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 …
Yesterday managed to ski 12km up in the woods on the flats-about a 1km loop. So today ventured up there again. All the rain and wind removed all the skiable snow-all that's left is bare ground and icy stretches with lots of downed branches. Unfortunately skiing is done here until we get some significant snowfall …
The combination of record heat, some sun, torrential rain, heavy winds, and possible even some hail have had a visibly deleterious effect on the trails compared to just 24 hours ago. I took a quick drive through the park after the storm to take a peak at the trails at some of the road/hiking intersections. …
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Echoing the previous skier’s report, mild daytime temperatures have actually contributed to better skiing conditions for trails on the north/east side of the mound. Coverage there is still essentially 100% and not thin, save for a large rock that apparently tracks were set over on the edge of the trail. Skiing around it is trivial. …
Still snowy and fun! A bit soft and slow this afternoon but still 2-6” of base on 99% of the trail system. Soft conditions made the downhills much easier. Only a few bare patches, the largest is a 100-meter section over pavement between the campground and military ridge trail. The southernmost segment of trail along …
Snowmaking loop groomed and tilled this morning (maybe with their older PB) and classic track set on the entire loop. Softer than the last 2 days, but a very nice ski this morning with more control. Thank you Blackhawk groomers.
On an absolute scale, conditions are fair. Better for skate than classic, since the tracks are pretty washed out. But if we are grading on a curve, this merits an EXCELLENT because this is the best skiing on natural snow to be had anywhere around south central WI. Dick S. and the grooming crew have …