A spectacular day on the trails. A inch of fluffy snow  this morning mixed in while grooming early this morning. Sun breaking through the clouds and flurries linger. Little bit of wind in the open but not noticeable in the woods.  All the skate lanes were re-groomed as well as new track set on Sap Run, Mother Hen, Sukkerbusk, Rootin Tootin, Mother North Star, Lucky’s Loype, Bullhead and bootleg extension, Wavy Gravy and Twin Lakes. All trails are open and groomed for classic skiing. Skating only trails groomed on North Loup, Skaters Waltz and Skaters Extension. We typically hit the trails around 5am during the Holiday season to prepare the trails for the day so the trails can set up before skiers hit the tracks etc. We will groom the skating trails again tomorrow morning and set new tracks were needed on the classic only trails. Skiing is about as good as it gets right now. Trails are starting to firm up with just a few soft and rough spots here and there. The top water areas on the lake crossings have frozen over and skiable throughout.

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