Snow making loop was in fair to good condition. With a 10:20 start, I hit the trail at about the right time with temperature of 39 degrees per my car. Sun showed inconsistently. Snow had softened up enough so the mild rutting I ran into was no problem. However, things were slowing down as I skied on the sun-exposed portions of the trail; couldn't skate all the way to the top on Willow or Scenic outbound, but inbound I skated nonstop to the top of Scenic (in the shade) with no problem. I didn't attempt Boulder or the downhill/uphill loop on Scenic to avoid possible ruts, snowplow wake or fast deaccelerations. However, downhill run inbound from the top of Scenic and from top of Frog Town to the timing shack skied fine. Hoping to get in at least one more time tomorrow.

(Keith Carlson)

They groomed yesterday. Skied classic this morning. Very icy. Lake loop was very challenging-it fact Three Rivers had some cones up in a few areas around the lake where conditions are very poor. Manufactured snow trail was a bit better.

(Steve Freese)

Not too shabby. Getting a little dirty and slow but basically ok. Track is pretty fast. No new grooming but there is a soft layer over a solid base.

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(Kevin Wendland)

Groomed trails both man made snow and natural were challenging as expected today from 7:30 - 9:30 am. Crust skating was excellent. My plan was to only use the groomed to connect crust sections. I skied North to Lake to Hill (the other natural we coned off because of downed trees). The only time I had to walk was the big Hill downhill because it was ice on one side and tree branches in the other. Otherwise I probably spent 50% of the time on crust along the way exploring all the open areas. North has the best crust areas. I even found a fun crust downhill from about halfway up the big Boulder downhill between it and the bypass.

(Dan Zenk)

Started around 1pm and the skate deck on the snowmaking loops was in good condition but the snow rapidly got softer as the sun reached its maximum afternoon height. Tracks looked pretty slushy in many locations. Lots of people were out today though. Park staff confirmed grooming is done for the season, however they stated the trails will remain open until conditions totally deteriorate.

(Ben Ruhme)

Tracks were in great when I started at 9:15 am. Very deep and a little icy but not bad. By 11 am they were getting soft in places but still pretty fast overall. Boulder up and down was great the entire time. Never icy going down and not too soft going up. TRPD announced a couple days ago last night would be the last grooming of the season so I was checking out the natural trails for crust skiing. They were rolled Saturday morning before the snow ended so there'll be a couple inches of soft or hard snow on top depending on the time of day but they didn't look too rutted today. Noticed also the shuttle parking lot was not plowed so I didn't try starting on the North trail.

(Dan Zenk)

They groomed overnight and set some nice tracks. Not too icy - Classic ski grip wax worked well. Skied the full trail loop.

(Mark Stender)

Encountered downed trees, avoid the lake loop unless you have a helmet or a deathwish. Crashed thru this tree at the bottom of the hill on lake loop. If they groomed at all today you couldn't notice it by the time I got out there. Still happy to be out here in April!

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(Dave Niday)

Happy April fools. Apparently Hyland groomed at night, so it's all skied in trails but a beautiful photo opportunity on Frog Town Trail. The skis glided and kicked great but very washed out. I'm on my way to wirth.

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(Diane Pattridge)

Drove down to Hyland and nothing has been groomed, so decided to go somewhere else.

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(Jared VanderHook)