Well, mid-day to early afternoon conditions were getting a bit slushy and somewhat icy where the sun was bearing down on the trails. Conditions in the woods were much better. A High School Ski Race was ongoing. Still, a very nice ski on a beautiful sunny day. Btw: I really like the extra loop at the top of the upper stadium! (not that we need more hills there, but a nice quick down and up on what was part of the World Cup course).

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(Dave Carlson)

I got out at Theo around 7:30 am, before the high school races started (the race activity was ramping up by 8:30). Loppet staff said I could have stayed and skied "18" because they were not racing that section. Conditions were very good overall, with just a couple areas showing some dirt coloring and debris. Some classic tracks had leaves from the increasing wind. Great to have so much trail open in preparation for a big race weekend.

(Glenn Hansen)

There is a high school meet this morning so most of Wirth course looks to be unavailable. No signage on how long this will last.

(Tim Holmstrom)

All 7K open. Skate deck was firm and in great shape. Most of the tracks for classic were non existent most likely due to the races held Saturday and Sunday.

(Jim Nehl)

Nice temp and sunny. Probably because of the races yesterday, there are no tracks north of the roundabout. The snow was good, so it was fine anyway. Mostly clean and packed. Tracks on Green Meadow/Twin Lakes were good. Inner Meadow was double tracked (for classic only?). Beautiful day to be out.

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(Laurie Ford)

Fabulous conditions. Classic track was great. Firm, but no ice. Skate deck looked firm and well groomed. On the man-made trails, you just can't ask for better conditions.

(John Helms)

Pristine grooming at Wirth this morning--as usual! The trails were in great shape for classic and skate. There was a little debris in the tracks on occasion from all of our wind lately, but very minimal. There were quite a few adult ski lessons going on today, but the trails were pretty much deserted in the outer loops. It's always a fun ski at Wirth!

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(Bill Lundberg)

All machine made trails are open. The snow was in fantastic shape and felt quite fast after a double layer of swix polar (for temps 7 and below). The tracks looked good and classic skiers appeared to get good grip. Judging from the parking, Wirth was still busy, but with the 7km they have open it didn't feel like it.

(Mike Schowalter)

Man made loop is in great shape today and is almost completely open. They are pushing out the machine shed loop, but everything else is groomed. About 6k open. The inner meadow loop is groomed with two classic tracks today, and no skate lane. The north finger+la squadra is still a cardiac dream. I may have blacked out a few times near the top of la squadra, memories are unclear.

(Mike Keyes)

Arrived just before a high school meet, so I only did one lap (the finger and the loop above the Trailhead did not appear to be open. Conditions were fantastic! The track was deep and hard. Guru green kicked like a dream. The skate deck was great as well, some loosened snow for edging on the downhill turns. Did not feel really cold and had lots of youthful excitement!

(Stan Hokanson)