Skied the entire trail system. All in good condition considering the recent rain. Groomers did a fantastic job, classic tracks set. Icy in most places, so challenging overall but very skiable and enjoyable.

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(Jan Poehland)

As of this afternoon most trails were freshly groomed with minimal bare spots and some icy spots. I skied the North Advanced loop and it was in great condition. Although the Pincushion Mountain loop had more bare spots and a few rocks on the snow. The only thing unskiable was inside the stadium. Overall, skiing was very good especially with the rain that Pincushion has gotten.

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(Nathan Langer)

Trail Base: 3-5". Our post-rain cleanup is underway. The good news is that trail coverage is OK after the rainstorm, though there are some bare areas in the stadium. Skate lanes groomed on West Overlook and Upper and Lower Snowman. Other than a couple of easily avoidable dirt patches, skiing is excellent. Tracks set on West Overlook and Upper and Lower Snowman. They are poor to fair in quality, but much better than glare ice.

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(Timothy Lederle, Pincushion Ski and Run Club)

Great snow coverage Sunday morning at Pincushion. Trails were icy, hopefully grooming will fix that.

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(Carolyn Bramante)

Friday morning the snowmobile groomer had touched up all green and blue trails. Blacks was not yet freshened by the time I left. Snow cover 100%. Great skiing on freshly groomed but not as pleasant on the unfreshened Blacks as it was a bit crusty/icy in spots. (Icy in town of Grand Marias but plenty of snow over the hill!).

(John Witzmann)

Trail Base: 3-6". Surface Conditions: Re-groomed all skate lanes. Skating conditions are excellent. Classic tracks were not reset, but are well defined and have a half inch of fresh power in them. Classic conditions are very good.

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(Timothy Lederle, Pincushion Ski and Run Club)

It looked like all the trails were open. We skied about half of them and coverage was great. I saw only one patch of churned up earth, and that was on an uphill and easily avoidable. Snow conditions were not great today, however. It was over 30F when we started and was 38F when we wrapped up. Snow was wet, heavy and slow. We spent a good bit of effort having to pole on downhills to move. That's weather for you though. Despite the heat, it seemed like the trails were holding up well.

(Adam Schwartz-Lowe)

Very good considering the warm conditions! Was able to do most of the loops without seeing bare spots. Snow was definitely slushy, but was still able to get some solid gliding in.

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(Cassie Pratt)

Off-trail snow depth: 20", Trail Base: 8". Surface Conditions: All trails groomed for classic and skate skiing. Conditions are excellent.

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(Timothy Lederle, Pincushion Ski and Run Club)

Skied Pincushion again today, all trails except Snowman loops. Much colder snow and drifted tracks made for better grip than yesterday. Coverage still good, with no bare spots or tree debris or stubble. Definitely a polar wax day, I was able to move fast enough to stay warm without sweating, the key in high winds and sub zero temps. Thanks Pincushion groomers.

(Tim Nelson)