A beautiful 2 inches of fresh snow on a firm base makes the uphill climbs a bit harder and downhills a bit more forgiving. As usual, a fantastic ski on a fantastic trail perfect for hill reps! Friendly reminder that dogs are not allowed on the ski trails.

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(Chandra Shoberg)

Chester has great skiing. They groomed Sunday morning, right as the snow stopped. Thank you City Groomer! Good classic track and skate lane. Unfortunately, some dog walkers were walking (or running) their dogs out there today. I respectfully advised them of the rules once snow is on the ground, and groomed! (The walking trail is snowshoed in for them).

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(Dave Arvold)

Went for a quick classic ski this morning! Tracks were generally in good condition, icy in some spots and a bit of occasional debris. Given the winter we're having, I was happy with it! The sunrise over the lake didn't hurt either.

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(Claire Mutch)

Brisk morning skate ski at Chester this morning. Found it narrow and B ski conditions, very soft in parts. Overall pretty decent conditions. Piston Bully groomer pulled up as I was headed out.

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(Matt Nistler)

Not groomed but still fun to get out! If I had known the conditions I probably wouldn't have gone, but I wanted to get out and have some fun and fun I did have. Now I know Chester is a better trail system to go when it's groomed lol - quite steep and not much cushion if you fall. Cold weather made for fast conditions even without grooming. The ski hill is open for downhillers and they looked like they were having a great time!

(Maggie Noun)