Great ski at noon today! It was probably the least amount of skiers I've seen this season at Wirth. The classic tracks were in good shape as well as the skate deck.

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(Bill Lundberg)

Conditions were decent but not great this morning. A little dirty where work vehicles cross ski trails, and some debris in places. The guns were blowing lots of snow and the groomers were getting ready to start moving it around. Big weekend of racing ahead here.

(Glenn Hansen)

Great conditions! The snow is holding up and the grooming team has been top notch. Great skiing - little to no ice and the downhills were nice (skipped La Squadra).

(Veronika Paprocka)

Given this year, the machine-made loops at Wirth were excellent! The hills became a little sugary late into the day, but the classic tracks were solid. The trails were filled with MYSL skiers from 3-5pm and kudos to nearly everyone who gave grace and space and smiles to the future of our sport as they passed by.

(Kevin Kos)

Skated the open trails this afternoon. Nice conditions. A few icy spots where the sugary snow has been pushed around on a few descents. Classic tracks looked good. Not much debris anywhere.

(Mike Browne)

Great skiing at Wirth today! Tracks were shallow in spots but good overall. Sugar on the uphills, downhills were great - not so lightning fast. The parking lot was full but there was plenty of room on the trails. Snowmaking was active on Twin Lakes section. The sun was wonderful and very little wind so it felt warmer than the temps said. Don't let the temps scare you!

(Meg Brady)

The groomers did a great job today. Cold weather helped with more blown snow. Skate deck was solid, even had corduroy in some spots still this morning. I didn't ski classic, but the trails looked well tracked and deep. All around nice day and great trails for skiing.

(LisaBeth Barajas)

Got out there around 2:30 pm and it was quite busy. Snow was pretty skiable and not too deep except for the steepest uphills. Only hit the solid ice on the uphills a couple times. Downhill was pretty tricky on the main line as the loose snow was all scraped away, but off to the side it wasn't too bad. There was a fair amount of debris on the trails so I wouldn't use my best skis but no dirt or rocks.

(Michael Tate)

Skated with a start at 12:30. Up to 2 inches of loose snow on a good amount of the trail but very doable. Downhills were somewhat fast and tricky. Classic tracks were good with some ice. 4K open but saw additional hoses being placed so hopefully more snow making in the works.

(Jim Nehl)

Skied classic late morning. Tracks were fast, uphills sugary, downhills very fast. There was debris and dirt in places but my skis didn't catch on it. Challenging conditions but still fun. The colder temps felt good!

(Meg Brady)