Manmade snow was boilerplate with perfect frozen tracks and skate deck with no ice. Natural was the same with added long sections of sheets of glare ice with perfect tracks. I had such a good time there yesterday I convinced myself they had worked magic overnight even with the rain as TRPD reported good conditions for both natural and manmade. It was probably good before the temp dropped below freezing after grooming was done, as evidenced by the frozen skate grooves. After initially thinking of turning back after seeing all the ice on North at the shuttle parking lot, I stuck with it hoping things would be better on the manmade snow but it was boilerplate everywhere, although at least no ice on the manmade. Once I got used to the light touch required it was actually pretty fun and very fast. I ended up doing 5 laps of snowmaking and with a good tuck was able to use all of the downhill tracks except Boulder Ridge (which I avoided and saw no one else on) and coming back on Scenic Foothills. Lake was a complete sheet of ice at the start (I used the snow on the side to get down to the lake) and Oak Knob wasn't too back but had lots of icy sections. North was the only natural trail without much ice.

(Dan Zenk)

The snowmaking loop was in excellent condition mid morning on Tuesday. No problem getting bite but no sugar accumulation to slow you down. No snowplow wake even on Boulder. It was 34 degrees at my start and 37 when I checked driving home. Thanks Three Rivers and groomers for providing such great conditions.

(Keith Carlson)

It was another great outing at Hyland this morning. I classic skied the snowmaking trails, and they were in really nice shape for both classic and skate.
Thanks to the Hyland groomers for keeping it going this Spring!

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(Bill Lundberg)

Fast conditions and a significant improvement over the hard icy surface present on Friday. A few glazed/icy spots in the tracks and as expected due to the wind, a fair amount of leaf debris in the usual places. Skate deck was generally in great condition as well with isolated bumpy/rutted areas as the refreeze set up with falling temperatures. Thanks to the groomers at Hyland for their continued outstanding work! Get out and enjoy the end of the season while it lasts.

(Ben Ruhme)

Skied classic at 11am and had a blast on this sunny Sunday! Tracks were icy fast and had decent depth. I was using fish scales with no wax. Groomers doing an excellent job as always.

(Dan Wirig)

Skied the manmade trails (through the Frog town loop)—still in great shape! Trail was fast but not icy. Softening a little by about 1pm. Thanks groomers!

(Jamie Gaul)

Skied north/richardson natural trail: shallow unpleasant for classic. Skate skiers blasted through the trails in jeans, jumpers, and onesies. Afternoon will make trails better for classic. Enjoy the waning days of our season!

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(Stephen Tannen)

I skied Hyland in the late afternoon, and had a fun ski on the snowmaking loops. The classic tracks were in nice shape with hardly any slipping using extra blue wax. There was definitely some wind out there in the open areas, but lots of sunshine made it more enjoyable.

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(Bill Lundberg)

I skied Hyland this morning (before 9am) and the trails were in remarkably good shape. It's a little icy around the lake, but otherwise wonderful for late March. Both classic tracks and skate deck are good shape.

(Bill Moseley)

Unsurprisingly, the trails were hard and icy. Leaf debris was also frequent from the wind. Skate deck was in better shape and more forgiving than the tracks, especially for striding uphill. The lake loop was very icy with snow drifts in several places. Honestly felt more like ice sailing on Hoth than skiing today with the wind.

(Ben Ruhme)