There is still snow at the mound. However, the trails are extremely patchy, so I would recommend doing laps at the top where there is still good coverage. Get out this morning though, it's getting soft quickly. Another skier and I have set some decent tracks, but there is still enough snow to set your own.

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(Kyle Richard)

Skied Willow Springs trail and a tad of Flintrock this morning from 11 am til noon or so. There was lots of snow in lots of places but ground is appearing everywhere as it warms up and the snow melts. Beautiful watching the water melt into the tiny streams and rivulets. Today is likely my last day of this season. 40 degrees and sunny and deep heavy snow that someone else tracked - that was just exactly perfect.

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(Christopher Quandt)

BMSP has received at least 12" of snow. There was so much that my 78mm wide touring skis sometimes struggled to stay afloat. In areas with poor drainage, the snow is much thinner and wet, with some occasional bare spots that can be skied around. Definitely use wide skis, otherwise you'll sink right down into the bottom layer of snow, which is mostly slush. The one exception is the steep, narrow downhill on the blue loop that takes you from the Swain prairie to the Ridgeview trail. There is a large bare spot (see pic). I side stepped down it, although based on the tracks and large flattened area of snow near the bottom, there are other effective approaches. The downhill into the campground was in excellent condition. That area is currently closed to vehicular traffic, though in areas that are open to camping, there are some deep tire tracks that need be skied around or between.

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(Kyle Richard)

BMSP received just a couple of inches of fairly wet snow. It was just enough to ski, but definitely use your rock skis since conditions were pretty sketchy. Temps were at freezing when I arrived, although it was clear in many areas that the snow was melting from below. Hikers and dog walkers had already thoroughly walked about 90% of the ski trails by the time I began my ski. The springhouse and pool trail near the trailhead were both relatively unscathed and were in decent condition. Ridgeview and Walnut Hollow were also relatively unscathed, however the snow there was very thin and had the tendency to stick to my skis. The campground trails were bare asphalt. I only skied part of Pleasure Valley between the road crossings and it was ok but a little thin.

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(Kyle Richard)

What little was left of the snow is now a solid chunk of ice. Trails have been open to hikers for a few days now, so it's safe to say that this is the end of the skiing season at Blue Mound State Park. It's worth noting that even during this warmest winter on record, the mound was skiable for about consecutive 8 weeks, providing better conditions than some trails hundreds of miles to the north. Hopefully these trails continue to be this resilient. I send my sincerest thanks to the park staff and local volunteers.

(Kyle Richard)

Well there is still snow out there at the magnificent Blue Mounds on the north facing slopes in the woods. Specifically I found snow on Willow Springs but it is going quick. Today was a bit dicey skiing but man it was soft and fun. Hike out a few hundred yards to snow on Willow Springs in the morning if you are a diehard.....

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(Christopher Quandt)

The ski trails are open to hikers now, so combined with the heat, the trails have been predictably trashed. Rock skis only. You'll have to walk a ways from the trailhead to find "skiable snow". The Willow Spring Trail (green) and part of Flint Rock (red) are technically skiable, but it's mostly thin, super compacted snow/ice with the occasional segment of decent snow. Part of the spring house trail and especially the cutoff were also in decent shape. Anything excluding those is just bare ground or patchy enough that you'll have to often take off your skis.

(Kyle Richard)

Well if you hike out to Willow Springs trail with your skis you will find snow. Most of the trail has snow to ski on. It was a bit icy this afternoon but that 1/2" of new snow last night made it a bit better. Tomorrow should be better with the warmer temps.

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(Christopher Quandt)

Had to hike out past the trailhead to get to snow but found plenty of good skiing on Willow Springs trail. Very nice. Flint Rock and other trails I skied to did not have enough snow to ski on.

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(Christopher Quandt)

It was beautiful skiing today at Blue Mounds. Plenty of snow in the woods but open areas got skinny for snow. Tomorrow morning should be beautiful again. Go get it now if you can.

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(Christopher Quandt)