Great skiing, we groomed up about 30km and set some new tracks. The classic only trails are skiing pretty well but some areas such as wolf tracks and the cedar swamp of hemlock are still thin. Grooming plans: Groomers plan to head out at 6 AM Saturday morning to groom the majority of the wide trails.
Scheduling: Don't miss the Ribbon cutting Saturday at noon at the trailhead by the ABR Trails Foundation, dedicating the Tamarack 2 Track to Jessie Diggins. All of the Foundation Board will be there to chat with.

(Eric Anderson, ABR Trails)

Very cold at -12F this morning when I arrived at 9:30. Most trails had been regroomed and tracked. Tracks overall very firm. The new snow over the last three days is leveling out the trails. Cloudless sky made for a very pretty day.

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(Ron Fabrizius)

We had 5 groomers out this morning from 6;00-9;30 grooming. The new snow groomed up well, we set new tracks and groomed about 70 km of trails. Cold today but many well dressed skiers and happy with conditions. Grooming plans: Friday morning we plan to retrack sunset, the highlands and more as needed and touch up skate lane grooming as needed.

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(Eric Anderson, ABR Trails)

We have had a good steady 1-2 inches every few days. We had a thaw sunday, great to freeze the base. Daily grooming continues. We set tracks every few days. The new snow really improved conditions today. Grooming plans: We have a full groom crew scheduled for early morning. Pig heart, Wide track, Snow cross, and partner are heading out and will be grooming from 6 am - 12 noon tomorrow.

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(Eric Anderson, ABR Trails)

Arrived about 1pm. Lightly snowing about 1-2 inches of fresh snow. Most tracks appeared to have been recently reset. Base about 3-4 inches deep and firm with fresh snow packed in the tracks. Overall very good skiing.

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(Ron Fabrizius)

Good snow coverage. Sticky due to 38 degree temps. Still lovely and a fun atmosphere with all of the teams training. Easy to find quiet trails. Especially enjoyed snow shoeing in the afternoons when it got too sticky for me. So glad we drove the 4.5 hours up here from Twin Cities for weekend!

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(Sue Bradley)

Great conditions. Some thin spots, but overall good coverage. Snow got sticky in early afternoon from the warm conditions.

(Sean Foley)

We had a great day of skiing today, lots of happy skiers. The conditions today were better than any day last season. We groomed 56 km today and reset tracks on about 28km. With the warm temps the steeper hills are getting snow plowed to expose dirt so we are suggesting to stick to the main trail system for cleaner snow. The classic only trails are getting worn, we have not reset tracks in 3 days. Grooming plans are to concentrate on the main trails in the early morning, River and all the side loops, blueberry to cold feet feet and meadow ridge, deer trail and cherry, we may venture out on jack pine/white pine. We plan to reset Tamarack 2 track in the early morning. The dog friendly trails are skiing well and are not being used much, they were also all groomed this morning. All photos from today credit to John Niska.

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(Eric Anderson, ABR Trails)

Trails are starting to show some weather and tear with warm temps today and lots of skier traffic. Would rank Hautenen Highlands and Ridge Runner as rock ski conditions as there are now quite a few rocks to side step, some of them kinda sneaky. Core trails remain in great condition with good coverage.

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(Eli Anoszko)

Great skiing at ABR. Coverage was very good for skating, one thin spot on the steep Blueberry Bluffs downhill was getting thin due to snowplowing, but otherwise seems like good ski conditions for skating. Classic skiing was generally pretty good as well. Tracks were getting washed out from the soft snow and heavy traffic on some trails. There were some thin spots on Jack Pine, White Pine and Tamarack Two Way to hop around, and one legit rock on Hautenen Highlands that was easy to side step. I used good skis and didn't regret it, but you do have to watch your stride on some classic trails still.

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(Eli Anoszko)