Skied all the natural snow trails. Unsurprisingly soft, sticky, and slow snow. However, it was great to ski outside the snowmaking loops; first time in 2 years on some segments! Mostly full coverage, but shockingly thin in several spots. B skis useable or rock skis if you want total peace of mind.

(Ben Ruhme)

Late afternoon ski. It was hard work, the trails were soft and had a lot of give. Very slow overall, significantly less glide distance on descents. Also lots of fast then slow on the descents, have to be careful to not get launched. My son skied the classic tracks. They seem to be a more normal width compared to the wide set last weekend. Tracks were well set, not icy, and in great condition considering the heavy wet snow. No water buildup visible.

(Erik Jerde)

The grooming of the snowmaking loop was excellent but the snow was incredibly slow at my 12:00 start. The trail had been packed and the classic track was in excellent shape when I used it to get some glide. I had anticipated that the snow would have corned but it was yesterday's snow that was firmly packed but nevertheless still squekely compressed under my strides . The Boulder Ridge downhill was in great condition. However, cutting the left hand curve on the return downhill from the top of Scenic Foothills got me into softer snow that caused some degree of deaccelration that I stepped out of to avoid injury. It was 33 degrees and sunny. I averaged 4.7 mph, 2.5 mph below my usual pace. Harder wax than the Opti Wax for 23 degrees and above that I used might of helped. More athletic skiers than I moved better but agreed it was slow and a workout - or exhausting in my case.

(Keith Carlson)

Skied natural snow trails mid afternoon 3:00. Lake Trail and Hill Trail and finished on the Star Loop. I was moving slow on my backcountry gear, but great to be out. No base to speak of, but decent except for a few spots in the sun that easy to navigate.

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(Brian Prentice)

Ski both natural loops this morning soft but beautiful. Great workout, not that many people on the trails for the natural but everybody out there was smiling ear to ear!

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(Josh Bloom)

I had put my skis away for the season but got them back out after the snow yesterday. The snow was firm and well groomed - Hyland never disappoints with their grooming. There was a little ice in the classic tracks as expected with spring skiing. Note that I only skied the trails with a man made snow base. I saw people skate skiing some of the natural only snow trails but I don't know any details on them.

(Kenneth Kooistra)

Plenty of snow for good skis in most places but very deep and ungroomed today. Classic looked fine, skating was impossible. Three rivers said they groomed this morning so I wonder if a lot of the snow was blown on post grooming.

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(Travis Fondow)

Not groomed and lots of snow (6 inches of spring snow).

(Doug McDonald)

The snowmaking loop was in very good to excellent condition at my 9:45 am start. it was around 40 degrees and mostly sunny. There was light corn in the sun that got deeper on the generally sun-exposed climbs - outbound Willow Creek and Scenic Foothills and in-bound Frog Town. There was some soft rutting in the same spots plus towards the top of the Boulder Ridge climb. Despite those challenges I was able to skate all the outbound climbs slowly until I got to Boulder Ridge beyond the saddle but I had to rest after each of the 3 stages/slopes of the Scenic Foothills inbound climb. I was tired and fighting a cold so my slower pace probably wasn't a surprise. The Boulder Ridge downhill was in great shape. There was light skier traffic. Overall it was really nice spring skiing. Thanks again to the groomers for their excellent work.

(Keith Carlson)

Trails were outstanding today, some of the fastest snow of the season. No leaves, no ice, no dirt.... Thanks grooming team!

(Brad Mlynar)