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)

I skied classic this morning starting about 9:30. The first two laps were a bit slow but each lap got a bit faster, the last lap I stepped out of the tracks on the donut downhill. It looked like some one had done several classic laps before I got there also three laps skate, I never saw another skier for an hour and a half. The wind wasn't bad, I had to flip my glasses up due to frost and still didn't have to worry about my face. The classic skiing was good with lots of kick and fairly good glide. It looked like the skate was rather slow with ski tracks being at most one and a half ski lengths long.

(Thomas Harris)

Glorious conditions on the snowmaking trails, kudos to the groomers and park staff. The tracks looked perfect, and the skate deck was firm yet pliable given the 35 degree temps, with excellent glide. There was a bit of sugar on a few uphills, but not bad at all. A wonderful day and place to ski.

(Jason Goepfert)

Skiing (classic) was the best - fast but not icy. The skate deck looked firm (no slush). Snow was colder (harder) than I expected. FYI - ski teams arrived around 2 pm. Thank you groomers for a great job!

(Karen Peters)

Skied the snowmaking classic track today and was great! Trails were in good condition with a fast glide. Didn't stay too long as all the high school teams showed up to practice along with little kids team.

(Laura McBroom)

Exceptionally fast ski today--skate deck clean, firm and in great condition mid-morning with tiny amounts of sugar building on the uphill sections; lack of wind from the NNW made for a blissful workout. Classic tracks looked freshly set.

(Karen Rosenflanz)