Star, Willow Creek and Frog Town were groomed and in good to very good condition at my 9:05 start. It was high 30's sunny with a strong south wind. Willow Creek and Frog Town climbs had corned; otherwise very good conditions. The profile of the Willow Creek climb has changed because of the way groomers have moved around the snow to maintain trail integrity; It's no longer as steep. As usual, I was looking down on the climb and was waiting to hit the final, steeper section and all of a sudden I found myself leveling out on top. Lot of leaves being blown on the trail. I was rounding the curve next to the shack on my 2nd lap when i caught one right under my left foot and went down. Talked to front desk after my ski and they said groomers would continue to make assessment in the morning about whether to groom daily. It was wonderful that they got out and did it this morning.

(Keith Carlson)

Luck of the Irish -- the manufactured snow is still good. 8-12 inches of base left with some blowing leaves. Hopefully McPiston Bully is set to keep things going for a few more days.

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(Kevin Wendland)

Fresh grooming. Came back for classic around 7am this morning. Trails are holding up well. Classic tracks were reliable for downhills. Saw a few speckly sections in the tracks but they looked and felt like ice this morning which made for easy gliding. Really fun to be out in such great conditions today!

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(Linda Evert)

I skied at 9 AM. The skate deck was firm with a thin layer of soft snow on top. A couple of hills had soft, thick snow that was slower than the rest, but for the most part, the trail was in great shape. The grooming was excellent. Thanks groomers.

(Jim Brandt)

Other than the portions in the shade, Star, Willow Creek and Frog Town were soft rutted, mash potatos. It was 37 degrees and sunny when I got on the trail at 3:50 pm. I did 1 1/2 laps. I was surprised given the impediments that I could still maintain a moderately fast pace but it wasn't particularly fun. Asked the desk staff if they would groom overnight and they said groomers would make assessment when they come in tomorrow morning. Thanks to the groomers and Three Rivers for a surprisingly good season given the absence of natural snow if today was the end of skiing.

(Keith Carlson)

I got out pretty late today around 5:00 pm. The south facing trails had a lot of mashed potatoes, and the classic tracks were groomed a little past the start of the Star Loop from the Visitor Center. They were an expected combo of ice and slush, but I still had a fun spring ski. The final day of grooming at Hyland was March 10th last year. So, at least we had more days this season. Let's hope for over 50" of snow next year. Thanks to the groomers for all their hard work this season.

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(Bill Lundberg)

The trails were in excellent condition today. Lots of people out enjoying the perfect day. The skate deck was firm and fairly fast.

(Greg Arvola)

Fun spring skiing today. Tracks were set and pretty clean, except for a couple of low spots on Frog Hollow, where they were wearing through to dirt. (Scenic Foothills is closed off ) Except for those, there was a good base. By 2pm it was getting soft, but still very skiable. Great sun, plenty of folks out.

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(Laurie Ford)

Amazing skiing at Hyland this morning. Clean white snow, firm and fast. It was groomed perfectly without any dirt spots anywhere.

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(Dave Bridges)

Shockingly perfect clean midwinter conditions on the roughly 2.5 km that are still open. Fast corn snow on the skate deck and full depth hard classic tracks.

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(Zachary Handler)