Skied the man-made snow loop for a bit before checking out Northern Lights Loop. Man-made was very fast in the morning while it was below freezing, stayed fast into the morning while the sun was on it. Northern Lights was rough, not freshly groomed, ice rutted or skating rink in spots from all the freeze/thaw.

(Harry Rothberg)

Fast fast fast! It was a beautiful warm skiing afternoon at Elm Creek. With Mora Vasaloppet events coming up, we took out our warm classic skis for a couple of quick loops on the "man-made" snow trails and Northern Light natural snow trails! The classic tracks are very nicely groomed! Thanks! Best luck to all the racers at Mora Vasaloppet, Pre-Birkie, and North End!

(Amy Xu)

I skied the snowmaking loop. Great grooming, firm skate deck that transformed from a bit icy and tough to balance to the right amount of firm but chopped up once the ski teams got a few laps in. The natural snow trails look like they haven't been groomed for a few days. They were too rock hard for my to have any fun on so I returned to the snowmaking loop after about a half k.

(Paul Lozom)

I skated the Valley and Northern Lights trails this morning from 8:30-9:30. Valley was in fine condition for skating, but I found N. Lights to be even better. The groomers had sufficiently scratched the firm base on N. Lights so that one could get a reliable edge but had not overgroomed it to the point of being soft. It was the Goldilocks surface for my intermediate skating abilities. However, the classic tracks had not been regroomed and looked pretty icy. From the swimming beach end of N. Lights, I could see that the end of the Lake trail had not been groomed since yesterday's melt, and it was hardpacked and ski-rutted.

(Ron Refsnider)

The man-made snow loop and Northern Light were recently groomed and in excellent condition. Very fast glide yet easy to get an edge. Most of the Creek trail had not been groomed and had quite a few deep ruts from yesterday's warm temps. The outer, multiuse trails were in as fine condition as I have ever seen. Recently groomed and almost no debris.

(Don Callander)

Skied the Northern Lights and Valley loops around 7PM. It was 35 degrees and incredibly slick. Some areas of the Northern Lights tracks were blown out pretty bad; Valley was (as expected) fantastic. Fell spectacularly once heading back down into the Northern Lights section. The warmer weather has made snowplowing and turning downhill a challenge.

(Shane Snyder)

The skiing at EC continues to be really great! Classic skied all the trails this morning and the tracks are fast and in generally good shape. Just slightly washed out in a few sections of Northern Lights loop.

(Mark Skinner)

Today's transient and special conditions are worth sharing. The particular treat was the classic tracks on the natural snow trails. It was all crust skiing - fast but not out of control, and you could kick up anything. The sun and warming temperatures later in the day are likely to turn the tracks slick, but for a few magical hours this morning, classic skiing at EC was a special treat. Note that the skate deck on the natural snow trails was scratched up by the groomers, and looked fast and controlable. The snow making loop was, as expected, in excellent shape.

(Ken Tobacman)

I skated Valley, Lake, Creek, and Northern Lights Trails between 8:30 and 9:30 this morning. Lake and Creek--but not N. Lights--had-freshly set classic tracks, mostly nice looking, but shallow in some areas. I was wishing I had my classic skis instead! N. Lights tracks are looking worn from weekend use. The skate deck was freshly groomed everywhere, but it looked like it was done by two different pieces of equipment. The result was a variably soft deck with a frequent ridge (sometimes with a groove, too) running down the middle or a bit off to one side. It was just big enough to require me to watch the trail surface more that I'd like. At one point it was hidden in the shadows and nearly brought me down as my edge was caught in it. But all in all, it was a very nice ski, and I appreciate the grooming that is being done almost daily to the skate trails.

(Ron Refsnider)

Skated all the trails including the multiuse trail. The trails were all in great condition, including the multiuse trail. A fair amount of tree debris, especially on the multiuse trail, but not so much that it caused problems. A lot of people out having fun.

(Kristian Markon)