Conditions: 6.5" fresh snow and more accumulating today. Not tracked. 12-16" base and 28-44" in the woods.
Grooming scheduled for early Thursday morning. Should be a great weekend of skiing with temperatures in the upper 20s and partly sunny skies.

(Andy Fisher)

Conditions: Trails groomed Thursday. Set up great with 3" of new snow. 10-14+' base with up to 3.5 feet in the woods.
Friday? Not so great. Been raining. El Nino giveth and El Nino taketh away. Here's hoping for colder temps and more snow this coming week. Update: Half inch of snow Friday evening will greatly improve the icy tracks from Friday's rain.

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(Andy Fisher)

Conditions: Great coverage and deep tracks.
Lots of snow and excellent grooming. We skied most the the trails and found them all to be in great shape. The narrow winding classic only trails are quite a challenge compared to the wide skate/classic dual use trails found in many other locations so making the turns as the trees whip by is a challenge. Lots of fun!

(Jim Carlen)

Conditions: Excellent skiing on well-groomed trails.
Love the single tracks set right in the woods.

(Lynn MacLean)

Conditions: About 5" of fresh snow in the past week should be a great boost for the trails through the big pines. 24-36" in the woods (don't step off the 8-12" base ;) ).
Grooming this afternoon! Temps becoming more normal and great skiing in the forecast.

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(Andy Fisher)

Conditions: 4" of new snow!
skied from the National Forest Lodge both Saturday and Sunday. 4" of new snow fell between Saturday night and Sunday, and everything was flocked white and stunning by 8am Sunday morning. Freshly groomed trails, it just does not get any better. Temps have dropped now, but still must ski trails. The lodge is a fantastic place to stay for the weekend and ski out the door to all levels of trails. Just go. You'll be repeat users, guaranteed.

(Jennifer Dietrich)

Conditions: Excellent! System just groomed today.
Winter wonderland out here! Some of the birches are forming full arches over the trails under the weight of the snow. The tracks are firm and deep.

(Alex Yudell)

Conditions: Wonderful skiing this afternoon on freshly groomed trails. Temps in the 20's today.
Fantastic crew at National Forest Lodge. Thanks for a wonderful winter experience!

(Judy Zimmer)

Conditions: Good! Slow because warm.
A beautiful day to visit one my favorite ski trails. The snow was quite soft so the going was slow. Clumps of heavy wet snow fell on our heads at times but that was rather refreshing given the warm temps. Excellent coverage on all the trails, which had been recently groomed and were skier-tracked after Friday snowfall.

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(Anne Flueckiger)

Conditions: Personally skied over half of the trails the past 2 days. Fresh 3" since the weekend and more to come tomorrow. With up to 30" in the woods and a 6-10" base, the trail is very flat and level side to side.
All I can say is "probably the best classic skiing in the northland!" But then I'm partial. Grooming Friday. Tracks should be set to perfection. Ski all weekend in the high 20s to low 30s. January? Hah!

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(Andy Fisher)