Perfect. Not much more to say. Skied it all... Twice. Skiathlon - classic then skate. Fabulous Pisten Bully grooming so great tracks and deck. Light snow falling throughout the afternoon. Peace, quiet, beauty.

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(Sue Schroeder)

Brrrr! Cold day today! Apologies to early bird skiers - we had a few issues this morning with the grooming machine and were not able to get going until 9:30. All trails have been freshly groomed with the Husky Grooming machine, other than the Bear loops and Birch. Those should still have some intact tracks under the about 2 inches of fresh snow we got last night, with the exception of the windblown areas on those trails.

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(Tom Alberg, Expedition Inn)

So much snow! Two inches of very dry powder over a deep base made for excellent to extremely excellent skating conditions.

(Charlie Dee)

So much snow! Two inches of very dry powder over a deep base made for excellent to extremely excellent skating conditions.

(Charlie Dee)

Skied before they could finish grooming whole system - but skate deck under the new snow was fine. Friends classic skiing also had good fun/conditions. Not quite back to pre-Christmas but getting there.

(Chris Merkel)

We classic skied 15 K this afternoon and the classic tracks were wonderful. All trails very well marked so it's easy to go from trail to trail. Tracks were in great shape, firm with new snow compressed in the tracks. Mama bear seemed to be freshly groomed when we went on it.

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(Laurie Fabrizius)

Great skiing at Swedetown today. The skate deck was in good shape on Valley and Greenstone but with the fresh snow, it was a little slower going on the other loops. It could use a little more rolling. Ed, Birch, and Tamarack were pretty good, but Mama and Papa bear had so little traffic, it was quite deep and slow. Was able to glide above most of the powder going downhill, but it was a slow climb going back up the other side. Given the conditions everywhere else in the Midwest, it's hard to complain about too much snow.

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(Will Young)

A couple inches of overnight snow were groomed resulting in a magic carpet ride in the skate lane. A lot of the tracks were freshly reset, and classic skiers were pleased.

(Larry Zurawski)

Drove north to find snow. Houghton/Hancock, two very good days skiing at Swedetown. Skate deck terrific. Classic looked only fair, need more snow.

(David Macdonald)

Nicely groomed skate deck. No debris or dirt. Tracks were not refreshed recently, however. Just a few skiers seen on this extensive network. Groomer said they would test to see if tracks could be worked on for tomorrow.

(Brian Ciske)