ABR was in overall good condition. Some of the single track trails were a bit thin, especially swamp segments or those under heavy conifer cover. I did a fair amount of hoping in an out of the tracks to avoid dirt and debris on Jack Pine and Tamarack Two Track, but also had to side step at least a few spots on other trails including River, Popple Flats and Hautanen Highlands. Skate deck looked good to excellent with only a few easily avoided thin spots. Very scenic with the new snow and sun peeking out in the late afternoon.

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(Eli Anoszko)

10-12 inches of snow today! We had a full groom crew out early this morning into the afternoon. Skate lanes were soft, classic tracks were good especially on classic only trails. Recreational skiers were very happy today. The second shift groomer shift is reporting great progress in tonight's grooming. Grooming plans: Fresh classic tracks and corduroy at 9 am Sunday.

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(Eric Anderson, ABR Trails)

They were grooming as we skied from 10 to 3 today. Classic skis were the better choice as the snow depth increased from 6" to a foot by the time we left. Yesterday we used our B skis, but today was a winter wonderland.

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(David Byrne, Minnesota Rovers Outdoors Club)

Classic skied somewhere around 20 km today late morning into the afternoon. A good hour and a half of skiing. Conditions were pretty good for the amount of snow. Snow was soft, tracks were a mix of skied in and groomed. Some areas of trail are bumpy, but it was great for the snow on hand. No problems on hill climbs or bee lining downhill, both semi firm to soft. All and all a phenomenal ski to remind me why I love this sport and this trail system! Thank you groomers. Hope to come back soon!

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(Kevin Grand)

Sooo nice to out the woods not doing laps! Striding about two hours, with little repeat of trails, tracks were made by skiers but very nice. With lots of white corduroy, a little organic on trail. Reminded of how good and fun skiing can be, come to ABR!

(Audun Mikkelson)

Skated some of the trails this afternoon. Surprisingly good conditions! Decent snow coverage with small bits of grass stubble in sporadic places. Overall, very good skiing. Even some classic tracks set! It's a solid base and with more snow it's only going to get much better.

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(Rich Scott)

Amazing skiing today! What difference two days and 5 inches of snow makes. I skied 17km of fresh corduroy skate lanes at ABR. The skate deck has firmed up a lot since yesterday. Still some undulating bumpiness in places but that is improving with each inch of snow we get. A few wet spots freezing up, some organic matter in places but I would say 90% of skate lanes good coverage. Tracks were also set. They were surprisingly deep. Some grass and leaves in a few areas but maybe 20%.

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(Paulette Niemi, Skinnyski.com Race Team)

Winter is back baby! Ironwood received about 3 inches overnight and we were in town for the canceled Sisu race, now a Sisu fest. Trails were soft with some wet spots and grass poking up. Otherwise it's pretty good. Nice to be in the real stuff!

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(Scott Cummings)

The 3 inches groomed up well this morning. We groomed about 45 km of trails, 10-15 k is decent w a classic track.

(Eric Anderson, ABR Trails)

We had 11 of us out farming snow from the woods and the trail edge this morning. We covered 3 km of trail with moderate terrain. The groomers rolled out another 7 km for a total of 10 km of skiable snow which will be open at 10 am tomorrow, Friday. The 3 km should ski well, the other 7 k may be thin under the pines.

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(Eric Anderson, ABR Trails)