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)

We closed the trails today due to the snow melting on the trails....we hope to reopen the trails soon. The ski shop is open 9-3 daily over the holidays.

(Eric Anderson, ABR Trails)

ABR opened today after receiving 6 inches of new snow Monday on top of almost bare ground and rain last weekend. Full coverage in places, lots of grass poking through, and one spot of bare dirt. Undulating bumpy terrain testing the ABCs: agility, balance, and coordination! Good for my first ski, but definitely not "race ready." (Reference to SISU Ski Fest coming Jan 6).

(Jackie Powers, SISU Ski Fest)

We received about 6 inches of snow Sunday night and Monday. We had two groomers out most of the day, rolling trails and then grooming the smoothest 10 km route on the main trails. With current temps below zero the groomed trails should set up nicely. Grooming plans: The groomers will be back out tomorrow getting the trails ready for a Wednesday morning opening! Don't forget to register for the Friday 4:30 wax clinic/discussion with Eli Brown (details on our website).

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(Eric Anderson, ABR Trails)

From ABR: ABR closed their trails on Sunday night, will not re-open until they receive more snow.

(Bruce Adelsman)

Very happy I rented skis with ABR. Lots of Nordic groups out. As one skier put it, it's like Forest Gump said about chocolate. You never now what your going to get! Good patches of snow. Some bare spots and some rocks...

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(Scott Cummings)

Lots of happy skiers at ABR today. Over 21k groomed for skate skiing and some tracks were also set this morning. Good skiing mixed with rock skiing.

(Will Andresen)

Nice to get on natural snow. Trail conditions ranged from good to bare ground. Morning snow was a bit harder to navigate than softer afternoon snow. Lots of dodging rocks, patches of grass, etc. Thanks ABR for grooming in tough conditions! But probably not worth the trip until new snow arrives.

(Mitchell Campbell)