There is currently a total of 5km of trail from the Nordic Center. We received about 2" of light snow last night which was groomed this morning on 3km of the total 5km. Snow coverage is very good to excellent and classic tracks are set. The Snow Farmers continue to make, haul, and spread snow.

(James Conway)

There is currently 5km of groomed trail from the Nordic Center.  Snow coverage is very good to excellent and classic tracks are set.  Skate deck is firm. The Snow Farmers continue to haul, spread, and groom snow to expand the trail length.

(James Conway)

The 2 mile loop put together for the First Chance race was the best skiing I've found this year! Firm, easy to get an edge, and fast. Basically no dirt or debris to watch out for on the skate deck. The 20 foot tall pile of snow in the parking lot points to good things to come, awesome work trail builders!

(Karl Holub)

The snow farmers are hard at work. There was a 3.2km loop of crispy snowy goodness for the First Chance Race this afternoon. The trail winds back into the woods and is a ton of fun to ski. You will find a little debris or stubble in a few places. There was a track set on the whole loop and while it mostly looked deep and nice, there were a few dirty spots to watch out for. I heard from one of the farmers that they have put over 200 hours into snow hauling alone so far this season. That didn't include any grooming or snow making itself. Those farmers are real heros.

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(Ben Mullin)

The trails are open.  There is a 1.5km loop from the Nordic Center.  Snow coverage is generally good with only a couple very short areas of thinning snow.  Trail was lightly groomed as of late afternoon. Classic tracks exist but are pretty washed out. Grooming plans: The Snow Farmers hope to resume hauling, spreading, and grooming snow late Thursday afternoon/evening to prep (and possibly extend) the trail for the upcoming First Chance race this Saturday, January 4th.

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(James Conway)

The trails remain closed through Monday. We hope to re-open on Tuesday. Snowmaking, hauling and grooming will continue when temperatures drop with the goal of extending the trail and prepping for the First Chance race scheduled for Saturday January 4th.

(James Conway)

Trails will be closed Friday and Saturday due to weather forecasts.  At this time, we expect to reopen on Sunday.  Snowmaking, hauling and grooming will continue when temperatures drop with the goal of extending the trail soon.

(James Conway)

From the grooming team: We received 2"-3" of new snow. As of this morning, we have an ~2km loop with good snow depth out of the Nordic Center. It was groomed this morning and has classic track set. Scheduling: the Nordic Center trail will be closed to the public on Saturday, Dec 21st from 10:30am-4pm as Mora is hosting a high school XC ski meet during that time.

(Jim Conway)

At present, there is a narrow loop of 300 meters.  Snow is thin and a bit dirty.  It is not tracked for classic. Grooming 6: Additional snowmaking, hauling and grooming will take place this week and early next week with the goal of building out 1k-2k of trail by the weekend of Dec 21-22. 

(James Conway)

From the Vasaloppet Nordic Center grooming team: At present, there is a narrow loop of 300-400 yards of trail.  Snow is thin and a bit dirty.  It is not tracked for classic. Grooming plans: Additional snowmaking, hauling and grooming will take place as temperatures drop early next week.  Goal is to build out more trail quickly. .

(Jim Conway)