I skied all of the trails and they are in great shape. Pretty hard packed on the outside loop, but I was able to get an edge throughout.

(Mark Pasten)

Entire system was groomed today with new track in some areas. Track was a little lean and crumbly. There is scattered debris but I didn't see any rocks.

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(Michael McFadzen)

Official snowfall for the area this morning is 2". On the Greenbush trails the wet heavy snowfall quickly condensed to no more than 1". The base under the new snow is very wet. It was not possible to do any grooming today with these conditions. I did skate the 3 inner loops, pink, red and green this afternoon. Conditions were slow and sticky. The classic track was skied in and is also slow and wet and is already hitting bottom. Grooming plans: If the wet base underneath freezes we will be able to groom tomorrow morning. We will most likely not be able to set new classic track, we'll see. It's raining now at 3PM.

(Mark Sharon)

Nice to be back at Greenbush after an extended absence. Our dedicated groomers have done amazing work with very little snow. I classic skied a rainbow with waxless skis and temps above freezing. Some track debris filled and not so good, and some track was pretty descent. I have to rate it a delightful ski. Still lots of miles and smiles to be had on skinny skis at Greenbush.

(Clark Reinke)

The skate decks on all trails have held up quite well with overnight temps above freezing. The classic tracks show more bare spots. The skate lanes are fairly fast and still firm. There is more debris on all trails mostly on the green and purple loops. Beware of bark from the dead ash trees. (see photo) The bark will stop your ski. It will also stick to the kick wax on classic skis. I didn't see much of it on the down hills but it will steal your momentum on some of the climbs. More snow is needed.

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(Mark Sharon)

All skate lanes were groomed last night. I skied all loop this morning. All loops were fast and firm. Some caution in the pine areas where we seem to get as much debris falling from the trees as snowfall. Also falling bark from the dead ash trees is increasing on the purple loop. Hopefully we don't lose everything with today's warm afternoon sunshine. Unfortunately the warmer weather also brings out more boot and dog traffic on the trails.

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(Mark Sharon)

Nice morning ski! Thin layer of powdery corduroy on a hard base. Could have used good skis...but the backside of purple has a bit of dirt and debris present. Thanks to the dog walkers for moving their bloodhound out of the way on the long runout around mile 3. A 130 lb dog meeting a 250 lb skier leads to bad outcomes! :).

(John Dobyns)

Another half inch of fluffy snow fell on Greenbush overnight. The snow fell on a hard icy base from yesterdays thaw and overnight deep freeze. For the moment the trails, both skate lanes and classic track look pristine and ski fairly fast and firm.

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(Mark Sharon)

Surprisingly good conditions- skate deck is firm and the 1/2" snow yesterday really added a bit of softness to the top. You can see things are getting a bit thin though and a bit of debris is starting to come through in the tree spots. Didn't use the tracks at all- they have seen better days at this point.

(Brian Schaning)

All skate lanes were groomed last evening. The half inch of new snow groomed in well with the ground ice from earlier in the week. I skated all areas this morning in single digit temperatures. The skate lanes slowed a bit with the cold new snow. I expect things will quicken later in the day with rising temps. There is good coverage with only a few thin spots showing. The classic track looks good. It's very clean but not deep. We have amazingly good skiing with the tiny amounts of snowfall on Greenbush all winter.

(Mark Sharon)