First tracks in great conditions early Monday morning. Slow going in the fresh snow, but amazingly pretty.

(Alec Steward)

Lightning fast skate deck at Lester this morning. Super fun skiing with a handful of icy patches. The main loops are in great condition. The little extra black hill loops have icy patches at bottom but the rest of the uphills are good. I skipped the playground area so can't comment on that. Beautiful day.

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(Gabi Hester)

Skate skied all of Lester late afternoon. Everything north of 'A' intersection was skiable but a lot of deep grooves in the deck so balance was an issue in places. I would say the deck did not benefit from all of the skiers so soon after the grooming on Thursday (?) but hard to avoid when the grooming occurs in middle of the day. A few big icy sections near the 'Overlook' heading north, but easy to just ski along the edge. Tracks looked really good (might be better classic skiing).

(Jim Carlen)

First time here and thought they did a nice job grooming with the horrible ice. That said, it was still on the icy side. I'm guessing it was last groomed yesterday, and then hardened overnight. Had to walk up one hill. All said, I'd go again in these conditions just to have the opportunity to get out and ski.

(Holly LaVesser)

Freshly groomed conditions at Lester this afternoon. Skied the big loop and ended up following the groomer for the last 3K (quite a good problem to have). Skate deck was great and the classic tracks looked nice throughout. There were a couple of icy spots, which was expected after the rain and warm temps, but a wonderful ski overall! Under blue skies to boot!

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(Harrison Olk)

Hiked (with Ice Trekkers on our boots) the snowmobile trails that snake through Lester at about noon today. The tracks on the ski trails still look well defined but the surface was concrete and I would not ski on it until it gets groomed or gets snow or thaws again.

(Catherine Winter)

Amazingly good. Classic skied all the trails except the hockey hill. I would avoid the two loops after F. They both have a creek crossing that's best to avoid. The L hill is sketchy due to the track being messed up so I'd avoid that as well. I had klister covered with hard wax and it worked well.

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(Carol Koos)

Very good coverage but pretty sticky in sunny spots. Skate was better than classic but neither were great. Still a lot of fun!

(Tim Bontrager)

Fast conditions this morning on a well laid out track. Beautiful colors in the sky as first light approaches sunrise! Skied everything but the H connector. The groomer was just arriving as I got started. Skate deck should be firm and fresh yet depending on how many took advantage of the trails today!

(Aaron Miatke)

I skied around the two main, large loops with classic technique several times this morning. (The map shows this as ABCMNO). The tracks were in excellent to very good shape. I really enjoyed this skiing. Shortly after noon, I stopped skiing as I was getting tired, and the tracks were rapidly getting softer and wetter with the rising temperature. I just wished I had arrived earlier in the day to enjoy more of the skiing when the tracks were just outstanding!

(John Bogen)