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Grromed for skating around 7:45 am. Good to excellent conditions on 99% of the snowmaking loop but use rock skis to be safe. Loop is the same length as yesterday about 600 meters.

Although there has been some thinning in spots, conditions were significantly better today than yesterday once the snow softened a bit. The only full loop that is feasible without taking your skis off is the green loop, and the worst part of that is right at the trailhead. I would still recommend taking the cutoff …

Snowmaking loop groomed/tilled this morning and in good condition. Few soft areas, but full coverage. Classic track washed out in several areas, but present. Lots of skiers this morning going every which way. Directional signs may be helpful. Thank you Blackhawk groomers.

Overall, good. There were two short stretches of 2-3 ft with dirt across the tracks that were easily avoided. There was very little glazing in the tracks. The tracks were plenty deep. I had plenty of grip nearly all the way around using my skins today. There is only skiing on the man-made loop. The …

Arrived at Lapham early am to find fresh tilled groomed trail consisting of solid base with half inch groomed corn type snow making for fast but controllable conditions. A couple icy spots on the loop but easy to go around. Put in 35km of enjoyable skiing. Thank You groomers! Parking lot was packed by the …

Nearly complete coverage, but as staff reported yesterday, there are some bare spots. Unfortunately, the winter hikers thought yesterday’s grooming was for their benefit. Oi. Multiple conversations on trail, but we need more on-trail signage since most are just oblivious.

There are stretches where coverage is good, but there are also a ton of bare spots, especially into and in the campground. The red loop isn't feasible without walking down the big hill into the campground. The green loop still had essentially full coverage, although you'll have to take the cutoff to the left instead …

Solid and icy on the entire snowmaking loop this morning. NE section with a 2 short segments of glare ice and 2 bare spots to go around. Bare ground in the tracks at the bottom of the magic carpet hill. Not great skiing, but it was skiable and probably the best trail available in southern …

Corduroy that was layer down yesterday was largely trashed by walkers and dogs before setting up hard. There will be a short window today when the snow softens enough to be skiable before turning to slush.

Minix (Yellow Loop), Willow Springs (Green Loop), Flint Rock (Red Loop) and the campground were groomed and leveled early this morning. The trails are in fair to poor conditions with lots of leaf litter. There are small stretches of thin, icy and open sections, although 90% of the trails are snow covered. A track was …