A gorgeous morning on the trails with trees flocked thick with frost. Bit cooler as well with temps in the single digits, sunshine and no wind until the afternoon. The snow has ‘hardened” and tracks and skate lanes are solid. Very light dusting of snow last night providing a little refresh. The trails are holding up great after a busy MLK weekend. Reports all goods from the skiers today. A few leaves and other forest matter here and there but overall things are looking great and skiing is very nice. Chance of snow later in the week and weekend with average to slightly above average temps forecasted.

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Not quite as warm today as yesterday with temp right around 32. Sun exposed areas getting a bit soft then glazing up later afternoon when clouds moving back in. Tracks and snow holding up well and good to very good and some great reports coming from the skiers.  Most of the inner trails groomed last night for fresh groom skiing this morning. No grooming tonight planned but should be a nice MLK day of skiing and slightly cooler temps during the week.

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An incredible morning on the trails with the trees frosted heavily, light winds, sunshine and mild temps. Spectacular! Frozen granulated (sugar) snow with frost falling off trees around noon. Silkylike. Most of the trail system was groomed this morning (around 53km) including all the skate trails. The remaining classic trails will be groomed Saturday and Sunday morning and other trails will be re-groomed as needed. Skiing might be softer today as the snow has transformed completely to sugar and high morning dew points.  Should set up tonight. With no new snow since Christmas, there are leaves and other forest matter scattered throughout but grooming today cleaned the trails up pretty good.

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