Epic ski at Greenbush this morning! The skate deck was solid and with the overnight grooming there was just enough purchase for good skating. Green was screaming. The rime frost was the frosting on the cake. As the morning progressed the areas exposed to the sun became softer. With spring like conditions timing is everything. Thank you groomers for making potentially icy conditions safe.

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(Jim Van Akkeren)

Out around 9AM during transition, found the base was firm with generally good coverage with usual pine debris in woods. Great, fast skiing - some of the best of the season. Control was good thanks to the club's grooming efforts. Hoarfrost once again provided some spectacular scenery. "Nordic Heaven" did not disappoint!

(Dave Miller)

Wow! I started at 7am. Icy surface with good control! The trails were groomed last night and it was phenomenal! I skied everything except the pink. The brown and red have great coverage. The green is great save for a small bare area at the power lines which is passable. Otherwise really good! The purple is good with some debris in the pines, but not enough to slow you down. Great work by our grooming crew keeping things going. Huge thanks! This is the place to be in wisconsin today!

(Tom Brown)

All trails at Greenbush were groomed last night and were in as good as condition as they could be given the weather. I skied all trails and they were all very good. Skate deck was firm and fast with just enough tilling to get an edge. Tracks are intermittent and shallow due to low snow conditions. Some dirt and leaves in the usual areas under pines.

(Brian Henriksen)

I did a late Saturday night grooming and track setting of the entire system including the black trail. The classic tracks are shallow do to the solid base, skate deck smoothed and leveled very nicely, early Sunday skating conditions could possibly be the best of the season, There are a few bare spots, I would recommend B+ skis (if there is such a thing). Happy skiing and please leave a trail report, we value the feedback (good or bad).

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(Dan Meyer)

Classic skied the red and green loops around 3pm. Better coverage than expected, with only a few easily avoidable bare spots. Conditions were extremely fast and exciting. The tracks were glazed but present and in decent shape on both loops.

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(Tracy Stacy)

Another good day at Greenbush. The air temperature was 32F when I arrived just before nine this morning. I skied a purple, blue, brown, and the practice segment. A little crust when I started then turning softer due to ski traffic and rising temperatures. The base is much more solid than when I skied last Sunday. If it goes below freezing at night the morning is the best time. Thank you groomers for preserving these trails in difficult weather conditions.

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(Jim Van Akkeren)

I classic skied the purple and brown loops, between 9 and noon. The tracks were a little shallow (not freshly formed), but initially solid and fairly clean and quick (except in the typical pine debris locations). The track disappeared on the purple loop where the red loop splits and then reappeared where the green loop splits off. I skied on the skate deck where needed, which was also solid until the temperature rose a bit (my second loops). The last hour or so, the tracks and deck were getting soft and the track was getting degraded. Not pristine conditions, but very much appreciated in this weather. Early tomorrow may again be more solid. Thanks to the groomers for the good work and timely updates.

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(Tom Benson)

I skied the purple, red, and a portion of the green. The track was solid and fast not icy. The skate deck was excellent as the groomer had already been out and I started at 9:00 a.m. this morning. Thanks groomers for your time and effort.

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(David Lang)

Skied the Brown and Purple this morning, trails were freshly groomed overnight. Conditions were pretty good, there is some debris in the normal (pines) areas and on the purple near the marsh. We used our good skis without a problem but I would recommend B skis. Once again the Greenbush grooming team came through!

(Dan Meyer)