A wind blown 2-4 inches was rolled and combed this morning. Rock skiing at best since some areas are very thin.

(Jonathon Rulseh)

Decent enough skate skiing at Miners. A freeze last night left the trails in Ironwood pretty icy, including Wolverine which was downright scary for old guys like me this morning. Miners with its more gentle terrain proved a better fit. Skate lane had total coverage with 2-3 inch base no bare sports and was manageable on the downhills. Classic track was intact but would have required a klister approach. What a year!

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(Mike Ivey)

We freshened the skate deck and shoveled a few very few thin spots. Conditions are really good considering the amount of snow and the warm days of late. We were able to groom out much of the boot traffic on this multi-use trail without pulling up dirt. Classic tracks are good, filled in a few thin spots but did not reset them. Conditions turned out so good, my rest day turned into a ski day!

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(Sue Schroeder)

Very thin rock ski conditions at Miners but I'll take it in what's been the worst start to the season here since 1998-99. All trails were rolled and combed. No tracks set so the skating was much better than classic. Volunteer groomers have also done a nice job here connecting the Curry and Iron Belle segments into the main Miners system so there's 7-8k of decent skiing now.

(Mike Ivey)

Much improved from yesterday but still rock ski conditions. Trails have been groomed and a track set, but expect thin cover and rocks.

(Sue Schroeder)

Miners was rolled last night and we got a couple of inches of skiable snow on the trails. Definitely hitting rocks and roots here and there though. Not enough snow for tracks to be set.

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(Michael McPherson)