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I went about 8:30 this morning. Someone recently groomed about half of Odana. The recently groomed sections were excellent, but the sections which had not been groomed were only ok. Some dirt, but easily avoided.

Skating lane ranged from fair to very good. A few bare spots, mainly on the hills. I believe some of the trails had been regroomed on Thursday. All in all, a pleasant ski!

While there are some grassy spots in the tracks, there will still be skiing on Saturday. The East/South trail has some stretches that have excellent, like-new track, sharp and firm. Just use caution on that south sloping downhill chute out of the pines/hemlock. Also the Upper Loop of the West/lighted trail is very good, except …

It should be fair to good. I mostly groomed for skating but while not paying attention, I accidentally put classic tracks on my last loop of the golf course. I was running out of gas and didn't go around again, but I think it should be fine for the skaters. Depending on the weather today, …

The big ice patch @ the bottom of the Minix Trail is likely the result of the creek/drainage backing up. Definitely a hazard that needs to be treated carefully. The other 99% of the trail is fine, though the tracks are worn & need regrooming.

We groomed before the sun went down Friday night. Bucky's Pass has been re-tracked but skate skiing on Bucky's is not advisable. The deck is firm but thin on all skate trails. Skate skiers should access the Zimmer Loops by taking Arthur's Alley (#10). Open 9-5pm tomorrow. We will try to groom trails again on …

Only skied in trax which were fine. In regards to the previous report: The ice is at the bottom of the Yellow trail. Since then they have put up warning cones and a Stop sign, which is suggested to obey. There is a smaller ice patch, a bit further up though not as serious, but …

Despite high hopes for a weekend of fun on Elver's trails there just isn't enough snow. A determined skier COULD turn several laps but putting the groomer on the trail would do more harm then good.

I skied Maple Bluff Golf Course but could not find rhe nane on this website. Today it was skow but nixe skating tracks. Sone damage feom dog walkers but stilk a nice ski.

Golf course trails holding up well as of 1pm. Thin spots getting thinner, still many excellent stretches. Thank you Chip for all of the quality grooming and making your reports