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We have run into some significant equipment issues that we will not be able to fix at this time. All trails closed until further notice.

Trails are in excellent shape. Tons of people enjoying the snow, so it was a little crowded. Not too bad once you get further out and away from the main trail hubs.

At 11 am the main skate deck loop at CXC was firm/fast in a few sections and a bit soft in the rest. The deck has been widened in the past two days, which is a great improvement. At the golf course trails, the skate deck was soft and deep in most sections, and has …

City site says groomed but there are only citizen tracks and the skate deck is very soft. Kudos to the skiers on making decent tracks but it would be nice to have groomed tracks.

Arrived 8am and found perfect conditions considering the heavy snow and high winds! Hats off to Yuriy and the crew for providing excellent conditions! The upper field and golf coarse loop was groomed with piston bully. The wind was really blowing but found for the most part the upper field was pretty sheltered from it. …

As of 11:00, Fern Dell and Turterville trails are packed for skating but lack tracks for classic. The crew is busy grooming today and I assume most trails will be in good condition by the end of the day. I did Fern Dell…hardly anybody was in the park…I might have been the first skier for …

Sorry, we will be closed for skiing today. We have not been able to get in to get the groomer yet. Once we do we will start rolling all trails.

Groomed for skating. Grooming for classic in progress

Dick and myself rolled all West and East trails, Grooming plans for early Saturday morning, lots of deep snow, please have some patience well the trails get sorted out.

Packed in 8" of fresh power today, planning on grooming Saturday AM, trails should be ready around 9:00 AM.