45F sunny and breezy. The whole trail system was in surprisingly good shape. The tracks were very soft but mostly very good except for where the snow had melted to ground. The skate deck was very compacted so my skis didn't leave very deep lines. In the stadium at the chalet there was a growing pond near the building garage.

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(Louise Levy)

What a joy to ski on the natural snow through the woods at Lester! 110% worth the drive from Minneapolis where we've been relying on manufactured snow this winter. Looked to have been freshly groomed this morning, and found that with so many people out of town for the Birkie, we were second tracks on some loops even in the early afternoon. B skis recommended due to some plant/tree debris and dirty sections here and there, mostly on the southern sections. But, we could have used our best skis and been fine due to all those patches being easily avoidable. The skate deck had a medium-firm base but was softening up a bit in some exposed spots with the (relatively) warm temps and lack of depth. The classic tracks looked deep and intact the whole way. I didn't jump in, but my partner did on some of the downhills and he was flying down pretty fast compared to the skate deck. Get out there while the getting's good!

(Amy Swan)

Trails exhibited heavy usage on skate deck and classic tracks. Tracks were generally good, washed out in some spots due to softness of recent snowfall.

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(Ken Kuznia)

It was great to ski Lester again! I skied only the A loop. It was groomed well for both classic and skating! Nice to see people of all ages and families on the trail!

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(Kevin Hoeschen)

Skied on corduroy, trails in good shape, but some places soft and slow snow. Classic tracks looked mostly set.

(Linda Magni)

Skied Lester this afternoon - the classic tracks are a little rough, lots of places where they're either gone or not much good. Still a pretty fabulous ski, just a little more challenging than expected. Husband said the skate deck was freshly packed when he skied at noon, and it looked pretty good.

(Sara Post)

By late afternoon Sunday, Lester had seen a lot of love and the tracks were showing it. Tracks were obliterated on some of the uphills where some skiers herringboned on them, and they were fairly shallow and sloppy throughout. Still a very fun ski - just saying the tracks were better when it was more recently groomed. Skaters we talked to said conditions were good. Coverage was good despite the low-snow winter.

(Catherine Winter)

Tears of joy. Can that be my report?! Just felt so good to be skiing at Lester with nearly perfect coverage. Skiers skied in the dusting of snow we got and both the track and skate deck were in great shape. Still some junk ground into a couple of uphills (back side of J esp) and right at A, but nothing too bad. I used my good skis and didn't regret it. Long live winter!

(Annalisa Peterson)

Conditions are good - we were pleasantly surprised to find groomed trails after the Wednesday night snow. We had our classic skis, the skate deck is rolled also. The wind may blow some snow back, but it's groomed all the way to the top of the hill.

(Janice Marie Hille)

Side facing Skyline is firm and fast. The other side, a different story. Very loose, sticky, sinky, and slow. Still fun though.

(Ben Johnson)