As usual, great conditions for both classic and skate at Wirth this afternoon. It was another cold day, but not too bad without much wind. Had a fun ski on all the hilly trails! It was another day without many skiers.

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(Bill Lundberg)

Excellent conditions for both skate and classic on the snowmaking trails this morning at Theo. It was great to have the recent snowfall mixed in to the bottom of the tracks. There were very few people on the trails, and it reminded me of skiing at Par 3 in the early 70's!

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(Bill Lundberg)

For the first time this year I absolutely loved getting out on the trails. I typically ski early evening/night and for first time with fresh snow and cool temperatures, the courses held up brilliant over a busy Sunday. Finally got my confidence back and the pleasant experience reinvigorated my interest in the sport. Phew. Skied every snowmaking trail except La Squandra and by 7:30pm end time, they were all near perfect.

(Ty Anderson)

Powdery skate deck and shallow tracks because of our wonderful fresh snow but beautiful and great nonetheless!

(Mikaela Smith)

Classic skied this morning on the green and blue artificial trails at Theodore Wirth. All trails were perfectly groomed and tracked. Fantastic conditions. Thank you groomers and weather! Let's hope for snow soon.

(Sadie McKinley)

Fantastic conditions this early morning before the high school races. No ice at all, in fact the snow felt slow to me - although it may have been my skis or the wind or the teensy weensie bit of new cold snow. Regardless, a fantastic morning for skiing at Wirth!

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(Bill Oyler)

It was a little cold and deserted at Theo this afternoon. The skate deck was in good shape, while the classic tracks were a little glazed, shallow and leafy at times. I still had a decent ski and a good kick. Thanks to the groomers for keeping it skiable even with a temp in the 50's last week!

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(Bill Lundberg)

Rough classic conditions by evening: washed out tracks on an ice base after the weekend's races made for little glide and less pole grip. We'll get em tomorrow!

(Alex Leslie)

The crews were removing Loppet race structures this morning, and it was snowing a bit. This kept the crowds down (I only saw a few skiers). The new snow covered whatever the final state of the race trails, but it was actually very skiable. I'd call it late-wave Birkie conditions but in a good way. =) Classic tracks were a mixed bag. They were washed out half the time, the rest of the time they were filling with the new snow. Skied my normal distance with a slightly slower pace. It was nice to be out!

(Paul Larson)

I was pleasantly surprised. Skied 13 km and it was great. Maybe the slightest sugar on some uphills but nothing to complain about. The parking lot was nearly full, so obviously others were enjoying it as well. Classic tracks did look shallow, but many classic skiers were out.

(Paul Larson)