Groomers went out this morning. They did some shoveling on Wolverine trail. The Wolverine trail is open from Cliffs trail, behind the hospital and back to the chalet. Novice trail is open but needs some shoveling. Groomers closed Powderhorn trail, the Wolverine cut across, Stairway to heaven and Pit run trails.

(Deborah Leonard)

Fast and fun skating at Wolverine. Skied immediately following the morning groom of the skate lanes. There was enough loose snow to get a good edge with a firm skate deck. The downhills were fast but there was plenty of loose snow to control your speed with edging/snowplowing. The base is in good shape thanks to regular maintenance and grooming. Most trails are fairly smooth with no bare spots.

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(Johann Geyer)

Good base layer of snow. A bit icy in spots. Trails are slick, but fun! All in all, great skiing with these warm temps we've been having.

(Laura Arts)

I decided to skip cliffs trail today as I found it difficult to control my skis on the downhills. The trail had frozen up overnight. Just one lap was enough for me. Grooming or warming temps would make it safer.

(Brian Ciske)

Was happy to find freshly groomed skate lanes on most of the system. Good edging, which helped as the icy snow was fast, especially on the downhills. No dirt seen at all. Almost normal winter shape, except the snow being icy and a little bumpy.

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(Brian Ciske)

Everything was open, and it was great to get on natural snow. The weather has not been kind to the trails, though. The deck was firm but lumpy in places. The classic tracks were variable - from good, if a bit icy, to impassable, where snow had recently been pushed on to fix problems. This was mostly on Wolverine trail, between the hospital trail and the chalet.

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(Laurie Ford)

Skate skied all the loops multiple times and conditions were better than expected! Mostly clean and plentiful snow, some dirt and a few rocks that were easily avoided. Trail got faster by late afternoon - super fun! Classic tracks also in great shape throughout. So nice to be on natural snow!

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(Bill Oyler)

Classic tracks are still skiable. Mostly free of debris, though did have the first-in-40-years experience of seeing earthworms in the tracks. Things were getting fast around dusk, and the downhills dicey -- they're filled with gouges and ruts as the skate deck got really mushy today. Would not recommend anything but flats tomorrow if it freezes up.

(Eric Sherman)

Tracks were very soft. Skate deck wasn't as soft but I wouldn't call it firm either. Some dirt and stubble here and there but easily avoidable.

(Randall Ochmann)

Fresh corduroy, very firm, great skating conditions. Warming, fine grained snow was getting slow. Track appeared to be in good shape. Classic skiers reported track was glazed, and hard to get good kick.

(Pete Anderson)