Skated the system before grooming this morning. The fresh overnight snow was fairly deep. Grooming started mid morning. All the trails had full cover but could tell the pine sections on blue and white were just cover enough. Hopefully the grooming doesn't expose anything. The deepest was the stretch of green/orange/red overlap.

(Grant Sjostrom)

The groomed skate deck was soft and slow as expected with the new 4" of fluffy new snow. It took me a while to adjust my skating and it was still enjoyable despite slow and more effort. Some areas under trees had bare spots but was not a problem.

(Don Howell)

Grooming finished up about 3pm, and he was able to set a track after all! Conditions are very good. Enjoy!

(Anne Korman, Wisconsin DNR)

Conditions are soft but far above expectations at Nordic right now. Trails have been more than just rolled but actually groomed multiple times already with a classic track. It's still quite thin on the sections under the white pines, mostly in the return of the white loop.

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(Gui Girard)

Approximately 4” of powdery snow fell on Nordic overnight. Groomers packed and rolled the entire system. Not enough snow to lay a track. Conditions are very good!

(Anne Korman, Wisconsin DNR)

Skied the blue loop minus the pines and last part where white and blue join. Mostly good conditions believe it or not. One hill at the beginning has lots of rocks but the rest is actually pretty nice all things considered. Rock skis for sure. Need snow but still skiing if you can handle variable conditions.

(Eric Cutshall)

Skied all of the trails except the pines, which I assumed were bad because they always deteriorate fastest. Other than a few spots the rest of the trails are very skiable and great in spots. Rocks skis for sure but we are still skiing so I’ll take it. Snow would be nice though.

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(Eric Cutshall)

Skied an hour mostly on the white loop, hard and a bit slick skate deck, bumpy and ruts here and there. Some bare ground showing on steeper hills and under the pines. Very thin base, so no grooming until we get more snow.

(Ed Edinger)

The conditions are still good at Nordic on a majority of the track. Skied the blue loop. About 90% of the blue loop has adequate snow coverage. 10% of the track is getting thin with grass and needles poking through. There are some rocks showing, but only on one downhill and a couple uphills on the blue loop.

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(Stephen Wadle)

Very thin layer of fresh fluffy snow over a very hard base + debris + wind make for variable and challenging conditions. Classic tracks not even visible and some are covered by drifting snow. Descents are fast but turns on descent are sometimes complicated by snow drifts and hidden objects. Compared to Lapham Peak, skied on the same day, it is in worse condition. Rock skis. Also skated for a bit afterwards - it much better suited for skating at this point.

(Michael Heifets)