Went out not knowing what to expect given the previous days of warm weather and was pleasantly surprised. Skate deck is a bit chunky, slanted, or uneven in areas but otherwise pretty skiable especially on the golf course which I made a few laps on. Snow started very hard and icy, and was getting soft after 11 am or so when the sun came out. There are a handful of patches with bare ground sticking through, mainly at bottom of hills, so might recommend B skis if you have them. Else if you're careful, it shouldn't be a problem.

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(Josh Heurung)

Soft, soft, soft. Still good coverage but most all pole plants went through the skate lanes and to the ground. Still pretty much full coverage.

(Mike Wiegel)

Skied everything at CXC and the golf course except for the hilly "Challenger" portion. Conditions were mostly slushy, although the tracks were just firm enough that I wasn't sinking in on my skinny skin skis. The tracks were still well intact in most places, which was a nice surprise. There were a few bare spots, but they were all easy to avoid. There were a couple of extremely wet/slushy spots on the golf course that are unfortunately not so easy to avoid. All things considered, my glide was ok, but kick on my skin skis was atrocious. I saw more classic than skate skiers today, which is a first for me at CXC. Perhaps a testament to the conditions.

(Kyle Richard)

Softer than yesterday but still full coverage on the skating lanes. I still didn't sink in too deeply with my skies but many pole plants went through the hard pack and into the ground. Soft and slow but glide was very consistent. I did see some bare spots in the classic tracks, not many and short.

(Mike Wiegel)

Started skating around 1:00 pm. Soft and slow but better than I expected. Didn't sink in too much. No ice, water or even slush. Only one small brown spot on a hill top under some pines. Very little, if any debis.

(Mike Wiegel)

CXC and PV trails are the best they've been so far this year! Awesome glide! Amazing how much glide you get when its 28F vs 0F. A tad windy causing some drifting in spots. Could really cruise on the southern flat portion of the golf course!

(Dan Dudley)

Skied two laps of Pleasant View and CXC on perfectly groomed trails with sunny skies and calm winds. Was 4F at 8am when I started but didn't feel cold at all. Surprised how few folks were out.

(Dan Dudley)

I spent most of my time on Pleasant View, trails are in excellent condition and although there are blown over areas skiing was still very good. I skied the entire golf course and there are long stretches of very good track. The loop along Blackhawk had a fair amount of drifting but still very skiable. The only place completely blown over was at the top of the hill by the clubhouse.

(Robert Abendroth)

Trails around the golf course were groomed the previous night with 1" fresh snow on top. Too soft to be great for either skate or traditional, but doable with extra effort. Classic tracks were incomplete around the loop and chopped up.

(Ned Kelly)

Went out this afternoon during the storm. Pretty cool. I was in full gear with goggles and parka and I needed it. Top man-made snow area was too hard to see with strong blowing snow from the 20 mph steady winds. I wasn't the first today as a couple other tracks were out there. Skied to lower elevations down the hill and the wind didn't hit that area as strong. Much better skiing out of the wind where you can see. Downhills were fun. Deep snow of 6" or so at 4 pm. Snow was not fluffy - heavy and wet. I waxed up which worked well.

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(Christopher Quandt)