Not surprisingly: icy. Very hard skate deck. Not absolutely horrendous: can get an edge on flats and uphills. Going downhill was not my favorite with some frozen corduroy. Left early. But if you're good on the downhills and have bones that bend instead of break in case of a fall: could be worth it. Only tried the man-made snow loop.

(Adam Bock)

Icy with scattered gouges from skiers on the course when temperatures were above freezing. Not a lot of skiers to break up the ice.

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(Kevin Wendland)

I classic skied all the snowmaking trails (excellent conditions) as well as the natural snow on the Lake Trail and Hill Trail (very good condition). The natural snow trails were still surprisingly good, given all the warm weather and sun. Tracks were shallow or missing in quite a few places, but there were no bare spots, very little debris, and very little ice. There were a few short patches of slush on the natural snow trails. I was skiing on my new skin skis and they worked great under these conditions (41F at the time I was skiing). Because it was facing the bright sun, the downhill side of the big Boulder Ridge hill was very soft and slow. Not icy at the time I skied. Piles of snow had been pushed up due to snowplowing, but it was pretty easy to ski due to the soft wet consistency.

(Craig Wiklund, North Star Ski Touring Club)

Skated all trails at noon today. Man-made snow trails were in great shape as always. Southern natural trails (Lake loop) were a bit icy but still decent. Northern natural trails (up to Nature Center) were good; barely any ice.

(Philip Westover)

Stayed on man made snow section. Very nice skate deck. Was worried about ice but was pleasantly surprised. Beautiful conditions.

(Adam Bock)

Skate skied at Hyland in the late morning. The man-made snow trail was in excellent condition, was very fast, and you could get a good edge. I did not ski the Boulder Ridge section, but all of the rest of the man-made was about as good as it gets. The natural snow trails, though, did not appear to be freshly groomed. The North Trail and Oak Ridge trails were skiable but the snow was a bit crunchy and uneven in some spots, but did not have significant ice sections. The Lake Trail, though, had an extended icy section on the skate deck, but was skiable as long as you stayed to the right. Did not ski the Hill Trail in light of the conditions on the Lake Trail. I used my B skis on the natural snow trails and was glad I did.

(Dick Stardig)

Three rivers website says natural classic trails are "good". The only way they are good is coverage; tracks are shallow and nonexistent in many spots. Tracks definitely need to be reset. There is plenty of snow so not sure why they are set so shallow. Manmade snow is good but quite icy in spots.

(Scott Engstrom)

The skate deck was in perfect condition and fast this morning....definitely one of the fastest deck conditions of the year so far. Classic tracks were in perfect shape and fast as well, maybe a slight bit icy. I was also impressed a bus load of kids from EP high school Nordic showed up about 6:30am. Wishing them good luck in the state meet!

(John Nealon)

Excellent classic skiing on natural trails (Hill and Lake Trails)! A few oak leaves here and there but not bothersome.

(Carol Krush)

Excellent conditions. Skate groomed and classic tracks for all trails including all natural trails. Very solid, no ice. Trail has been consistently the best conditions I have ever seen here for this winter. Grooming team is amazing.

(Connor Canfield)