Trails are in very good condition. Plenty of snow. I skied a loop from the new Jensen trailhead into the bog. Very beautiful.

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(Tim Grebner)

Trails were groomed yesterday, and today was "absolute" perfect skiing conditions. About 2" of new snow, fresh grooming, temperatures in the teens, and the sun was out. We skied to the shelter from 1, and came back 24>23>22>21>14>17>3.

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(Nancy Schultz, Friends of Flathorn Gegoka Trails)

All trails groomed this afternoon over the couple of inches of soft new snow that has fallen in last two days. Due to fluffiness of new snow the tracks are somewhat soft today. On our waxless skis, glide was somewhat slow, but still good (and quiet!).

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(Mary Shedd)

Excellent conditions from the inch or so of new light, cold snow over firm base and tracks set last week. Easy to "re-set" the tracks just by skiing. Should be an excellent weekend for skiing!

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(Mary Shedd)

This was our first time skiing on this trail and we really enjoyed it. The "Grand Opening" banner from the recent parking lot opening was a nice welcome :) . Trails were not groomed yet from the recent light snow, but it was still a lot of fun skiing 9.5km! There were a few sticks here and there, but overall coverage was good. What a great day!

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(Woody Unruh)

First time going here today and it's a really great trail system! There was about 2" of snow on top of the tracks but enough of a base to keep you in the tracks.

(Jonathan Wolfe)

We had a fantastic group of hearty souls come out in -1F degree for our grand trailhead opening. Skied from 1-18-17-16-20-21-14-15-16-17-18-1. This is all the center loops and the marsh. If you haven't skied in the bog area it is absolutely beautiful! One person even picked Labrador leaves and we all chewed on them and learned how to make tea. Even with the cold temps the grooming and tracks were perfect! Not hard, crusty or icy but rather still fluffy and soft. Nice glide!

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(Karla Anderson)

I skied a short loop to see how the trails were doing in the slight warmup of temps today. Glad I went because it was a rare situation when tracks were fast, groomed well and the air temperature extremely comfortable. Corn snow was falling. To have all the trails groomed using an actuator to lift the setting of the tracks wherever there are hills was a treasure. Hats off to our groomer for elevating us to a new standard of better grooming. Tomorrow's ribbon-cutting celebration will be held at the new Jensen Trailhead at 12:30 PM. Due to the cold, it will be a quick ceremonial grand opening cutting of the ribbon (using a lopper), followed by a short program at 9905 National Forest Lodge with hotdogs, beans, chips, cookies and a few warm drinks. Ski activities will occur after 1:30 PM for those hardy enough.

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(Nancy Schultz, Friends of Flathorn Gegoka Trails)

The trails are in perfect condition. There was an inch of new snow over yesterday's nicely groomed trails, making it ideal for safely doing the steeper downhill runs. Four of us skied from Jensen Trailhead to 19>23>22>21>14>17>2>1, through both wetland bog areas and high ground with steeper terrain. It is so nice to have the trails ready for our Jensen Trailhead, ribbon-cutting celebration this Saturday, Jan 18th at 12:30 pm. Join us if you can (visit our website for details).

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(Nancy Schultz, Friends of Flathorn Gegoka Trails)

The trails were groomed today and are in perfect condition. In preparation for our new Trailhead, ribbon-cutting celebration this Saturday, Jan 18th at 12:30 pm, join us if you can (visit our website for details).

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(Nancy Schultz, Friends of Flathorn Gegoka Trails)