Conditions are not quite as good as yesterday, but still real good Spring skate skiing. Getting very soft in sun-exposed sections, particularly south-facing uphills. Much better in the shaded areas, which are not icy and are offering good edging still. Just like yesterday, classic not recommended. It still could be good out here for a …
Conditions are good/fair at Blackhawk, PV and cxc. Everything is groomed as of 8am. Rock/B skis in case, but coverage is decent and bare spots visible. Not too icy. Will get soft in a few hours
Arrived at about 5pm, and my first observation was that I didn't notice any melting. I think temps barely breached freezing today at BMSP. First I tried the trailhead. That was extremely firm and crusty, so I didn't even bother after a minute or two of double poling. Then I tried the campground. I was …
Skied cxc and outer golf course loop. Yuriy and crew working miracles out there! Solid thin deck with freshly groomed thin top. lots of thin spots and a few bare stretches. Groomers even got creative in spots where trail was thin-where they groomed/widened the trail. but good overall considering the remaining snow.
VERY pleasantly greeted by real nice conditions today. Yuriy did a nice job of grooming for skating. Classic tracks mostly gone or icy. Don’t advise going there. But skating was a total joy today. Got softer as the morning progressed. But not bad. A few dirty spots. Mostly clean snow throughout CXC and PV. A …
Fun and fast but not groomed as of 7pm Thursday evening. Calling conditions "good" since the mound still has snow. 2-6" base throughout, except for a few thin patches below the conifers in the pleasure valley loop, and in upper walnut prairie. Still lots of hiker tracks, which fade away the further you get from …
Groomed the skate lanes at 8 am while temps under freezing. Classic tracks still okay with a few bad spots. Excellent crust skiing. The groomer leaves corn snow behind but all in all not at all bad. If you can get out before the temps rise in the morning, Odana may have a couple more …
After grooming, parts good and parts fair. Before grooming, poor (icy and rutted). Grooming of west side trails started at 8:30am
Skied the outer Black and Purple loops on natural snow, in addition to the machine snow loop (which was very good). The compacted natural snow was about 4" deep, and coverage was good, except that in places the groomer tread had broken to the soil, leaving narrow snow bridges, and there were bare spots developing. …
Skied before it became too soft (<10:30). Classic trail was rough but skiable. Had to step out 5 or 6 times per loop to avoid bare spots. Skate trail was very rutted but mostly had good coverage. If it can be groomed we could get a few more days on the cooler mornings.