About 6" of new, heavy snow from the recent storm. We groomed everything this morning except Moose Ridge and Wolf Point. Trails groomed up great! Snow coverage is very good on everything with only a few of the big rocks poking through on some trails. Overall, fantastic conditions for the end of March.

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(Zach Baumann, Golden Eagle Lodge)

We've received about 3" of new so so far and more is still coming. We groomed around noon and did Logging Camp, Re-route, Cross Fox, Red Pines, and Wolf Point. Grooming plans: We'll be grooming those trails again, plus more, tomorrow after the storm ends.

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(Zach Baumann, Golden Eagle Lodge)

Really great skiing today. I started at about 1:30 and it was perfect. Skiing the fresh grooming and the grooming from a few days old was good. Fast conditions but there was some spots where there was rocks and bare ground but they were easy avoided. I used my race skis but I would definitely recommend B skis. Hoping for lots of snow tonight!

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(Andy Amundson)

We groomed several north side trails again: Logging Camp, Re-route, Deer Mouse, and Red Pines. Things groomed up great though the south facing downhill on the upper part of red pines did burn down to dirt the width of the trail in one location. Cooler temps should keep conditions stable through the day today.

(Zach Baumann, Golden Eagle Lodge)

I skated from Bearskin. Summer Home had really nice, clean, fast snow that even let me free skate up gentle hills. Beaver Dam was rougher though. I started the clockwise loop but turned around since it was more icy and dirty, and I saw a couple bare spots poking through the deck.

(Cory Quirk)

Groomed north side trails again, things turned out great! Looks like good skiing should continue through the week yet!

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(Zach Baumann, Golden Eagle Lodge)

So many miles of trails! With Bear Cub and Ox Cart trails now beautifully groomed, in addition to the core trails around Bearskin Lodge -- the variety is back! Challenging trails and easier trails, climbing and flats. The shade from the deep woods protected most areas in spite of the warm March sun. I skied until about 3:30 pm and while the trails were getting slower, the cover was untouched. Summer Home Road and Campground grooms were freshened up today, keeping those in perfect condition (but losing the frolicking moose tracks that decorated Summer Home Road yesterday afternoon!).

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(Bobbie Gostout)

Fantastic! When we heard Bearskin groomed this morning we packed the car and headed north. Skied all afternoon on skin skis which were perfect in spring conditions. All the trails we skied were freshly rolled with very nice tracks. Beaver Dam trail had a small section that was newly rolled but the tracks were not new and had fresh snow in them. As we "broke trail" on the old tracks we started to stick but fortunately we had a spray with us to quickly apply to the skins and then we were good to go for the rest of the afternoon. Love this trail system - nicely built, well laid out, great maps and grooming. Thank you!

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(Karla Anderson)

Minnesota Ski Season is not over! Recovery from last week's melting conditions and raiin is well underway. We skied yesterday starting at Bearskin Lodge and found the core trails surprisingly skiable. We skied the same core trails today and found perfect ski conditions. Where the groomers haven't been able to really work the snow the base cover is still solid, but icy. We were sorry to miss some of the best climbs because of ice, but they'll be back! Fresh snow was falling as we finished our day.

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(Bobbie Gostout)

We groomed Logging Camp, Red Pines, and Deer Mouse on the north side and Ridge Run, Upper Beaver Dam, Moose Pasture on the south side. Bearskin groomed several sections on their half as well. Definitely spring skiing conditions right now after the rain and warm weather over the weekend, but trails mostly held up very well. The north side trails groomed up great. The south side trails are getting thin. We had to lift our tiller in several locations on Upper Beaver Dam and Ridge Run where rocks have started poking through and bare spots are present. Still very skiable but keep an eye out for those locations. West-End Logging Camp, which is our rockiest trail, and Wolf Point are both currently closed due to excessive protruding rocks and frozen flooding. As long as we can groom, we will continue to until the end of the month. Our grooming will cease on March 27th. Bearskin will groom until April 1st.

(Zach Baumann, Golden Eagle Lodge)