Trail Condition

CXC Outdoor Rec Center

Haven’t been to CXC in a couple weeks, impressed with the snowmaking loop work. Freshly groomed, firm hard deck. Plunge felt safe, plenty of control. You can make a nice little loop with a couple big climbs. The out and back on the power lines (round -a -lot?) was thin but worth a ski and …

CXC Outdoor Rec Center

I skied at around 1:00PM yesterday as Yuriy was grooming the trail. Contrary to another report from yesterday, skating looked perfect on the upper part of the loop and on the two climbs to the left, with well groomed corduroy. The classic tracks were better than the previous day. Obviously more snow is needed and …

CXC Outdoor Rec Center

poor by cxc standards -ungroomed boiler plate -golf course very thin, uneven and ungroomed. man-made loop needs some serious tilling

Elver Park

Classic skied on 1/24, night and day difference between prior midweek grooming. Unlevel, rutted, debris everywhere. Skate ski on Sunday 1/25, night and day difference from yesterday, more level, less ruts, less debris, cold and hard. What was poor I would grade fair/good. I used my B skis. Some track was removed on lower soccer …

Blue Mound SP

I skied the entire trail system. There are currently no machine-made tracks, though some sections have usable skier-made tracks. Coverage is generally good, but it’s starting to thin in a few predictable spots, most notably on the initial descent into the campground and under the pine grove in Pleasure Valley. Some drifting has also occurred …

CXC Outdoor Rec Center

Skied the CXC trails at 2:00 pm. Base is hard and crusty but skiable. Base is very thin 10% or so, lotsa grass and ground up leaves in the deck. Groomers doing the best they can with what's there. New natural or more man-made snow desperately needed. Pleasant View trails similar but have more sections …

Odana Golf Course

A Finn told me that I needed to work on my sisu so I went out. Fair bit of grass showing through the tracks. Thanks to the groomers for setting the tracks!

Odana Golf Course

Nice to get out for a ski. I used my “A” skis with no damage to report. Several areas were thin but was able to pick my way through or double pole to avoid any damage to my bases. With that said B ski would have been a better choice.

Lapham Peak – Delafield

Arrived early to find perfectly groomed man made loop. did not go on the natural snow loops Was Plus 4F when I started-only a couple other souls out. With light winds skiing was not bad and surprisingly not too slow given the temps. tracks looked really good as well.