Skied the 1.8 groomed man made loop. Tracks were excellent. Skied the lake trail and it was rolled and packed but not tracked for classic. Soft in some areas firm in others.

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(Scott Greymont)

I was at Hyland early this morning. They had groomed the same man-made snow loops as yesterday to give a nice 1 mile loop. Looked like some people had ventured down to the lake. You can definitely use your good skis on the man-made loops.

(Scott Greymont)

I classic skied the man made loops and they were in great condition, not too many people were there so it was possible to work on technique. I also skied the Lake trail which had be rolled but not tracked. There were skied in tracks about half the time, the skaters were sinking in 1 to 2 inches on the flats and 3 to 4 on the hills. Very quiet out there, I had a big grin all the time.

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(Tom Harris)

Excellent skate deck and classic tracks for Star and Willow Creek. Plentiful base. Some snow piles made for Frogtown, but not open yet.

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(Ken Kuznia)

1.8k of very clean snow - safe for best skis, both classic and skate. Great to have a few hills! Thanks for all the great snowmaking Hyland crew!

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(Bill Oyler)

Updated NEWS!!! The manufactured snow trails, Willow Creek (1K) and Star (.8K) will open tomorrow, Fri. Dec. 10, 5am - 10pm. Visitor center hours will be tomorrow, Fri. Dec. 10, 9am - 5pm; Sat. Dec. 11 through Mon. Dec. 13, 9am - 6pm; and Tues. Dec. 14, 9am - 9pm. Rentals will begin on Sat. Dec. 11, 9am - 6pm. Online reservations required to rent available tomorrow.

(Sonja Bercich, Three Rivers Park District)

Yippie! The manufactured snow trails;  Willow Creek (1K) and Star (.8 K) will open on Saturday, Dec 11 th at 5 am.  The Visitor Center Hours will be 9am-6pm.

(Sonja Bercich, Three Rivers Park District)

They are pushing snow with a Piston Bulley. Should be ready to go soon.

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(John Shirriff)

Snow-guns blazing at Hyland today; looks to be enough piled up (along with what fell today) to open Star and Willow right now if they wanted to... shouldn't be long now.

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(David OBrien)

Some manufactured snow piles made on Star and Willow Creek trails. Hopefully more can be made this upcoming week by Hyland Lake Park staff.

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(Ken Kuznia)