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Near Madison

Blue Mound SP

Date	Condition	Style	By

Feb 03, 2012	N/A	Skate	Mike
	Wooded trails (John Minix, Flintrock, & Willow springs) groomed but no track set. The trails leveled out nice but some leafs and a couple very small bare spots. Wooded trails should be fine for skate skiing. Let us know when you ski it. Left one track in campground.

Feb 03, 2012	N/A	N/A	Mike
	P.S. Blue Mound candlelight ski was canceled due to the lack of snow to set a track.

Feb 03, 2012	Fair	Both	Kris S
	BMSP staff has groomed so there are no longer classic tracks on the wooded trails. It made skating quite OK. I recommend bringing your rock skis though, as there are some spots with dirt/leaves on top and I got stuck a few times. Out of the woods is bare, so plan to stay in the woods or do a bit of walking in the open areas.

Feb 02, 2012	Fair	Classic	Don F
	Skied all wooded trails. Classic track solid but about half icy with a few bare spots. Classic outside the tracks was fine. Skating would probably be pretty darn good as overall coverage is good. I would ski it when above freezing or it might be too icy/rutted/dicey. Watch for the 2 small spots of exposed gravel on the John Minix Trails downhill from the swimming pool parking lot. Campground area had the best coverage - 100%.

Feb 01, 2012	Good	Both	Don Fariss
	Only skied in campground, but tracks in excellent shape & skate deck firm. 2 to 3 inches deep. Snow not wet. When things refreeze tracks will be icy and skate deck rutted unless groomed again. Right now BM is an oasis as the rest the of the county melts.

Jan 29, 2012	Excellent	Classic	MH
	Perfect

Elver Park

Date	Condition	Style	By

Jan 31, 2012	Poor	Skate	JJJ
	Got worse as the morning went on. Some bare spots on East side trails & open areas. Most of West side is still OK, but is going quickly.

Jan 30, 2012	Poor	Classic	Amanda
	Skied just after sundown, and the tracks were pretty icy after the warm temps today.

Jan 29, 2012	Good	Skate	Alex S.
	Not bad at all. The light dusting of snow we recieved last night was just enough to add some control to the otherwise icy hard pack trails.

Odana Golf Course

Date	Condition	Style	By

Feb 02, 2012	Fair	Skate	valerie
	skiable patches of crust this AM, mostly connect-able if you ski on one ski or walk carefully on your rock skis...patches of snow themselves were pretty firm and consistent

Pleasant View Golf Course

Date	Condition	Style	By

Feb 01, 2012	No Go	Both	Tim d
	Closed,need more snow .

Jan 29, 2012	Fair	Skate	JohnS
	At least half of the skate track was blown and scraped bare, to icy base. Better than sitting at home, but disappointing skiing.

East of Madison

No recent reports for this area.

Just North of Madison

Mirror Lake SP - Baraboo

Date	Condition	Style	By

Feb 01, 2012	Fair	Skate	Ken
	Skied the Fern Dell loop early this morning while snow was still cold from overnight. Skate deck was better than I expected with an average of about 1" of base with 98% coverage. Some bare spots and many places with only thin ice stretches - but possible to complete the whole loop without removing skis. Snow was getting soft by 9am, so I called it quits. Classic tracks did not look so good - very icy, and loaded with debris in spots. Not sure if the snow will survive much more of this crummy weather.

Jan 31, 2012	Good	Skate	JC
	Skied (skate) late morning. Bare spots especially on the far east trails. The 2 mile loop was better. Very slow but still had an ok work out. It might be worth the drive from Madison tomorrow - but probably not by Thursday.

Jan 29, 2012	Excellent	Classic	MDH
	1 inch of low moisture fluff. Track and skate lane in great shape. 10 degrees at 7:30 A.M. Don't like the forecast.

Other Locations

Date	Condition	Style	By

Feb 01, 2012	Excellent	Both	Pete Moline
	Afterglow Lake Resort trails are in excellent condition. Only 34F today. Deep tracks and very flat groomed skate lane. 17" snow depth in the woods. Many cabins open this weekend. Trails groomed 42 times this season.

Jan 29, 2012	Fair	Classic	Michael
	Maple Bluff golf course. Fair. We got a nice dusting Saturday night. I was the second person out today, but the wind blew snow over the tracks quickly. Bare grass shows in 2-3 spots for about 30-feet in each spot. better than i expected though.

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