skiing conditions

Blue Mound SP

Date	Condition	Style	By
Mar 06, 2014	Excellent	Classic	Jay
	Perfect conditions today. Went out early morning, it was a little slow but great grip, tracks got faster later in the morning. Downhills were in great shape.
Mar 06, 2014	Excellent	Classic	TommyG
	Best ski conditions of the year still a blue wax day
Mar 06, 2014	Excellent	Classic	Remo
	Skied in the late afternoon and the trails were just perfect!
Mar 05, 2014	Excellent	Classic	Blue Mound Staff
	Groomed and tracked Wednesday, the 5th. Pack set, fresh 6 fluffy inches of snow. Classic tracks should have set up excellently over night. No tree litter as there had been previously.
Mar 03, 2014	Good	Classic	Remo
	Very Good! Skied mid-afternoon and the trails are in good shape. This downhills are fast but you can dig in and keep an edge.
Mar 02, 2014	Excellent	Classic	Amanda S
	Tracks are in great condition. There are no icy spots and all the downhills are good. Skied around 3 pm. Thanks Blue Mound!
Mar 02, 2014	Excellent	Classic	Plane
	The Mound always impresses. Just want to add to Amanda's report that there is a good foot and a half! of snow in the woods and as the staff there reported earlier 6-8" of base. At least 2 more weeks of great skiing at the Mound.
Mar 01, 2014	Excellent	Classic	Dave
	Last night's snow covered just about all the leaves. Downhills are totally manageable. Tracks are hard and fast.
Mar 01, 2014	Good	Classic	JBT
	I would have rated this excellent but the new snow in the afternoon was falling faster than skiers could pack it down so the trails were quite a bit slower than usual. Good workout, looking forward to coming back on Sunday.

Cam-Rock

Date	Condition	Style	By
Mar 05, 2014	Good	Both	Sean
	All trails groomed today. Classic is overall very good, with most parts excellent, and other parts with ice underneath and foot traffic/skating damage. Skate deck has seam in the middle from two grooming passes and is soft in places, but overall good.
Mar 04, 2014	Good	Classic	Phil Van Valkenberg
	Fair to very good classic skiing. With 2-3 inches of fresh snow thought it was a good day to ski it into the old tracks on wood skis. Silky glide then came across the groomer at #1. Skied all the trails then in new tracks, but not set up of course. Full depth about 50%, thin less than 5%. Skate deck smooth with the usual berm in the middle on two-way parts. Nice to not be training for anything, just skiing. Saw a mink by the creek and a red tail hawk.
Mar 01, 2014	Good	Both	Sean
	About 3 inches fresh over ice proved to be overall good. Foot traffic in sections of both skate deck and classic tracks. All classic tracks now "citizen groomed." Can't complain for first week of March.

Elver Park

Date	Condition	Style	By
Mar 05, 2014	Excellent	Classic	Jeff S.
	Tracks mainly in very good shape with no leaves, although none were set to or east of the chalet. Skate lane was a lttle slower with some soft with loose snow. CL Grip improved with a little mid-range (20*) blue over green underfoot, even with air at 12*.
Mar 05, 2014	Excellent	Classic	Arne
	awesome conditions for classic skiing. Mostly good tracks.
Mar 04, 2014	Excellent	Classic	Morgan
	Freshly groomed - Fun!
Mar 04, 2014	Good	Skate	jpe
	Good conditions at Elver. Groomer took a quick pass around today. Snow felt slow and heavy. Warmer wax required???
Mar 04, 2014	Excellent	Both	Jonathan
	Tonight skate deck was perfect: firm but forgiving with no ice or debris and beautifully groomed. Classic track looked excellent as well.
Mar 03, 2014	Excellent	Classic	Jeff S.
	About as good as it's been, and as good as it's gonna be. Was groomed today. Firm, sharp tracks, except a little shallow around the ballfield; grip & glide wax from Birkie worked well; A very few leaves in the tracks. Skate lane still corduroy on places; Big northwest downhill very form at the bottom but still very controllable.
Mar 02, 2014	Good	Classic	MWH
	Some erosion to the tracks from weather, skaters, and time, but not bad. Had an enjoyable classic style outing on both the NW and SE loops this morning. Recommended.
Mar 02, 2014	Good	Skate	ken w
	New snow was not yet groomed, but the 1-2 inches of fresh powder over the hard packed base made for nice skating.
Mar 01, 2014	Good	Both	plane
	Snowing during our ski in mid-afternoon. The new snow was bonding to the renovated crust beneath. Firm skate deck, excellent edging, decent glide. Blue kick. Glide started to slow as the 3rd inch of snow fell. Word was that city's groomer Jay was planning on grooming early Sunday morning.

Governor Dodge SP

Date	Condition	Style	By
Mar 05, 2014	Good	Classic	Dave
	Groomed late morning, still pretty soft.

Governor Nelson SP

Date	Condition	Style	By
Mar 06, 2014	Good	Classic	Denny
	A fine night to ski, thanks for the fine grooming Rene.
Mar 05, 2014	N/A	Both	Rene
	All groomed
Mar 02, 2014	Fair	Skate	Phil
	Ungroomed, fresh snow on top of solid ice. Still enjoyable, but could use a bit more packing.

Indian Lake

Date	Condition	Style	By
Mar 05, 2014	Excellent	Classic	BobA
	Freshly groomed after a beautiful snowfall. Track and deck a little soft. Still, however, lovely.
Mar 02, 2014	Excellent	Classic	scobra
	Most challenging hills and climbs in the area with a distinctive sense of remoteness. County crew had already groomed by Sunday p.m. Plaudits on the quick attention but sometimes a couple inches uncompressed powder can make for a more natural classic ski if it's adhering well to the base. Can't say if that was the case or not.

Kegonsa SP

Date	Condition	Style	By
Mar 07, 2014	Good	Skate	MLR
	As of 3pm skate deck somewhat soft in many areas, but still very skiable/enjoyable. Classic track appeared excellent throughout. Almost no debris, deep, even. Made for great polling! Thanks groomer!
Mar 05, 2014	Good	Both	Rosie
	While all trails were freshly groomed today, the skate deck was soft and uneven. Definitely a better day to ski classic.
Mar 04, 2014	Excellent	Skate	scobra
	Oh, the embarrassment of riches! Starting to feel like I died and went to Norway. Thank you, thank you for not mashing down the cushiony powder. It's like skiing on Cloud Nine. Stability, balance, glide all exceptional. White Oak Nature Trail is a gem.
Mar 02, 2014	Good	Skate	Rosie
	Groomer was out around 8:30 AM. By the time I left at 9:30, there were groomed skate lanes for all trails except the yellow trail (that is, the one that takes you up by the lake/sledding hill). Some spots had classic tracks set, but they weren't everywhere. I assume he was still working on that. Beautiful corduroy with an icy base underneath.
Mar 02, 2014	Excellent	Skate	BK
	Perfect skating at Kegonsa today. Classic track looked good too. If it's going to be cold, we might as well have good skiing! Thanks Groomers!

McCarthy Park

Date	Condition	Style	By
Mar 05, 2014	Fair	Both	Chris
	Trails groomed this morning. Equipment problems prevented much of the classic track from being set. Majority of the trail is rolled only right now.
Mar 05, 2014	Good	Skate	JP
	Despite Fair report from Chris, trails in Good shape for skating. Snow should firm up and get speedy after warm sun on Thursday. LOVE the dog friendly trail status!!!
Mar 04, 2014	Good	Both	Chris
	All trails groomed this morning. With adequate snow, reasonable temps and low winds it is probably the best skiing of the year at McCarthy right now.
Mar 04, 2014	Excellent	Skate	Rosie
	Chris wasn't kidding about it being the best skiing of the year today. Every trail was in great shape, and the lack of a wind was much appreciated. The only trouble was the parking lot--I almost wiped out on the snow-covered ice as I was getting in & out of my car. Can't win 'em all, I guess.
Mar 03, 2014	Good	Both	Chris
	Between yesterday and today, all trails have been groomed.
Mar 02, 2014	Fair	Both	Chris
	As of noon, there was only time to do the loop by the front parking lot and work on the group camp hill. The rest is ungroomed from yesterday's snow. Be careful at the base of the group camp hill. There is ice under the new snow and the new snow might shear off.

Monona Golf Course

Date	Condition	Style	By
Mar 03, 2014	Fair	Classic	ken w
	Trail has not seen any grooming in a long time. Skate is No-Go. Classic is possible in some skied in citizen tracks. However, they are thin and washed out, which would make it tough for a beginner.

Odana Golf Course

Date	Condition	Style	By
Mar 07, 2014	Excellent	Both	ccs
	Still perfect for skate or stride as of noon. Firm tracks, smooth firm groomed skate deck. High clouds keeping it intact. Get out if / while you can!
Mar 06, 2014	Excellent	Both	Trailbreaker
	Fabulous tracks. Deep, hard, clean. Skating would have been better if some skiers wouldn't have skated right behind the groomer. They left some pretty deep gouges.
Mar 05, 2014	Good	Skate	Carol
	Groomer was out before 10AM working on the sparkly new snow - thank you!!
Mar 05, 2014	Excellent	Classic	ginnyz
	12:30 or so, we arrived as the groomer was leaving, after laying tracks around the outer loop and the yellow trail -really beautiful tracks - thanks for coming out again today to take advantage of the nice new snow - all the many skiiers out today really appreciated it = a real treat
Mar 04, 2014	Excellent	Skate	SM
	Kudos to city grooming AGAIN! wonderful, freshly-groomed trails by 10am:) So appreciate the post-Birkie grooming!
Mar 03, 2014	Good	Classic	BobA
	Actually very good. Especially considering recent melt-down/rain followed by just light snow. Track icy in a few spots and almost too fast on some downhills, so be careful out there. Skate deck looked fine. Applause for grooming quality.
Mar 01, 2014	Good	Skate	BK
	Great morning to get out and skate after last night's snow. Couple small icey patches but overall very enjoyable. Thanks groomers!
Mar 01, 2014	Excellent	Skate	Cowboybob
	At 2:00 pm it was excellent. What a difference an inch or two makes, of new snow. Skate deck firm. Great glide!

Olin-Turville Park

Date	Condition	Style	By
Mar 05, 2014	Fair	Classic	Remo
	Powder skiing. Skied in the a.m. and the snow is fluffy and fast.

Pleasant View Golf Course

Date	Condition	Style	By
Mar 07, 2014	Good	Skate	Cowboybob
	At 12:30 skate deck was firm and fully covered. No thin spots. Good edging, but slow glide. Chickadees heard!
Mar 06, 2014	Excellent	Classic	ginnyz
	Did the white and red trails today, beautiful, thanks Tim D
Mar 05, 2014	Excellent	Both	Tim D
	Groomed and tracked-noon-
Mar 03, 2014	Good	Skate	Chris
	Trails groomed today.Skate lane was in very good condition. Classic track looked shallow, but it was reset today.
Mar 03, 2014	Excellent	Skate	Cowboybob
	Freshly groomed by 1 pm and spectacular! Wide, firm, level skate deck. Very little debris or ice. Terrific grooming, Tim
Mar 01, 2014	Good	Skate	val
	fluffy on top of crusty, icy patches under the snow in predictable places, got better as we skied it in. quite pleasant.

The UW Arboretum

Date	Condition	Style	By
Mar 06, 2014	Excellent	Classic	scobra
	Crescent moonlit traverse of the narrow wooded paths of the Arb A tract so vast you can ski two hours and more without going back over your route. For a pulse quickener pass under the Beltline via tunnel in the dark. Sadly, may have been the last hard wax ski of the season. It's all over now, Extra Blue.

Token Creek

Date	Condition	Style	By
Mar 05, 2014	Good	Classic	Mary
	very good after fresh tracking
Mar 01, 2014	No Go	Skate	Larry
	Not skiable. 2" of light snow over glare ice. Needs to be groomed to break the ice up.

Yahara Golf Course

Date	Condition	Style	By
Mar 05, 2014	Good	Skate	Mark H
	Freshly groomed early afternoon today. Wonderful snow, but real soft skate deck and you might expect. Many thanks to City Parks for outstanding work here.
Mar 03, 2014	Good	Skate	Shelly
	Groomed and tracked today. Complete coverage. Minimal debris in tracks.

McMiller - Eagle

Date	Condition	Style	By
Mar 05, 2014	Excellent	Classic	Darren B
	Freshly groomed classic tracks here today made for a great birthday present for my wife Joanie. The tracks were set on a well-packed base and skied quite well, considering the several inches of new snow. The skate lanes were still a bit soft.

Nordic Trails - LaGrange

Date	Condition	Style	By
Mar 04, 2014	Good	Classic	Jim B.
	Three or four inches of new snow; probably excellent by now - just wasn't finished being groomed while I was there. Great snow conditions here.

Scuppernong - Eagle

Date	Condition	Style	By
Mar 02, 2014	Good	Classic	Darren B
	Trails were groomed Saturday night after several inches of new snow and tracks had a dusting in them early Sunday morning. Joanie and I skied all the trails and the tracks were in good condition, although some sections of shallower tracks in the pines. Great to be still be skiing in March during a winter that will be remembered for its great classic skiing due to cold temperatures and frequent snowfalls. Thanks again to Southern KMSF staff for the nighttime grooming, which allows the tracks to set up great!

Justin Trails Resort

Date	Condition	Style	By
Mar 04, 2014	Excellent	Both	Donna Justin
	Freshly groomed today. Should set up well overnight. Trails are clear of debris. Tracks are deep and firm. 12-15 inch base.

Mirror Lake SP - Baraboo

Date	Condition	Style	By
Mar 06, 2014	Excellent	Classic	Roger
	Beautiful deep hard tracks. The fewest leave in the tracks of the year!
Mar 05, 2014	N/A	Both	Steve
	Everything is tracked and groomed

Date	Condition	Style	By
Mar 06, 2014	Excellent	Classic	BobA
	Beautiful place & snow. Excellent grooming. Worth the drive from Madison. Put it on your "must do" for next year.
Mar 06, 2014	Excellent	Classic	BobA
	Place I was referring to=Wildcat Mountain State Park