Loop closed during this warmup to preserve the base even the roadway up to the loop was soft, muddy, and rutted by a vehicle. Will be better and open back up when it gets cold again. Base is holding up with a few thin spots. Volunteer crew is talking about possibly making more snow the next weekend when the temps drop. If you want to support this effort, buy a pass or donate online!

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(Tiff Miller)

After a Christmas day groom, skate deck was packed and tracked; popular place in the Valley, being the only one where you can ski on snow. Some classic tracks set, getting soft as the temps were warming up.

(Tiff Miller)

Skate skied the man made loop. The new natural snow wasn't groomed yet as of early afternoon, but the base below it was firm and the glide was pretty fast. This report is just for the small man-made loop for good skis. Observation of the other trails are not yet groomed; no ski tracks on those either.

(Brady Zwiefelhofer)

Skate deck holding up well, got a groom yesterday. Snow was fast, and I noted only 2 small icy spots on the inside of the small hills. Smooth skiing all around on a lovely afternoon.

(Tiff Miller)

The main small loop held its snow through the warmup last weekend and is skiing well. Handful of skiers out already this morning, skate deck was packed and tracked. A few leaves on the trails, but pretty clean other than that. No classic track really set up currently. Trail has been groomed a few times so far, so the snow is in good shape. Get your pass for the only skiable snow in the Chippewa Valley right now; here's to hoping we get a good amount of natural snow so more ski spots in the area can open up, and Silvermine can open up more trail as well.

(Tiffany Miller)

Snow is holding up well, with some debris in just a couple of spots. A nice little man-made loop at 225 meters or so. No tracks set. My B skis are fish scale, but they worked well enough. Wish I had my skate skis!

(Brandon Guenther)

Snow guns were fired up yesterday and ran through the night. A small loop is almost covered and a small group of volunteers are working to get that done and groomed up so it's skiable soon.

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(Tiffany Miller)