It was like skiing on styrofoam. The man made loop was open and perfectly groomed. A few four letter words. Brrr, cold, slow, nott fast, well youu gett thee idea. Stay home stay warm.

(Don Callander)

Only Valley trail was open as a 2 1/2 K loop. Conditions were excellent, we skied the loop 3 times for an excellent workout. Well worth the $9 ski pass.

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(Earl Stabenow)

Only Valley Trail (Intermediate) was operational, and in great condition, this morning. Man-made snow.

(Marcelo Garza)

Skied the lighted trail. Conditions were wonderful! I assume most of the snow is of the man made variety. Tracks were firm, very well set. No bare spots anywhere. Just an occasional leaf in the tracks. Very pleased!

(Craig Fischberg)

Skied classic and skate mid-morning. The rest of the 2.5 km man made loop is now open. The 2 km that have been open were in good shape, even after the extra traffic from a race out there this morning. Solid classic tracks and a skate deck I would call "just right". Not to firm, not too soft; maybe a touch slow. Personally, I found the new 0.5 km portion to be a bit slippery in places (to say icy would maybe be a bit harsh). However, I did have some trouble slipping in the classic tracks through there, even with skins for kick. All in all though, good conditions.

(Leif Irgens)

Skied a few 2k loops. Great snow. Cold, but smooth gliding on almost fresh corduroy. The last segment looks very close to opening. Saw the lights lit up on Northern Lights, so decided to give it a try. Bad idea. More gravel than snow, and Cowabunga Hill looked like a Class 5 Blizzard from DQ. The snowmaking Loop is A+. Northern Lights is unskiable.

(Andor Langski)

Skied classic and skate at Elm this evening, finishing around 9:00 pm. Classic tracks were still there and in good shape most of the way around the current 2km loop. Skate deck was quite firm in places, softer in others and the snow seemed noticeably slower than on Tuesday. While the rest of the man-made loop is still not open, I did see a groomer take a couple of laps on that portion of the loop this evening. I'll take that as a sign the rest of the loop may open soon.

(Leif Irgens)

Conditions on the ~2km man made loop were good. They are blowing snow and appear to be about to open the final ~0.5km of the man made loop. Apart from some blowing snow and few spots of the classic track where the piston bully had to travel across to work on the new area the skiing was very good. Was there from 6:00 to 7:30-ish and it wasn't overly busy by any means.

(Erik Erickson)

Skied the manmade snow loop after this mornings light snow...very nice....very quiet. Looks like they may be getting ready to open the last segment?

(Mike Flynn)

Very good. Classic tracks set. Quite a few high schoolers out but plenty of room to spare. About 2km worth.

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(Kevin Wendland)