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Delafield, WI
28K
Skating/Classic
Yes
Yes
262-646-4421
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Located in the Kettle Moraine State Forest, the trails wind through wooded hills and open meadows. There is a 3.2K lighted trail with snowmaking.
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2023-2024 season
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Monday, January 15, 2024
Afternoon
Firsthand: Classic 
[ Trails Open: Partial, Good skis ]
Excellent conditions for skate and stride on the groomed trails - lighted loops and the Purple trail, up top. Firm, flat corduroy on the skate deck, solid, straight tracks. Slow and squeaky from the cold, but no problems from blowing-drifting snow. Dress right, set a comfortable pace, and you will stay plenty warm.
(John McCarthy)
Monday, January 15, 2024
Afternoon
Grooming 
[ Trails Open: Partial, B skis ]
Mike and I had the Pisten Bully out today grooming and setting tracks on Beatles loop and Mark's park is open to play on. All the man-made and entire green and lighted loop trails are open for skating and classic. The purple is also open at the Homestead parking lot. Grooming plans: Collin from the DNR plans to be out in the morning to groom the skate deck on all the open trails. Mark plans to be out with the Pisten Bully Tuesday evening into Wednesday morning grooming up the entire trail system that is currently open. All of us who race on Wednesday afternoon or evening should have the entire 5K lighted loop. Snowmaking plans going forward, starting Tuesday morning through Friday the SnowMakers plan on making snow as the weather permits. There will be trail closures and the Pisten Bully will be out during daylight hours. Please give the SnowMakers and groomers room to operate safely. Come on out enjoy and enjoy the beautiful great outdoors at Lapham. Happy skiing!
(Beattle Adelmeyer)
Monday, January 15, 2024
Afternoon
Firsthand: Classic 
[ Trails Open: Most, B skis ]
It was cold but I still was sweating. Very nice ski. Few twigs and leaves out there. Gravel exposed in a couple spots (E33 area). A number of invasive buckthorn with branches over the trails. Blue and Black not all groomed. Stopped being groomed around E7 so we had to cut north to E29. Purple Trail was great but no grooming of black and blue near it that we could see. Some folks have tried to break trail, but it still looks rough. Skate skiers looked like they were doing well.
(Michael Engel)
Monday, January 15, 2024
Morning
Grooming 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
The skate deck of the lighted loop and the purple trail were groomed this morning with the ginzu. Conditions should be pretty good. The tracks were left as is, and they are in very good shape. There are a couple thin spots in the tracks on the purple loop.
(Collin Bergholz)
Sunday, January 14, 2024
Morning
Firsthand: Classic 
[ Trails Open: Partial, Good skis ]
Excellent conditions for skate and stride on the groomed trails this morning. These include the snowmaking loops, the Green Trail, the including the two big hills, and the Putple Trail, up top. Firm corduroy on the skate deck, solid tracks for stride. A bit slow due to the cold, with some wind-blown areas. The great conditions are the result of the Pisten Bully and it's highly competent operators, supported by the incredible park staff.
(John McCarthy)
Saturday, January 13, 2024
Night
Grooming 
[ Trails Open: Most, B skis ]
The Piston Bully was out at night grooming the light loop, the man made loop and the upper purple trail. The skate deck was tilled and is in great condition. New classic track was set and is also in great condition. It was snowing and blowing so there may be some drifting but over all should be great skiing.
(Mark Janis)
Saturday, January 13, 2024
Afternoon
Firsthand: Classic Secondhand 
[ Trails Open: Most, Good skis ]
The green (lighted) trail and purple loop were groomed for both striding and skating. That adds up to about 7.1K. Very good overall. You can access the purple trail from the green loop by taking a right at E 34 and taking the short spur to the road crossing at the Homestead Hollow lot. The blue and black sections that connect the two trailheads still have many downed trees limbs etc. The DNR person on-site said they hope to have everything groomed by early next week.
(Patrick Doornek)
Saturday, January 13, 2024
Morning
Firsthand: Classic 
[ Trails Open: Partial, Good skis ]
Awesome morning on the upper loop! Upper Blue/ Black is ungroomed, very deep, and has low tree branches from what we could see. Single classic tracks were good, skate deck was great but a little soft. Best snowscape in years! Come and enjoy!
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(Dave Loescher)
Saturday, January 13, 2024
Morning
Grooming 
[ Trails Open: Partial, Good skis ]
I groomed everything yesterday afternoon and into the evening, but we have this wonderful snow that continues to fall so I am back out here grooming again this morning. I just finished the purple loop up at Homestead. Due to the continuing snowfall and strong northwest winds I have not gotten the lower loops and the 5K lighted loop groomed up yet. So if you're coming out skiing, please ski the purple at least till mid-morning. Also the Lapham Loppet is going on this morning as well. It is truly a winter wonderland in southeast Wisconsin. Happy skiing!
(Beattle Adelmeyer)
Thursday, January 11, 2024
Afternoon
Firsthand: Classic 
[ Rock skis ]
Skied the western half of the Kettle View trail, off of the manmade loop around 12:30pm. Snow was wet and deep in some areas, but a lot of the trail was rolled and had skied in tracks, some ungroomed. Really beautiful, every branch covered in snow, only encountered one other person (manmade loop was pretty busy). Hills were slow and bumpy, but fun. Trails were being rolled again as I left.
Photos:
(Alissa Mae)

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