Skake skied like from 3-5 pm on late afternoon. The deck then was hard (not surprising), with mostly a thin tilled covering. Uphill through the pines was the exception, with a nice, deeper tilled base. Speeds were slower than they have been, given the low overnight and morning temperatures, but still fast enough to be enjoyable. Magic carpet has no bad spots. Full manmade loop is open, and overall, is in very good shape for both skate and classic. My sincere thanks to all of the groomers and snow makers!

(Sandie Pendleton)

The Piston Bully was out at night grooming the man made loops. The skate deck was tilled and is in great condition. There is one thin spot on the cut off from summer stage to tail end hill. Other than that it seems the sugar snow has been covered by the recent snow making. New classic tracks were set though out the loop and is in great condition. They are full depth and firm. Grooming plans: A new round of snow making will start sometime next week so stay tuned to possible trail sections being closed.

(Mark Janis)

The manmade loop was in excellent condition. Tracks were deep throughout (some shallower tracks on the flats), and only the occasional icy chunk or leaf.

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(Kyle Richard)

The Piston Bully was out this morning grooming the man made trails. New snow was made on most of the problem areas and continues to be made in the playground area. The new snow was tilled into the skate deck and should cover the sugar snow in those areas. A new classic track was set with mixed results. Some areas are in excellent condition and some are not. Hopefully they improve with skier traffic. Grooming plans: The Piston Bully will be out tonight to touch up the skate deck. It will also be out Saturday night to groom again. Thanks for your patience as we get the trail system back together.

(Mark Janis)

The skate deck of the snowmaking loop was groomed with the Ginzu early this morning. The entire snowmaking loop is open. There are a few thin spots and may be a couple icy areas, but conditions should be pretty good throughout the day. Classic tracks were left as is and are full depth and appeared to be in good shape. Grooming plans: There are plans to make some snow overnight to fill in some of those thin and icy areas. Please use caution if you see the snowmaking equipment or groomers out on the trails and give them space.

(Collin Bergholz, Wisconsin DNR)

The skate deck is well tilled, with a sort of dry, fine, shallow snow cone feel to the snow on the deck. The full manmade loop is open, and overall is in excellent condition. None of the trails off the manmade loop are open, but there's still plenty of snowmaking trail open there to get in a nice long workout/ski. Magic carpet has no treacherous or bad spots. The only place on the loop that could use some work IMHO is the short "cut-through section of trail" within the loop, that goes from the starter's shed, past Lupo Pond and the playground. The deck is a bit uneven there, especially near the starter's shed. Classic tracks overall in good shape too. Great to see all of the little kids out there today skiing with their parents, and having fun.

(Sandie Pendleton)

The groomer reported good conditions last night and I found the skate deck fantastic. Not icy with loose snow for edging. I skied 21k the longest in my 12 times this season. It also my fastest ski. There was by far the most skiers on the trail but with the full man-made and wide trails it did not seem crowded.

(Don Howell)

The Piston Bully was out at night. The skate deck was tilled and is in good condition. New classic tracks were set and they are in good condition as well.

(Mark Janis)

Trail was getting pretty soft but still skiing ok. Not mushy but headed there. Sections of tan snow on the lower sections. Tracks looked wetter and were melting flat. Nothing that cold weather and a grooming can't fix. Ski Ya Next Year.

(Michael Graham)

All the loops and segments of the manmade trails are open. The skate deck has been tilled at night and is in very good shape. Track were set previously and were not touched tonight but are still full depth with a glazed base. Magic Carpet narrows slightly near the bottom. Grooming plans: Pisten Bully should be out Tuesday night to freshen things up for New Years Day but watch for grooming report to verify. Have a great New Years Eve ski!

(Mike Koester)