Amazing skate deck on the Lake and Creek loops! Just a bit of grass and dirt but no rocks! Nice to be on natural snow again.

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(Kim Rudd)

Classic skied the manmade loop and part of Northern Lights. Snowmaking loop was scratchy and slow - about what you would expect for fresh snow and cold temps, and the tracks were in fantastic shape. It looks like the outer loops have been rolled/packed, so I ventured out onto Northern Lights from the cutoff at the bottom of the donut. Conditions on NL were soft and bumpy, with gravel mixed in in spots, no classic track set - most definitely rock ski territory. It could however, make a good base when we get more snow. It's ski-able, just be super careful.

(Eric Nevalainen)

Skied around 11 AM this morning. Trails were not groomed, and there were several inches of fresh snow was on the trail. A few people had been out on the skate trail, although it was not well packed. Slow and tiring skate skiing, especially on the uphills.

(Laura Adrian)

Skied late morning. The snow-making loop hadn't been regroomed since before the snowfall. There were skier-made classic tracks and signs of several skaters slogging through the powder on the skate lane. I ventured out onto Northern Lights, following tracks from someone who'd been there before me, and encountered a groomer, beginning to pack down the snow using a snowmobile. He told me he hopes grooming on the outer trails can be finished in the next couple of days. Finally!

(Ken Tobacman)

Tracks were deep, not washed out anywhere, but very icy. I got limited kick due to icy conditions and also my fault for not waxing the kick zone before skiing. I thought I could use previous wax from last skiing, but that wore off. Started skiing 3:30 pm, very few skiers out there.

(Earl Stabenow)

First time here this season. Trail was well used but in good condition with a firm skate deck (no sugar or soft spots). The new snow appeared to have freshened up the snow making loop nicely. Classic tracks looked shallow and were washed out in a few locations.

(Ben Ruhme)

Skied from 9:00 to noon. Tracks were solid but frequently glazed or icy or leafy. Spent much of the time out of the track double poling. Wind was increasing as I left.

(Michael Kuhne)

Classic skied Elm Creek around noon; conditions still very good, not icy nor too soft, but still fast. The wind wasn't noticeable once you got off the top onto southern half. Some leaves on tracks in a few places. Thank you groomers!

(Karen Peters)

Because there were races going on at Theo and Hyland, I went to Elm. I hadn't skied there all season, and had a great ski. The tracks were in amazing shape, and extra blue worked perfectly. It was almost deserted compared to my busy favorites, Hyland and Theo. Although, they did have a couple group classic ski lessons going on while I was there, and I realized how perfect Elm Creek is for teaching beginners. It looked like they were all having a fun time learning.

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(Bill Lundberg)

Starting skiing about 11:30 am. Very few skiers out. Tracks were deep and fresh as they were groomed that morning. However, they were very icy and fast. I fell once trying to stay in the track around a tight corner. After that, I was out of the track completely on those fast tight corners. I got good kick with swix v40 blue extra wax.

(Earl Stabenow)