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.

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(Thomas Benson)

The man-made loop was not groomed last night and will likely remain ungroomed until the weather improves, as we try to preserve the snow that we have. Conditions will likely soften in most spots as the day goes on with some icy patches.

(Collin Bergholz, Wisconsin DNR)

Very good conditions for skate and stride this morning, but softening and slowing down as the temps rose. A loose layer of snow on a firm base. Classic tracks are variable with some solid and others less well formed. The base is showing some ice along the northeast side of the Field Loop, with less loose snow on top. Newly groomed Playground trails are the best they have been all season. The descent down Magic Carpet is slow, due to the wind and the softening snow.

(John McCarthy)

I had the Pisten Bully out early this morning and tilled, reset tracks, and groomed the playground on all the man-made snow trails. Skiing should be excellent today with the beautiful weather we are having. Good to be back grooming, happy skiing!

(Beattle Adelmeyer)

Excellent conditions for skate and stride this morning. The Pisten Bully left a shallow layer of loose snow on the firm base, providing a perfect skating surface. Magic Carpet was fast but easily controllable. Nice, new tracks are solid and full depth. Temps were rising and the wind was really picking up, so expect conditions to change.

(John McCarthy)

The Piston Bully was out at night grooming the man made trails. The skate deck was tilled and is in great condition. New classic tracks were set and are in great condition as well.

(Mark Janis)