Skated all the Upper Arb trails this morning. No classic track left, but the skate deck is holding up nicely. Hard and fast. Watch out for just a couple bare spots north of the ball fields and a little gravel at the bottom of the hill across from the field/ driving range.

(Pam Fickenscher)

I asked a stranger in the parking lot about conditions and he said they were fine for using good skis. I used my good skis and regretted it. Too much tree debris. One area looked like a downburst apocalypse. I've never seen such tree damage. The open field areas are fine and I would restrict myself to those areas. The tracks are shallow where they exist and the whole system is a bit trampled. I would wait for some fresh snow and a regrooming.

(Mark Orlowski)

Upper Arb skate deck is great. Lower Arb classic trails have plenty of snow. Birds and critters have been dropping a lot of bark into the tracks in various places, which can bring you up short, but it's not dirt. Beautiful conditions.

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(William Schroeer)

Skied most of lower arb. Fresh track in most places, complete coverage. Beautiful out there, go and get it before folks walk the track into oblivion! Not sure about upper.

(Mitchell Campbell)

The trails were groomed, tracked and in good shape after 8” of new snow. Beautiful blue bird ski day.

(Lori Knutson)

Great classic lower arb, tracks set. Good skating upper arb, packed only. Could even smell the MaltoMeal. Memories...

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(Tim Reese)

Got lots of new snow! The report is that the upper arb was rolled last night and will be rolled again today. Conditions are very soft.

(Nathan Porath)