The Piston Bully was out this morning grooming the man made trails. The skate deck should be in good condition. New classic track was set on the outside loop and is shallow with an icy bottom. We just plain need snow.

(Mark Janis)

Very good conditions for skate on the late afternoon. A layer of snowcone snow on a firm base provided good glide and edging. Snow is dirty in places, especially from deer hoofprints. Magic Carpet was fast, with a small patch of ice at the bottom. Tracks were deteriorating. Playground was a nice, but different surface - be sure to give it a try. Skate surface was starting to freeze up as I left.

(John McCarthy)

Started at 1pm with the temperature 41 degrees for most of the morning. The skate deck was very soft which resulted in difficult pushoffs and slower glide. It was my slowest pace of the season. Yesterday I arrived at 9am with good conditions my pace was 25% faster.

(Don Howell)

Challenging conditions for skate this morning with the layer of new, wet snow on the groomed base. Compression of the new snow by skier traffic and rising temps is leaving a variable surface that can be both fast and slow. Best areas are those with the most skier traffic. Tracks are softening and slick from the wet snow. Downhills are good.

(John McCarthy)

All the manmade skate lanes and playground were tilled and groomed with the Pisten Bully overnight and should be in great shape. The tracks were left as is as they are in good shape. Enjoy a great day of skiing with the fresh snow on top.

(Mike Koester)

Out around 11AM on manmade loops - found the base was in great shape. Firm, flat and fast with just enough surface snow for good control and excellent skiing. Many thanks to the groomers and volunteers at Lapham!

(Dave Miller)

I found the skate deck hard packed with good edging with loose snow and no icy areas. At 28 degrees with 10 mph wind it was very enjoyable and my longest with 22k in 25 times this season. Thanks to the snowmaking, groomers and volunteers the only xc skiing in SE Wisconsin has been the Lapham man-made.

(Don Howell)

Excellent conditions for skate. Last night's grooming with the Pisten Bully left a shallow layer of frictionless snow on a firm base. The groomers performed magic to create a layer of loose snow at the bottom of Magic Carpet, and going north, where it was ice after the recent warm spell. Playground loops are fun and firm. The descent down Magic Carpet is fast, but easily controlled. Tracks are new, and are firm and fast.

(John McCarthy)

The Piston Bully was out at night grooming the man made loops. The skate deck was tilled and is in good condition considering the recent weather. New classic tracks have been set and are full depth but will have a hard ice bottom. The trail is getting thin in some areas.

(Mark Janis)

The trail was icy, as expected, and the tracks are there but have melted and refrozen. The magic carpet had visible ice patches and I wasn't confident my skis would stay in the tracks. I did see several skiers descend the hill safely in the tracks. I did many field loops, double-poling much of the time. The snow/ice was softening a bit by 10 a.m. I may not have made the 40 minute drive if I knew the conditions, but got some skiing in anyway.

Photos:

(Thomas Benson)