Absolutely fantastic today. Great tracks and skate deck. I can not say enough about the perfect conditions. Thanks so much to those who maintain the chalet and trails.

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(James Kyes)

It was beautiful! A bit slow but enjoyed having real snow versus skiing in Wisconsin with man made snow because we don't have any snow down there. Gorgeous scenery! Thank you Valley Spur!

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(Marie Sumnicht)

Wednesday found LES all day. Thursday morning the entire system groomed. Our log in Worel's is our snow gauge. Deep set classic tracks throughout the system. Kick wax and skins working well.

(John Gierke)

Light snow falling all day. Skied in classic tracks were very good. NWS says Munising has received 133" of snow this season, so a great base throughout the system.

(John Gierke)

Dr. Zhivago scenery with single digit temps and strong NW wind. JC groomed in 4" early in the morning, but more was falling during the day. Classic was great, with a short kick zone and thin layer of Guru Green. Lodge is open all week 10a-4p.

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(John Gierke)

JC groomed in several inches of overnight LES early this am. Temps in high teens, skate deck solid, classic excellent. LES bands throughout the day added several inches more. More frosting on the cake.

(John Gierke)

Arrived 32 degrees and sleet. Sleet turned to sunshine. Then 1 1/2 inch snowflakes coming straight down. The wind picked up and normal snow the rest of my ski. 27 degrees when I left. Grooming was great and so was my 4 1/2 hour ski. Will be back after the weekend for the snow and great grooming.

(Tom Lane)

JC rolled in another 4" of LES this morning with several more inches falling throughout the day. Excellent classic conditions and skate deck firmed up after yesterday's groom with the heavier tractor. Temps never got above 32F at the trails.

(John Gierke)

Gorgeous winter day and terrific skiing at VS today! The compacted snow base is 18" throughout the network with 18-24" banks. A striders Heaven. The tracks on the western trails set up better than those on east, but every meter is skiable. Really a special place with a super friendly volunteer base, and a ton of snow! Carpe Skiem!

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(Bob Warpinski)

Cold, sunny day at Valley Spur with the best trail conditions around! Great tracks with fast glide. I used the skate lane on some downhills and found it to be firm. The system had been groomed earlier in the day. Sorry I did not stop to take any photos today. You would be hard pressed to find better conditions than VS.

(Dea Danly)