Elver Park

I rolled, groomed, and tracked a limited selection of trails this morning. West side trails plus to and from the shelter.  It is soft and getting softer, but should buff out nicely after a refreeze. Coverage is very good on the skate deck with some pavement to avoid around the ball fields.

CXC Trails

11AM. Aprox 6-8" new snow, the whole system has been lightly rolled. VERY soft, sticky and slow (as in needing to double pole down hills). If it gets cold enough for them to re-groom tonight it could be wonderful tomorrow. For now its a workout!

Elver Park

I interviewed a club celebrity groomer Thursday as we were helping set up the Canoecopia extravaganza for this weekend (presentations starting at 3:30 today). He said he was likely to be involved with the paddlesport show all weekend and would not be available to groom trails. That would be a City Parks decision, and he …

CXC Trails

Rolled most of the trails around 4am. Snow is too wet to pack it with the groomer. We will groom later this evening or tomorrow morning when temperatures drop below freezing. Trial should be in a fair conditions for skating today. No classic tracks. XC Ski Equipment sale open today from 10 am to 6pm. …

CXC Trails

I have been skiing at CXC the last 5 or 6 days. Most days were really fun. Soft snow, Warm temperatures. This is spring skiing and it sure can be a blast. I saw 3 people yesterday and 1 guy pulled up today when I was leaving. There were a few ski tracks in the …

Lapham Peak – Delafield

Took a drive early am to Lapham peak- Arrived to a perfectly groomed manmade loop-skiing was awesome-the best i've skied on there this year! They do a remarkable job of grooming to perfection despite all the free thaw cycles we have gone thru!! well worth the drive!

Other

Hyland Park-Bloomington, MN: 5K snowmaking loop!! 20-25 feet wide, 3 ft snow depth and good hills!! Groomed daily w/ PB through March-as long as the snow lasts. Incredible-gold standard for snowmaking. Hoping CXC eventually develops something similar.

9-Mile – Wausau

Skied the 10k and 6k loops. Decent base, though a bit on the transformed side. Some of the tracks were in excellent condition, but things got icy the deeper you got into the forest, even with the air temperature well above freezing. With the exception of maybe some of the trails in Stevens Point, this …

CXC Trails

Skied the warm snow this afternoon and it was fine. Yesterdays cold kept the snow sketchy but the 38 degree weather warmed it up nicely. Good to see other tracks in this fine spring snow. Tomorrow should be nice after the snow thaws a bit.