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)

Misty air with firm, icy tracks that were set nice and deep. Naturally some dirt mixed in with the fully transformed snow.

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(Bonnie Weiskopf)

Various states of transformed snow over a hard icy deck on the open snow making loops. Downhills were incredibly fast but manageable. Snow was dirty on the Green Meadow and Jim's Hills climbs with a fair number of twigs down on the latter. Overall, the trails survived yesterday's rain quite well.

(Ben Ruhme)

Got out in the late morning for a ski at Wirth. The trails were in pretty good shape - a hard, icy deck covered in a little slush. Some sticks on trail, particularly starting the climb to coaches'corner. Not many folks out. 3.5 k open.

(Adam Mahar)

Skied groomed and natural courses. Snow was soft/melty on groomed but coverage was good. Natural course was thin but skiable.

(Michael McDonald)

The deck is holding up reasonably well for the warm weather. The classic tracks are washed out in the stadium and inconsistent in other areas of Wirth. The further you get from the stadium the better the tracks are- go up coaches corner and head toward La Squadra for better/faster tracks. Overall, it's not a terrible day for a ski and the park was quiet for a Christmas break afternoon.

(Anne McCulloch)

Conditions on the snowmaking trail were great on Christmas Day. The snow felt extra fast and there were plenty of skiers out. This is an impressive trail.

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(Michael McDonald)

Natural trails: Good conditions of you're skijoring. A bit more difficult if you're not. My spouse and I switched off with our dog, and it's definitely much trickier without canine help. I also had more rough contact today than I did two days ago.

(Michael Schowalter)