Most of the trail system had a very soft skating deck and tracks. Only the portions closest to the chalet had recent grooming. Regardless, today was what you dream about in the middle of summer. 29 degrees and deep powder on Sugar Hills. All trails were skiable, just a lot more work in the deep snow. Kudos to the groomer for adding scenic loops on Long Lake. I'd never noticed them before, so maybe it's a new and awesome touch!

(Jeff Pesta)

We received 5" of new snow last night and started grooming before sunup. Set classic track and packed and leveled skate lane on all trails except Atomic Drop which we will hit tomorrow. Conditions are pretty soft right now but not complaining at all. Grooming plans: We will plan to groom again later this week before the weekend.

(Tony Carter)

We received about an inch of new snow yesterday. The grooming crew discussed going out and scratching up the skate lane but we decided that it was probably best left as is. The classic track is still decent from the last grooming. The skate deck doesn't have enough depth to renovate the snow, we'd just bring up dirt. Let's cross our fingers for more snow.

(Tony Carter)

Groomed all trails, classic and skate. We received about 3" of new powder yesterday. Classic was skiing pretty good last week and it should be better now. I would still not use good skis as there is still not a lot of snow. Thunder, East loop, Rajala and Sunset have the best conditions. Long lake and Atomic have areas where rocks might bite you.

(Tony Carter)

We received 3-4" of new snow last night so were able to get out for a first grooming. All trails were packed and tracked. Classic track is shallow and bottoms out in areas so I would recommend waxless skis for classic. Skate lane will be uneven and there's little base so rock skis until we get more snow. This is a low bar, but conditions are better than any time last year.

(Tony Carter)

Trails have been cleared and mowed. Good time to hike or bike trails, colors are starting to change.

(Boomer Moritko)