were beyond poor. Almost dangerous coming through it with speed. I made two loops through it anyways for the unbeatable hill climbs. Skate deck was firm and fast everywhere. It was a very awesome training ski otherwise. You're making me an awesome skier!

(Kevin Grand)

Been striding Ridge Runner for several days now, tracks are firm with good glide despite the frigid temps. Rick has done his best, best line tracking, to date. We're all enjoying it so much that it's been decided to leave it classic till Saturday or Sunday. Enjoy while it lasts.

(Ken Hazel)

We had a full groom crew today grooming with both Pisten Bullies and two grooming single tracks. The snow continued after 9 AM so some of the grooming got filled in. Grooming plans: We have a full groom crew Saturday. We have been grooming 80-90 km of the 101 km trail system every day... with a day off here and there as conditions allow. We have been open 69 days and have received 125 inches of snowfall. Of the 69 days we have groomed 61 days.

(Eric Anderson, ABR Trails)

Crasher and Pig Heart Pisten Bullied all of the combination trails today from 6-9 AM. Trails are skiing well with daily grooming. Grooming plans: Friday we have Wide Track and Partner grooming all the single track and grooming Ridge Runner for classic only! Pig Hert is running the Pisten Bully on the combi trails and Crasher is running the other Bully on Tamarrack and RR and the combis, Don't miss skiing Ridge Runner, 7 km rolling loop groomed for classic only. Ridge Runner will be left as classic only for several days.

(Eric Anderson, ABR Trails)

The trails are absolutely immaculate. Spent a few hours and skied 10 miles in the center of the system. The grooming is impeccable. The snow is soft and dry. And the snow coating the trees is absolutely gorgeous. This was the best day I've had on snow ever. Fully trust ABRs grooming report.

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(Richard Kaufman)