All loops were cut and tracked. The skaters loop was cut and groomed. The couple inches of new snow helped to cover most debris, but some debris may still be on the trail in the thick conifers. Overall conditions are very good.

(Nikki Kloes)

All loops have been cut and tracked. The skater's loop was leveled and groomed. There is some debris throughout the trail system.

(Nikki Kloes)

Received a couple inches of fresh snow yesterday. All loops have been leveled and tracked. The skater's loop was leveled and groomed. There is some debris throughout the trail system.

(Nikki Kloes)

All classic loops have been cut and tracked and the red skater's loop was cut and groomed. There is debris throughout the trail and some areas with uneven or shallow tracks.

(Nikki Kloes)

All loops were tracked and the red skater's loop was groomed. Overall conditions are good. There are some thin spots on the red loop and on the blue/green loop.

(Nikki Kloes)

We received several inches of new snow. All loops were rolled and are in good condition. The plan will be to track the trail on Thursday.

(Nikki Kloes)

I skate skied the red skaters loop first. The skate deck was soft and very uneven. Skate conditions were fair at best. However, I am not complaining as I wish the Wisconsin DNR would groom more trails for skating. I did the entire red loop back to the parking lot and then did another loop out to the trail hut and back to the parking lot for 10 kilometers total. Then, I changed to my classic skis and skied the blue loop for another 7 kilometers. The classic track was firm but a little slow. Overall, it was a great XC outing.

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(Jim Gantz)

All loops were groomed and tracked and the skater's loop was groomed. There are thin spots on the blue/green loop on the east side of Helen Lake and on the east side of the red skater's loop. There is some debris on the trail and in the tracks. Overall conditions are good.

(Nikki Kloes)

All loops were cleared of downed trees and packed. There are thin spots throughout the trail especially on the red skater's loop. There is debris on the trail.

(Nikki Kloes)

Portions of all the loops are packed. Snowfall was light and fluffy. No tracks set, working on establishing a good base.

(Lynn Wright)