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Click Here for Lapham Peak Trail Map.
| Official Lapham Peak Trail Report on Wednesday June 10th, 2009 7:16 pm. |
| by Ed Muzik.
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| The bike/bridle trails at Lapham Peak are open. All trails are open for hiking. A trail pass is required for mountain bikers and horseriders 16 and older. |
Comments in this forum are expressly the views of those submitting the reports. All inappropriate remarks will be removed as they are discovered.
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| Pike Lake:
Report by Eckehard Stuth on
Saturday 2009-05-30 08:43:09. |
| Running and hiking on the trails has been much improved by the strategic positioning of "boardwalks" now bridging previously hard to negotiate flooded areas. Thank you for this marked improvement of the trails. |
| Pike Lake:
Report by Eckehard Stuth on
Sunday 2009-05-10 10:17:07. |
| I run and hike the large brown loop at Pike Lake several times a week. 99.9% of the loop is in good condition. Unfortunately there are 4 spots that are predictably unpassable because of flooding during and for several days after a downpour. Since these spots are stationary it would be great, if some remedy could be found to make them passable. |
| Greenbush:
Report by Jeff Welsch on
Sunday 2009-03-29 06:50:31. |
| The weather man missed his mark with only 2 1/2 inches at Greenbush. Not enough to bother grooming. |
| Greenbush:
Report by Jeff Welsch on
Saturday 2009-03-28 17:57:25. |
| If we receive 4 or more inches of snow tonight we will be out packing and maybe even set track in the morning |
| Greenbush:
Report by Eckehard Stuth on
Sunday 2009-03-15 14:59:04. |
| I want to sincerely thank the groomer of the Greenbush trails for a superb grooming job. After the rain and the refreezing I did not expect that it would be possible to have large parts of the trails available for a final wonderful skate skiing extravaganza today and yesterday. Thank you so much for an unexpected most wonderful pre St Patrick day gift! Your extraordinary efforts went beyond the call of duty and are much appreciated! |
| Greenbush:
Report by Jeff Welsch on
Friday 2009-03-13 19:55:37. |
| I skied the trail in the afternoon and was quite pleased with the result. Usally it gets really slow with the heat but this was fast and controllable. We dont have a lot of trail but I think anybody will be pleased with the trail. Ski it both ways and double the length. See you in the morning. |
| Greenbush:
Report by Jeff Welsch on
Friday 2009-03-13 13:27:04. |
| Heres the deal for greenbush. we have about five miles groomed and picked up. we will groom saturday and sunday mornings at eight, done by nine. then we will quit for the season unless it snows. have a great summer. |
| Lapham:
Report by Lee Borowski on
Wednesday 2009-03-11 15:24:06. |
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| Lapham:
Report by Ben Lund on
Tuesday 2009-03-10 16:30:40. |
| Tuesday Night Lesson Update:
The recent warm weather has put a major dent in the man-made snow on the Lapham trails. There is still a little left on the trail but it doesn’t look like the weather is going to cooperate for tonight.
I think we are going to call it a year, a good year at that!!
As a last hurrah I would like to invite everyone to come out to the Wells Street Tavern in Delafield for some off-snow socializing tonight. |
| Fox Hill:
Report by jerry gensch on
Thursday 2009-03-05 08:57:21. |
| Trails have not been groomed for a couple of days and will not be groomed until we get more snow? or it gets colder, given there is enough base left. Skied last night and the skiing was good but more icy spots showing up but still a lot of snow left on the trails that were groomed. The gate will be closed, but you can park north of the main entrance across from Timmers Restaurant. |
| Greenbush:
Report by Liz Frances on
Wednesday 2009-03-04 17:06:29. |
| What a surprise. Skating was excellent. Fast, but at 110 pounds, I had no trouble setting an edge. Tracks looked great but the skis would probably need some kind of klister. The biggest surprise was that it looked like mid-season Up North. I measured 6-7 inches of snow in the woods - complete snow cover. Hope the coming warming trend does not wipe things out. |
| Lapham:
Report by Ben Lund on
Tuesday 2009-03-03 12:52:03. |
| Tuesday Night Lessons are ON!! 7pm under the lights.
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| Zillmer:
Report by Lee Borowski on
Monday 2009-03-02 16:34:57. |
| Skating was fantastic. Just groomed this morning. Light layer of loose snow on top of hardpack. Entire trail (I skied the inside loops) was covered and the areas under the pines had minimal debris. Downhills very controllable despite fast conditions. |
| Lapham:
Report by John Maki on
Monday 2009-03-02 15:22:55. |
| The man made snow loop is really great. It is quite fast and in great shape for skating and the track looked good as well. Really nice to have this option. |
| Fox Hill:
Report by jerry gensch on
Monday 2009-03-02 11:15:57. |
| Groomed up pretty well, fast! a few icy spots, but plenty of good skiing available, wish more people would take advantage of it, i.e. park at north gate, walk in, and ski! Follow grooming tracks. Woods loops are also groomed. |
| Fox Hill:
Report by jerry gensch on
Monday 2009-03-02 08:39:02. |
| will groom about 9a.m. you can park at north entrance to avoid burned-out bridge. I anticipate that the woods trails will have the best snow but the south facing hill going into the woods is bare. Skied yesterday and more ice is showing up in the fields but there "was" still a lot of good skiing left. |
| Fox Hill:
Report by Dave Schwabe on
Sunday 2009-03-01 09:48:56. |
| Conditions were great on Saturday. Thin in the fields. Skating seemed great, although I just was striding (if you can call it that) with my 3-year-old. My wife was on skate skis and said it was fast. Props to the groomers. |
| Zillmer:
Report by Eckehard Stuth on
Saturday 2009-02-28 23:09:22. |
| I skate-skied the yellow, red and green loops today. Absolutely delightful. Great grooming too. I did not expect that the conditions would still be so good at the end of February. |
| McMiller:
Report by Bill J Reifenrath on
Saturday 2009-02-28 15:58:51. |
| The snow base is still there, but it is very icy and crusty. A few bare spots. Going down hills on ice is not a good idea - I had to walk a bit. I skied the red/short loop and that was enough. I got a good upper body workout double poling throughout the trail. A bit too icy to do any good classic striding. This was my first time at this trail. It is worth trying again in better snow conditions. It was better to be out than sitting at home and thinking there was not enough snow to ski. |
| Zillmer:
Report by LIam Hughes on
Saturday 2009-02-28 15:37:35. |
| Great skating. 1/4 inch of lake effect snow on groomed hardpack. Entire trail covered with just a few feet of icy spots. Tracks solid but not many striders. First time I"ve seen skaters outnumber striders at Zillmer. In fact, at 1 P.M. no one had broken the new snow in the tracks on the red loop. |
| Greenbush:
Report by Charlie Dee on
Saturday 2009-02-28 11:17:10. |
| Very good. Half inch of snow Thursday night bonded pretty well to the icy base for a good skate Friday. Classic tracks looked firm, but I did not go the purple, just red, green and brown. Will be great for this weekend after grooming |
| Fox Hill:
Report by jerry gensch on
Friday 2009-02-27 17:18:26. |
| groomed about 4 miles of trail and then skied it. Conditions are very good with a few icy spots. The woods were better than the fields. Very fast conditions as one would expect. |
| Zillmer:
Report by Jerry Leiterman on
Friday 2009-02-27 17:17:33. |
| (Pretty sure that Jerry meant Zillmer on this earlier report... Lee Borowski) The skate lanes are excellent. Skied after the groomer finished shortly after lunch - surface very level and firm with small particles of ice crystals producing a very fast track. |
| Lapham:
Report by Jerry Leiterman on
Friday 2009-02-27 15:30:13. |
| The skate lanes are excellent. Skied after the groomer finished shortly after lunch - surface very level and firm with small particles of ice crystals producing a very fast track. |
| Zillmer:
Report by Reagan Arndt - groomer on
Friday 2009-02-27 13:37:16. |
| Where are you? If were grooming you should be skiing! I groomed all loops this morning and never saw a skier. You are missing some good skiing. All skating lanes were groomed and are in excellent condition, should be fast. There is some icy areas at the beginning of the yellow and the brown, may have other small icy spots. The tracks were left as is. The 1/2 to 1 inch of snow after the rain last night provided some snow to ski on in the track without being too icy. Surprising how well the trails have held up. With the forecast, we should be able to get at least another week of skiing. Enjoy! |
| South_Kettle:
Report by Paul Sandgren on
Friday 2009-02-27 12:42:43. |
| There is still a little bit of skiing available at the Southern Unit. At the Nordic trail the Purple and the White loops are 80% covered with a crusty snow that has been torn up by the groomer to make it skiable. There are a few ice spots scattered through out the loops - but a skier should be able to keep their skis on around those loops. McMiller and Scuppernong are covered - but have large sections of glare ice and some bare ground that have to be negotiated to get to the snow. It is not recommended trying to ski at McMiller or Scuppernong. |
| Fox Hill:
Report by jerry gensch on
Friday 2009-02-27 09:23:58. |
| Ran the groomer around about 8 a.m., not a lot of ice but still too hard to groom. We got less than a dusting. Called Zillmer, and they got about an inch of snow and were out grooming. I will try and groom early afternoon when it warms up. |
| Pike Lake:
Report by Joe Fieweger on
Friday 2009-02-27 09:03:20. |
| Trails are in poor condition. Warm temperatures and rain in the past couple of days created many bare spots and left the remaining base extremely icy. There is a very light dusting of new snow on the trails. |
| Nordic:
Report by Leslie Maclin on
Wednesday 2009-02-25 16:54:03. |
| Skated the blue and green loops- a bit slow and sticky but very good coverage and fun spring skiing. Also had a friend along striding. A few places tracks were melted out in sun exposed area. Hoping this holds up with variable weather expected over the next week. Had a tasty lunch afterwards at the LaGrange General store and picked up a ski top on sale too! |
| Lapham:
Report by Dan G. on
Wednesday 2009-02-25 12:11:32. |
| Skating trails are OK, with hard-packed but covered with snow. Striding is poor, groomed on Sunday, icy with track breaking down, grassy patches. |
| Zillmer:
Report by Liam Hughes on
Tuesday 2009-02-24 15:21:02. |
| Awesome skating. Like Jerry Gensch below, I went to Zillmer because of the early grooming report. Thanks Jerry Leiterman. Yellow had even firmed up for excellent skating by the time I got out. |
| Zillmer:
Report by jerry gensch on
Tuesday 2009-02-24 14:28:14. |
| very good to excellent, skate lanes were firm and classic tracks looked good. Yellow, which was being groomed, was a little soft. Appreciated very much the grooming report filed earlier this morning indicating the skiing conditions. Zillmer has become a destination that skiers can depend on for consistent good grooming. The only negative was a Dept. of Transportation employee walking down the freshly groomed yellow trail! |
| Lapham:
Report by Sue Rhodes on
Tuesday 2009-02-24 13:43:40. |
| Practically could not be better! Between 10:30--12 this am skate lanes very good with a little burn-out in high traffic areas/high sun. Very ski-able. Nordic track has more bare spots, but my comrades indicated it was still good skiing. Get out while there is still enough snow! Thanks to the groomers for extending our fun! |
| Lapham:
Report by Ben Lund on
Tuesday 2009-02-24 09:53:23. |
| Tuesday Night Ski Lessons are ON for tonight. |
| Zillmer:
Report by Jerry Leiterman on
Tuesday 2009-02-24 08:01:07. |
| The Brown, Red, and Green skate lanes were re-groomed last night. With the cold temps, the surface set-up nice amd firm. Classical tracks are in good shape. General conditions are rated very good to excellent. Skate lanes on the Yellow Loop will be groomed this morning. |
| Lapham:
Report by Lee Borowski on
Monday 2009-02-23 17:12:45. |
| I only skied the lighted loop. The groomer was hard at work, laying down fresh corduroy when we left at 4:30. Looked like a perfect skating surface for nighttime skiing. The striding track ranged from very good to decent for most of the loop. One or two very short stretches where grass was showing through; herringboning had wiped out the tracks on a couple of the steeper sections. Snow is thin in some of the open areas off the manmade snow loop. |
| South_Kettle:
Report by Paul Sandgren on
Monday 2009-02-23 11:08:41. |
| The Southern Unit received about 6" of new snow on Saturday. All three trails at the Southern Unit, SCUPPERNONG, NORDIC and MCMILLER are groomed and in very good condition. Scuppernong is for traditional classical skiing and has a double classical track set. Nordic and McMiller are for both classical and skate sking. The track at both is in very good condition and the skating lanes were regroomed on Monday. |
| Scuppernong:
Report by Stuart Oliver on
Monday 2009-02-23 08:16:20. |
| Good coverage, except at the end of the green trail. A nearly bare spot on a downhill section. A bit slow on Sunday morning. |
| Greenbush:
Report by Gerry Galewski on
Monday 2009-02-23 05:57:07. |
| Very good conditions on Sunday. Freshly groomed trail and classical track set. Skating lanes are soft. |
| Zillmer:
Report by Lee Borowski on
Sunday 2009-02-22 18:04:24. |
| 42 cars in parking lot at 2 P.M. Just groomed. Tracks excellent but skating soft as new snow had not set up yet. Be great skating after next grooming. This trail has an ideal design for skiers of all abilities. As the loops get longer, the terrain becomes more hilly. So absolute beginners can be comfortable on the inner Brown and Green loops. The Red is an ideal intermediate trail and there are plenty of hills for experts on the outer Yellow. |
| Minooka Park:
Report by Dawn Boriin on
Sunday 2009-02-22 17:53:27. |
| Classical skiied the green loop, two sets of track set. Good condition, very few thin spots, no leaf debris. Hill near sledding hill with become bare soon with the sun shining bright. Skating lane looked soft. |
| McMiller:
Report by Richard homan on
Sunday 2009-02-22 15:28:31. |
| Classical skied the blue, white and orange today. 6-8 inches of fresh snow from Saturday. The striding lanes had some grass and needles showing on the blue trail. Orange and white were perfect. There was about 1-2 inches of loose snow on the trail. Overall it was good to very good conditions. |
| Fox Hill:
Report by jerry gensch on
Sunday 2009-02-22 11:57:17. |
| groomed this a.m.,set classic tracks on outside loop, will run over it again tonight with hopes that it will set-up for tomorrow. |
| Pike Lake:
Report by Joe Fieweger on
Sunday 2009-02-22 11:20:48. |
| Trails were groomed and tracked this morning and are in very good condition. |
| Pike Lake:
Report by Joe Fieweger on
Saturday 2009-02-21 14:40:46. |
| About 6 inches of snow has fallen since last night and it is still snowing! Trails were groomed late morning, but no classical track set yet. Due to the continued snow and wind trails are currently in fair condition. More grooming will be done this afternoon and Sunday morning and trails should be in good condition with a classical track set by late Sunday morning. Call 262-670-3400 for the most current info. |
| Zillmer:
Report by Reagan Arndt - groomer on
Friday 2009-02-20 15:03:31. |
| The skating lanes were groomed today. The red is in good condition with one bare spot. The yellow is in fair to good condition with two bare spots and a couple rocks popping through on two of the ridges. The beginning of the yellow and brown have thin spots with some icyness. Overall they are in better than expected condition considering the weather we have had. |
| Pike Lake:
Report by Joe Fieweger on
Friday 2009-02-20 09:57:36. |
| Trails are in poor condition with a dusting to an inch or so of loose snow on an icy base or bare ground. Snow in the forecast tonight into Saturday morning may allow for trails to be groomed by late Saturday afternoon or Sunday. Call 262-670-3400 for the most current conditions. |
| Greenbush:
Report by Lee Borowski on
Thursday 2009-02-19 16:59:36. |
| The trail hotline (920-467-2099) for Greenbush mentions conditions that are about the same as Zillmer and that the trails will be groomed for the weekend. So, this weekend, non-Birkie skiers should have some of the best conditions of the year. Unfortunately, it has been a losing battle to get the Greenbush groomers to post reports when they groom, either here on on skinnyski.com. So knowing the current Greenbush trail conditions is hit and miss, depending on skier reports. |
| Zillmer:
Report by Lee Borowski on
Thursday 2009-02-19 16:51:59. |
| Thursday PM: 2" of ungroomed new snow on very solid base meant very good skating. My wife and I were the 2nd and 3rd skiers on the trail and first in some parts. The debris under the pines was pretty much covered. If the trail is groomed before the weekend, there should be some very good skiing for non-Birkie skiers. And if it does not get groomed, the skiing will be decent. Did not pay much attention to the tracks, but where I noticed, they looked ok. Had not been skied in yet after the new snow. Also, downhills were very nice with the fresh powder on top. |
| Lapham:
Report by Ben Lund on
Tuesday 2009-02-17 11:51:27. |
| Tuesday Night Lessons are ON! |
| Greenbush:
Report by Patrick Straka on
Monday 2009-02-16 21:35:33. |
| Skied Sunday AM, classic and skate very good to excellent for most of the trails with debris under the few pine stretches. The 1-2 inches of new snow Friday night improved the trails from prior reports and made for a fast track. |
| Lapham:
Report by Phil Van Valkenberg on
Monday 2009-02-16 09:59:19. |
| Good classic and skate skiing. The 1.2K loop of man-made snow with an inch of fresh mixed in is fast for both modes. The track was mostly good, but a bit dicey for a short stretch. The undulating mounds of snow added interest; a couple of strides, kick double pole, double pole, etc. Nice to have this fall back the week before the Birkie. |
| Zillmer:
Report by Lee Borowski on
Sunday 2009-02-15 15:55:03. |
| Aside from the few icy sections and the parts with debris under the pines, the inner red and red to yellow loops were in excellent skating condition. If it never got any better than this, I would take it. There was one very short bare section in an open area of the trail. Did not do the other loops. Did point out the fine of. about $240, for walking on a groomed ski trail and three groups left graciously. However two women with their dogs ignored my wife when she mentioned that walking was not allowed. If each skier just graciously, even apologetically points out the signs to walkers, we can do a lot to stem this problem that crops up in the late season of skiing at Zillmer. |
| Zillmer:
Report by Reagan Arndt - groomer on
Saturday 2009-02-14 14:56:41. |
| We received 1-2 inches of light snow this morning/last night. I groomed the skating lanes on all loops. There is a bare spot on the yellow and one on the red, otherwise they are snow covered. The beginning of the yellow and brown loops are ice covered. Overall the trails are in fair condition or better. The problem is the icy spots on all loops, especially some bad icy spots on the yellow. Use caution and look ahead to plan for icy spots. |
| South_Kettle:
Report by Paul Sandgren on
Saturday 2009-02-14 12:22:47. |
| Amazingly there is still some skiing at the Southern Unit. All of the ski trails melted down significantly last week leaving either a crusty snow, glare ice or some sections of bare ground. 1" of new snow fell Friday night and the conditions are as follows - SCUPPERNONG is covered throughout with generally a crusty snow. There are a few glare ice sections. Where the crusty snow was in place it was ground up by the groomers. Where it was glare ice the new snow was packed on top of it. There are very few thin/bare spots where ground or grass is showing. MCMILLER - has some nice sections of skiing which resulted from the crusty snow being ground up and mixed with the new snow, some real glare ice and some areas of very thin cover over bare ground. The best bet is the White loop. There is a glare ice section just after 1/2 K from the begiining. The downhill just past the red cut off is treacherous, the following up hill is very nice, the section between the orange and the white cutoffs is a mixed bag of conditions, and the white only section is very nice. The Red, and blue only sections of trail are not worth skiing. NORDIC is generally covered with the new snow packed on top of a crusty base. There are some glare ice spots and a few thin areas in the open that had been bare ground. It is not great skiing up if you need to get out and can be patient about some obstacles you might want to give it a try. |
| Greenbush:
Report by Lee Borowski on
Friday 2009-02-13 15:55:14. |
| Adding to observations by Charlie Dee (see report below): Hardpack with a loose layer of loosened/groomed snow. I skied all loops except Pink. About 75% of the system was in very good skating condition. Couple of short stretches of ice but entire trail still has a significant base. The biggest problem was debris under the pines. I just double poled through those sections. Many stretches were as good as it gets. What a surprise! Great grooming job. |
| Fox Hill:
Report by jerry gensch on
Friday 2009-02-13 13:19:28. |
| Groomed this a.m. There is probably 2-3- miles of good skiing. I did not groom sections with long unskiable areas i.e. no snow or long icy stretches, so you will have to follow the grooming tracks. The east loop in the woods is groomed, the cork-screw, each side along the creek and both sides of the swamp area south of the prairie. Beware of icy patches! I will probably groom tomorrow a.m. A further note, reports on laphampeakfriends usually appear immediately, whereas other sites may not post until the end of the day. |
| Greenbush:
Report by Charlie Dee on
Friday 2009-02-13 11:56:27. |
| Delightfully fair!
Jerry Wagner scratched up the ice today, making for very fast conditions. What great fun after four days with no skiing! The purple and brown loops were groomed, and it appeared the red had been done although I only skated the first part of it as a cutoff to the purple. The green loop had not been done, but I skated it. The steep uphills on the green have sections of grey ice but can be skated. All of the pine sections are predictably in bad shape but can be negotiated. The system will be quite good if another inch or two come down because the base is intact. Thanks to all the groomers for great preservation work. Please, pick up or flick off twigs, branches and leaves from the trail to make their job easier.
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| Lapham:
Report by Lee Borowski on
Thursday 2009-02-12 10:47:50. |
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| Lapham:
Report by Ben Lund on
Tuesday 2009-02-10 12:06:56. |
| Tuesday Night Lessons are cancelled for this week due to the warm temperatures.
Given the amount of man-made snow, if the temperature cooperates, we should be back in business next week.
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| Lapham:
Report by Lee Borowski on
Monday 2009-02-09 21:42:47. |
| Our Peak boys high school team won the state championship this past weekend at Winter Park, Minocqua and the Peak high school girls team took second. For details of and access to complete results and a beautiful photo set by Dennis Loy, go to http://thesimplesecrets.com/Lapham/ |
| Fox Hill:
Report by jerry gensch on
Monday 2009-02-09 19:05:09. |
| The gate is closed to protect the parking lot, but you can park at the north entrance to access the trails. With predicted temps. in the upper 50s and wind, there probably will not be much left after tomorrow so use and lose it. |
| Lapham:
Report by Roy Nilsen on
Monday 2009-02-09 17:53:53. |
| The rain is almost upon us. We are canceling the Peak Nordic Kids session for tonight. We will try again next week! |
| Lapham:
Report by Roy Nilsen on
Monday 2009-02-09 16:13:05. |
| The man made loop is holding up through this warm spell. It gives us just enough room to have some fun activities for the Peak Nordic Kids group. However, we will cancel if it starts raining before 6:30pm. |
| Scuppernong:
Report by joe scuppernong on
Sunday 2009-02-08 11:38:28. |
| Scup is quite crusty and icy but great fun. Some debris in the tracks but not too bad. Only a couple of real icy spots, one at a quarter mile and the other just after the overlook trail. Still well covered. Unfortunately people are starting to hike the trail and are gouging it with their tracks. |
| Fox Hill:
Report by jerry gensch on
Sunday 2009-02-08 09:03:01. |
| There are about 4 miles of trails that groomed-up fairly well. Should be O.K. even after it warms up in that the crust is broken up and looks to have a good skating surface. |
| Fox Hill:
Report by jerry gensch on
Sunday 2009-02-08 06:56:15. |
| I will attempt to groom this a.m. when the snow starts to transition, good freeze last night and low temps. "should" allow for spring skiing conditions. Will follow up with a report after grooming. You may have to park at the north gate as the parking lot gets very soft. |
| Nashotah Park:
Report by Patrick Straka on
Sunday 2009-02-08 00:24:08. |
| Skate skied the Green, Tan and Red Trails late morning/early afternoon. Most of the trails in the woods still had a decent base, but softening as the day wore on. Much of the open, fully exposed and low areas were navigable but on decline and about as you would expect with temps in the mid 40s and up, wet and slushy with growing bare spots. |
| Lapham:
Report by Lee Borowski on
Saturday 2009-02-07 09:27:54. |
| Well, the dreaded meltdown has finally arrived, but the Lapham Peak Snowmaking Project is ready. Go to http://thesimplesecrets.com/Lapham/ to see photo updates of the present state of readiness, especially the Lapham Snow Whales. |
| Fox Hill:
Report by jerry gensch on
Saturday 2009-02-07 08:24:33. |
| with the hope that there might be something left to groom after this warm weather, we are closing down until further notice. Sorry, but it is very difficult to groom out the ruts and skiing just compresses the snow more. |
| Fox Hill:
Report by Lee Borowski on
Friday 2009-02-06 16:42:28. |
| Skating lane groomed Friday morning leaving an excellent corduroy surface. Fast snow and excellent purchase for skating off. Striding track was decent. Should still be good Saturday morning before temperatures climb too high. Was the kind of a day you dream about in the summer. |
| South_Kettle:
Report by Paul Sandgren on
Friday 2009-02-06 16:27:02. |
| All three ski trail systems at the Southern Unit Trails are in very good skiing condition at this time. NORDIC and McMiller were groomed yesterday with a new classical track set and the skate lanes leveled. SCUPPERNONG was regroomed Tuesday with a double classical track set. Temperatures are forcasted 50 on Saturday and 37 on Sunday. |
| Zillmer:
Report by reagan arndt (groomer) on
Friday 2009-02-06 15:14:33. |
| All of the skating lanes were groomed this morning and are in very good condition. I did go over the top of the tracks and brushed some snow into the tracks to alleviate some of the icyness. This should help for today and maybe tomorrow but except them to become icy again in a day or two.
The candlelight ski/hike is tomorrow (Sat.) from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. at the Zilmer trailhead. |
| Pike Lake:
Report by Joe Fieweger on
Friday 2009-02-06 12:00:49. |
| Skating lane was last groomed Friday, January 30, classical track is a few weeks old. Both are in fair to good condition. Conditions are expected to deteriorate with warm temperatures and rain in the forecast for the next several days. The beach area and other exposed areas already have a thin base, so bare spots will likely develop within the next couple of days. |
| Nordic:
Report by LIam Hughes on
Thursday 2009-02-05 16:18:31. |
| Excellent skating and striding. 45 cars in parking lot at about 1 PM. Wow. |
| Pike Lake:
Report by Terry Jensen on
Thursday 2009-02-05 10:24:33. |
| As of Wednesday, February 4, cross country ski trails are in fair to good condition and were last groomed on Friday, January 30. At this time we do not plan to re-groom trails before the weekend. Trail conditions are expected to deteriorate with high temperatures above freezing beginning on Friday and chances of rain in the forecast. Call (262) 670-3400 for the most current trail conditions. Each skier age 16 and older must have a state trail pass. As a reminder, the only groomed trail that hikers, snowshoers, and dog walkers are allowed on is the red trail, located to the south of the beach area. |
| South_Kettle:
Report by Paul Sandgren on
Wednesday 2009-02-04 16:33:17. |
| South_Kettle: Report by Paul Sandgren on Tuesday 2009-02-03 14:38:56.
All three ski trail systems at the Southern Unit Trails are in very good skiing condition at this time. NORDIC was groomed on Monday with a new classical track being set and the skate lanes leveled. McMILLER skate lanes were regroomed and a new classical track was set yesterday. SCUPPERNONG was regroomed yesterday with a double classical track being set.
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| Fox Hill:
Report by jerry gensch on
Wednesday 2009-02-04 12:33:38. |
| trail was regroomed for skating this a.m., classic tracks "appear" to be o.k. |
| McMiller:
Report by Lee Borowski on
Tuesday 2009-02-03 20:56:55. |
| Ideal skating today. The groomer was out while I was there and the decision to groom skating yesterday and setting track today led to a very unusual, but accidentally innovative result. The left side, which was not regroomed today, was very hard, not quite icy. The right half, that was regroomed for striding, also resulted with that half of the trail having a slightly softer, newly tilled surface. The result? If you like a fast and hard surface, the left side was perfect. If you like stability and control, the right side was perfect. I kept switching from side to side, just for the joy of it. And the newly set track looked perfect. Should be great tomorrow. One last observation: If anyone needed any proof that Mt. McMiller, big hill on Blue loop, was a beast, I saw the evidence today when I passed the groomer, who had to stop at the top of Mt. McMiller, because the snow machine had overheated. |
| Fox Hill:
Report by Charlie Dee on
Tuesday 2009-02-03 16:51:04. |
| New 1/4 inch of snow this morning on top of crusty surface made for an excellent early morning of skating. It was very windy, so snow drifted over the trail in open field areas between my laps. As a result, I stayed primarily in the woods on the west side. I am sure Master Mixer Jerry will be out to blend it all in. |
| Zillmer:
Report by Reagan Arndt - groomer on
Tuesday 2009-02-03 15:28:18. |
| We received maybe an inch of light fluffy snow this morning. Just enough to cover some of the debris that was on the trail and reduce the iciness that had begun to be apparent. I groomed the skating lanes and left the track as is. There was some drifing in places but overall the track is in good condition. Not enough new snow and conditions to set a new track, so opted to leave track as is. Forecast is for a warmup and sun for the end of the week and weekend, which may make for some icyness again this coming weekend. |
| South_Kettle:
Report by Paul Sandgren on
Tuesday 2009-02-03 14:38:56. |
| All three ski trail systems at the Southern Unit are in very good skiing condition at this time. NORDIC was groomed on Monday with a new classical track being set and the skate lanes leveled. McMILLER skate lanes were regroomed on Monday and a new classical track is being set today. SCUPPERNONG is being regroomed today with a double classical track being set. |
| Pike Lake:
Report by Gerry Galewski on
Monday 2009-02-02 16:40:10. |
| Skied the outer loop on Saturday afternoon. The classic track was in good condition. A little bit of debris, but not bad. |
| McMiller:
Report by Darren Blankenship on
Saturday 2009-01-31 19:18:48. |
| Joanie and I were the first ones in the parking lot at 7 am to beat the warmup. Skated and strided the 3 longest loops, which were still in good condition with little recent snow and fresh grooming Friday night. There were about 50 cars in the parking lot when we left at 10 am. |
| Nordic:
Report by Phil Kaplan on
Saturday 2009-01-31 17:45:51. |
| Many cars in the lot at Nordic yet there was plenty of room and very good conditions for all with temps about 30 at noon Saturday. Skated the blue and red - good cover and reasonably firm. The track was great for double poling. As usual the groomers do a wonderful job. |
| South_Kettle:
Report by Paul Sandgren on
Friday 2009-01-30 22:56:50. |
| All the ski trails at the Southern Unit were groomed on Friday night. SCUPPERNONG trail which is for classical skiing has a double classical set around the entire system. Conditions are very good. MCMILLER Trail has been groomed for both skate skiing and classical skiing. The skate skiing conditions are very good. The classical track did not form well in the broken up hard pack base. In general the classical track is in good condition, with some sections very good and others fair because the track is not deep in locations. It is a quiet weekend at McMiller which means that all of the shooting ranges are closed (except for the biathlon range) to give skiers a chance to enjoy the trails without the sounds of the range. NORDIC is groomed for both skate and classical skiing. Conditions are very similar to the conditions at McMiller, very good for skating and good for classical. |
| Scuppernong:
Report by Mike Graham on
Friday 2009-01-30 09:16:17. |
| Skied before sundown yesterday and the 1/4 new snow completely freshened things up and slowed things down. It was darn near perfect,not sure what another grooming will acomplish. Tracks showed very little usage from last grooming(Wed?). Someone skated here and there but avoided the tracks. Pine needles not a problem,oak leaves often and one embedded pine cone almost took me down. |
| McMiller:
Report by Lee Borowski on
Thursday 2009-01-29 15:01:16. |
| Fantastic. About a quarter inch of fresh snow over a perfectly groomed surface. I skated but the striding track looked ideal. Should be in absolute peak condition for the weekend after they groom on Friday. |
| South_Kettle:
Report by Paul Sandgren on
Thursday 2009-01-29 09:54:36. |
| The current plan is to completely regroom all trail systems at the Southern Unit on Friday. Skiing conditions at this time continue to be good and should be very good for the weekend. This weekend is a "Quiet Weekend" at the McMiller Sports Center. This provides an opportunity for skiers to enjoy the great trail system at McMiller without the background sounds of the shooting ranges. The Biathlon course and range is open for use on Quiet Weekends. |
| Lapham:
Report by jon currie on
Thursday 2009-01-29 06:21:56. |
| As very little snow has accumulated over the past 10 days, can the trail groomers at Lapham Peak please use some of the artificial or even natural snow and fill in the bare spots on the classical tracks, otherwise I am bringing my shovel tonight. |
| Zillmer:
Report by Lee Borowski on
Wednesday 2009-01-28 17:40:41. |
| A dusting of snow last night did wonders for the trails, especially in the striding track where debris was considerably less than two days ago. Only part where debris was a problem was under the denser pines, like the SW portion of the Yellow. But track was excellent and skating lane looked pristine. |
| Minooka Park:
Report by Mike Graham on
Tuesday 2009-01-27 21:36:08. |
| Generally pretty good. Grooming and tracks survived the winter Jamboree nicely. Hardly any boot marks but the road crossings are shot and the tracks have a debris problem. Skied classical at dusk finishing with headlamp. The 1/2k from the trail head has several spots worn to dirt. The packed and tracked park road along the sled hill is starting to show pavement. Picked up enough natural debris from the tracks that kick wax was wiped out. |
| South_Kettle:
Report by Paul Sandgren on
Tuesday 2009-01-27 14:18:00. |
| NORDIC, SCUPPERNONG and MCMILLER trails remain in good or better condition. The snow on the trails is an old snow that wants to get hard. When groomed it loosens up nicely - but gets hard again rather quickly. Nordic and McMiller skating lanes were groomed on Monday and are in very good condition. The classic track is also in generally good condition. Scuppernong is in good shape also and will be entirely regroomed with a double classic track on Wednesday. |
| Lapham:
Report by Ben Lund on
Tuesday 2009-01-27 14:02:25. |
| Tuesday Night Ski Lessons are on. Weather and trail conditions are great.
See you tonight at 7pm at the lighted loop trail head. Dress warm!! |
| Lapham:
Report by Elias Wilson on
Monday 2009-01-26 21:38:05. |
| Skating lanes were groomed Monday evening. They are in good to excellent condition. The classic track was left in place, it is still in good condition.
The Candle Light Ski/Hike will be on Feb. 14, from 6:00pm to 9:00pm. |
| Zillmer:
Report by Reagan Arndt - groomer on
Monday 2009-01-26 16:23:05. |
| All skating lanes were groomed this afternoon. Very hard base. Tracks are getting a little icy in spots but overall everything is very good. |
| Zillmer:
Report by Lee Borowski on
Monday 2009-01-26 15:50:08. |
| Groomer was just starting out when I came in. Actual snow was still in good shape, both skating and striding lanes...BUT quite a bit of debris made it an adventure. With the newly groomed trails, it should be perfect tomorrow. Zillmer, with its flowing terrain and plenty of gradual inclines, has become my favorite striding trail in SE Wisconsin... just nudging out Scuppernong. And for the last two years, the grooming has been impeccable. |
| Menomonee Park:
Report by Dean Z. on
Monday 2009-01-26 10:20:30. |
| Very good striding conditions. Watch out for debris--it will slow you down very quickly! |
| McMiller:
Report by Phil Kaplan on
Monday 2009-01-26 09:35:55. |
| Excellent conditions Sunday afternoon on Blue Loop for skating. Track was also well set for cruising. Good control on downhills. |
| South_Kettle:
Report by Paul Sandgren on
Friday 2009-01-23 22:03:43. |
| All the ski trails at the Southern Unit, NORDIC, SCUPPERNONG, MCMILLER, were regroomed on Friday and Friday night. Ski conditions are very good. There will be a Biathlon race event at the McMiller Biathlon course on Saturday Jan 24. Registration begins at 9 am with a 6K open event (for experienced participants) starting at 10 am and a 4K novice event beginning at 11 am. See WisconsinBiathlon.com for more info. A candlelight ski event will be held at the Nordic trail on Saturday Jan 24 from 6 pm - 9 pm. Refreshments from the Kettle Moraine Friends, a bonfire and charcol cooking grill will be available. |
| Nordic:
Report by Erik Franze on
Friday 2009-01-23 18:54:17. |
| I skied at Nordic with my parents and the classic skiing was smooth and fun! The trails were newly groomed and skate skiing was good also. |
| Greenbush:
Report by richard homan on
Friday 2009-01-23 18:19:09. |
| I skied Greenbush Thursday January 22nd. Had a great time but thought the trails needed to be groomed as lots of debris had fallen. I remember skiing here years ago and even though the amount of snow was less, the conditions were always good. Maybe its the recession. |
| Zillmer:
Report by richard homan on
Friday 2009-01-23 18:12:09. |
| My wife and I skied Zilmer for the first time today. Started at the Ice Age Center and strided the yellow trail. Great snow conditions. It was in excellent shape. The grooming compares to the South Kettle Moraine. We will return. |
| Zillmer:
Report by Reagan Arndt - groomer on
Friday 2009-01-23 14:33:39. |
| All skating lanes were groomed today and I reset the tracks. Trails are in excellent condition. |
| Zillmer:
Report by Liam Hughes on
Wednesday 2009-01-21 19:02:35. |
| Perfect timing. Groomer was just finishing up when I got there. Exceptional skating conditions. Real snow, not hard pack. I skated but the striding track looked excellent and WAS, in the places I double poled. Groomer wisely redid the skating lane but left the track alone because of the thin cover in some places. |
| Lapham:
Report by Lee Borowski on
Tuesday 2009-01-20 20:29:34. |
| Lapham Loppet results and huge photosets of both Adult and H.S. races are now available at
http://thesimplesecrets.com/Lapham/ |
| Lapham:
Report by Ben Lund on
Tuesday 2009-01-20 11:32:21. |
| Tuesday Night Ski Lessons are on. The trails are in great condition!! See you at 7pm, lighted loop trail head. |
| McMiller:
Report by Liz Frances on
Monday 2009-01-19 19:23:23. |
| Skating and striding conditions close to perfect. |
| Fox Hill:
Report by jerry gensch on
Monday 2009-01-19 11:31:02. |
| regroomed this a.m. and set new classic tracks. |
| Nordic:
Report by Darren Blankenship on
Monday 2009-01-19 08:11:42. |
| After an outstanding experience at Scuppernong early Sunday morning, Joanie and I decided to try Nordic and the track was just as awesome-deep and solid-fast, but not icy. Does not get any better for classical skiing. |
| Scuppernong:
Report by Darren Blankenship on
Monday 2009-01-19 08:08:35. |
| Best conditions of the season at Scuppernong on Sunday morning with the freshly-groomed and solid tracks-great kick and glide! |
| Scuppernong:
Report by Dawn Boriin on
Sunday 2009-01-18 09:32:31. |
| I was at Scuppernong Saturday afternoon 1/17 and the conditions were excellant. It reminded me of why I love winter. Thanks for the great trails. |
| South_Kettle:
Report by Paul Sandgren on
Saturday 2009-01-17 22:57:40. |
| The Southern Unit received some light snow throughout the day on Saturday. All of the ski trails at the Southern Unit - NORDIC, MCMILLER and SCUPPERNONG were entirely regroomed, skate lanes leveled and classical tracks set, on Saturday night and are in very good or better skiing condition. Scuppernong is for classical skiing only. The Biathlon course at McMiller is open for use, there is a Biathlon race scheduled for next Saturday, for more info contact Wisconsinbiathlon.com. Nordic ski trails will host a candlelight ski event next Saturday from 6 - 9 pm. Get out and enjoy the snow. |
| Nordic:
Report by Paul Sandgren on
Saturday 2009-01-17 06:05:46. |
| All ski trails at the Southern Unit, SCUPPERNONG, NORDIC, MCMILLER are in very good skiing condition at this time. Scuppernong is for classical skiing only and has a double classical track set. McMiller is for skate and classical skiing, the skating lanes were groomed early Saturday and the track is in good shape. The Biathlon Course is open to those who have attended a Biathlon safety course. Nordic is groomed for skate and classical skiing. The skating lanes were groomed Friday and a classical track set early Saturday morning. As of 5 am there is some light snow falling with about an inch of snow predicted. |
| Zillmer:
Report by Reagan Arndt - groomer on
Wednesday 2009-01-14 16:16:58. |
| BRRRR its cold!
About 3inches of powdery snow yesterday and a dusting this morning over a very good base. All loops have now been packed, groomed and tracked. Some drifting into the track that was set yesterday. Skating lanes were given a finishing groom today. Overall great conditions for classic and skating. Expect the skating to be a bit slower and more of a workout for a couple days. |
| Scuppernong:
Report by Lee Borowski on
Wednesday 2009-01-14 15:07:59. |
| Scupp was just groomed today. The tracks were very hard as I literally followed the groomer around the course. Ideal conditions for 6º. As I heard along time ago from Marty Hall, "There is no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing." Surprised that I did not see Van Valkenberg as he loves striding at Scuppernong, no matter how extreme the weather conditions. |
| McMiller:
Report by Paul Sandgren on
Wednesday 2009-01-14 15:00:17. |
| The Southern Unit received a little more than 1" of snow on Tuesday night. MCMILLER was entirely regroomed with a classical track and is in very good condition. NORDIC skate lanes were regroomed and the classical track that was put in place Tuesday was left intact. Conditions at Nordic are very good. SCUPPERNONG was regroomed with a double classical track and is in very good condition. |
| Zillmer:
Report by reagan arndt (groomer) on
Tuesday 2009-01-13 16:29:04. |
| All trails were packed, groomed and tracked today.
The track is a little thin in the beginning of the yellow. We received about 3 inches of light fluffy snow last night.
The skating lanes are good but a little rough yet until I can do a final grooming of the skating lanes tomorrow starting about mid-day. |
| Lapham:
Report by Ben Lund on
Tuesday 2009-01-13 13:19:27. |
| Tuesday Night Ski Lessons are ON!!! Dress warm and see at 7pm under the lights. |
| Fox Hill:
Report by jerry gensch on
Tuesday 2009-01-13 10:27:18. |
| all trails are groomed and classic track set on outside loop. |
| South_Kettle:
Report by Paul Sandgren on
Tuesday 2009-01-13 09:06:49. |
| The Southern Unit received a little more than 2 inches of new fluffy snow last night. As of 8 am this morning Scuppernong Trail has been entirely groomed with a double classical track and is in very good to excellent condition. Nordic and McMiller trails are being groomed at this time and should be in pretty good shape by early afternoon. |
| Pike Lake:
Report by Dave Schwabe on
Sunday 2009-01-11 20:58:03. |
| Did the Red loop with the kids. A bit thin in spots, but decent. Classic track is in good shape except for a few off-camber areas, and then for only short distances. Skating lane is ok, but hard and could use grooming. |
| South_Kettle:
Report by Paul Sandgren on
Saturday 2009-01-10 16:50:52. |
| Mother Nature threw the groomers a curve ball on Saturday. After spending all day friday grooming a 6 inch snowfall and wrestling with whether or not to set a track because there was some light snow, less than 1 inch predicted overnight, the groomers set the track and called it good at 2 am with things in great shape. Sometime after that Mother Nature proceeded to dump another 2 inches of snow on McMiller and 5 inches on the Nordic trails. Early skiers on those two trails Saturday found fresh soft snow to slug through. Scuppernong did not get much new Saturday snow and it remains in very good condition from Fridays 6 inch snowfall. McMiller was packed during the day on Saturday and is still soft, but firming up and will be groomed with a classical track again Saturday night. Nordic also was packed on Saturday and will be groomed with a new classical track on Saturday night. Conditions at both Nordic and McMiller should be real good for Sunday. |
| Fox Hill:
Report by jerry gensch on
Saturday 2009-01-10 09:20:11. |
| all trails are groomed and classic tracks set on outside loop. |
| Greenbush:
Report by Dick Roeber on
Saturday 2009-01-10 06:57:22. |
| Greenbush received about 1 1/2 inches of snow Friday. It should make things perfect for Sundays Kettle Morraine nordic ski races and free ski lessons. Snowshoers should enjoy the guided snow shoe hike. Times for the days activities can be found on the greenbushusa.com internet sight. |
| Nordic:
Report by Paul Sandgren on
Friday 2009-01-09 20:50:30. |
| The Nordic trail received 6" of new snow. The entire system has been groomed and a classical track set. All trails are well snow covered including the portions of the blue loop that had some bare spots prior to the new snow. Conditions are generally very good although the snow has not yet set up firmly so it is a little soft. |
| McMiller:
Report by Paul Sandgren on
Friday 2009-01-09 20:48:03. |
| McMiller received more than 6" of new snow on Friday. The entire trail system has been packed and a classical track set. All trails are open including the blue loop and the biathlon course/range. Conditions are generally very good, a little soft as the snow has not yet aged and there are a few spots on the outer blue loop where the base was lost or melted to ice and the new snow cover is a little thin. This weekend Jan 10 & 11 is a QUIET WEEKEND which means all of the shooting ranges (except the biathlon course) are closed so that skiers can enjoy the trail system without the background sounds from the range. |
| Scuppernong:
Report by Paul Sandgren on
Friday 2009-01-09 20:43:45. |
| Scuppernong received 6"+ of new snow on Friday. The entire trail is well snow covered with freshly packed snow and a double classical track has been set. Conditions are very good but a little soft. |
| Zillmer:
Report by reagan arndt (groomer) on
Friday 2009-01-09 18:01:54. |
| We received 1-2 inches of new snow this morn. I packed and groomed the skating lanes this afternoon and evening til 6 p.m. The skating lanes are very good or better. I did not do anything to the track, it is in very good condition also. The new snow in the track helped to cover the icyness underneath. |
| Fox Hill:
Report by jerry gensch on
Friday 2009-01-09 14:35:43. |
| 2:30 p.m. made one pass with the groomer over the entire trail system, skate only. about 2 inches of new snow. |
| Fox Hill:
Report by Russ Sobotta on
Friday 2009-01-09 10:33:38. |
| Skied the entire trail early this AM from 6:15 to 7:30. 15 degrees and light winds and the snow was begining to fall. Very fast conditions 1/2" of new over the groomed stuff. Everything skied well--even the spots that were treacherous after the ice event werer in great shape. No classic tracks yet. |
| Scuppernong:
Report by chris f on
Thursday 2009-01-08 19:23:17. |
| Trails were great this afternoon. Did the long loop twice. Almost all the ice that was present this past weekend is covered now. Snow from yesterday really helped freshen things up. |
| Nordic:
Report by Jim Nowak on
Thursday 2009-01-08 13:30:53. |
| WOW!!! Coming up from the NW suburbs of Chicago, and looking for some snow to be on, we were concerned driving up that we had made a bad decision. BOY WERE WE WRONG! Did every trail except all of the Blue. The southern trails are the best, but the Red, Orange, and Green are very skiable. There are a few sections where you go down to ice, but all of the hills were very good. Also strided and some of the tracks were firm but icy, and in other places it was difficult. Overall I would give it a 8 out of 10. |
| Minooka Park:
Report by Bob Franze on
Wednesday 2009-01-07 16:37:27. |
| Just skied at Minooka as more pretty snow was falling, conditions are surprisingly good as trails were groomed today. There are icy spots, but much of the trail system is highly skiable! |
| Lapham:
Report by Rick Von Haden on
Wednesday 2009-01-07 16:09:18. |
| Skied the upper black loop this am. Was surprised at how good it was for skating with only 3/4 inch of new snow. Few areas in the open still have ice but the new snow and recent grooming made it quite good, with none of the high speed icy downhills earlier in the week. If we get another inch tonight (snowing now) conditions should be even better tomorrow. |
| Zillmer:
Report by Lee Borowski on
Wednesday 2009-01-07 15:49:36. |
| Excellent skating on a fresh half inch, or so, of new snow over hard-pack. Striding tracks looked good with fresh snow over solid grooves. Very few skiers, at most a half dozen by 2 P.M.; easy to count because of the fresh snow. Should be excellent again tomorrow. |
| Fox Hill:
Report by Kathy Carter on
Wednesday 2009-01-07 13:03:04. |
| Excellent conditions this morning. Only a few icy spots but 99% of all trails are fast and controllable. Thanks for keeping the trails up! |
| Nordic:
Report by Phil Van Valkenberg on
Wednesday 2009-01-07 09:59:49. |
| Fair to very good classic skiing and good comments from skaters when I visited Tuesday afternoon. Grooming can do wonders. The hardest part was getting from the car to the trail. About 10% of the trail was fair due to periodic icy spots which often had a remnant track. About 10% very good too. The grooming eliminated track debris and sections which bottomed out on the ice. Skied the White and Purple loops which were the only ones tracked I think. Since no new snow has fallen, the 10-foot bare spot just before the White rejoins the Purple is still there. Good control on all downhills. SWIX Universal klister kicked and glided great in 32F temps. |
| McMiller:
Report by Paul Sandgren on
Wednesday 2009-01-07 07:52:43. |
| The McMiller trails received less than 1 inch of new snow on Monday night. This should freshen the ski conditions and reduce the icy characteristics of the existing snow on the trail. The classical track on the system that was set on Monday will be left in place with the fresh snow in the bottom of the track. The skate lanes will be groomed on Wednesday mixing the new snow with the old and should be in good condition. The new snow will help with the low snow spots not in the woods but the blue loop past the green turn off should still be avoided. |
| Nordic:
Report by Paul Sandgren on
Wednesday 2009-01-07 07:50:35. |
| The Nordic trails received less than 1 inch of new snow on Monday night. This should freshen the ski conditions and reduce the icy characteristics of the existing snow on the trail. The classical track on the system that was set on Monday will be left in place with the fresh snow in the bottom of the track. The skate lanes will be groomed on Wednesday mixing the new snow with the old and should be in good condition. The new snow will help with the low snow spots not in the woods but the two sections of the blue loop identified in earlier reports should still be avoided. |
| Scuppernong:
Report by Paul Sandgren on
Wednesday 2009-01-07 07:42:59. |
| Scuppernong was groomed on Monday with a double classical track set throughout the system. The track went in very nicely into the ground up crusty/icy snow. Less than 1 inch of new snow fell on these new tracks which should greatly improve the snow condition in the track making it easier to wax for and get some kick. |
| Fox Hill:
Report by Russ Sobotta on
Tuesday 2009-01-06 17:21:04. |
| Skied this afternoon. 98% of the trails very in very to to great condition--very fast but easily able to get an edge. Jerry groomed the entire system, in some places went over with a Tidd-Tech 3 or 4 times. A couple of spots are still boilerplate after the ice event of a couple of days ago. Use caution neat Sleeping Dragon road on the dips between the upper parking lot and the west woods loop. Also a little icy on the long climb from the east field to the upper field and the area near the stone fence. The corkscrew area in the woods, the lower loops, and west loops are nothing short of fast and great skating. No classic tracks.
Be careful in the parking lot! |
| Fox Hill:
Report by Lee Borowski on
Tuesday 2009-01-06 16:54:45. |
| The eastern trails were comprised of hard pack whose surface was roughed up to create about 1/4 inch of powder. Ideal, if you like fast skating. There was enough loosened surface snow so that the downhills were all controllable. These trails have plenty of snow with almost no bare sports. The only hill with any amount of glare ice was the long south-facing climb near the farm, but It was groomed a little wider so it was very skiable in both directions. A couple of cautions: Beginners would have a lot of trouble balancing and there was no striding track. Also, the western trails in the woods looked icy, so I turned around at Sleeping Dragon Road. |
| Lapham:
Report by Ben Lund on
Tuesday 2009-01-06 14:27:50. |
| Tuesday Night Ski Lessons are cancelled for tonight. The little bit of man-made snow they have is not enough to hold the lessons.
It looks like it is going to stay cold enough the next few days that the park is going to make snow. They are hoping to have a small loop done which would be enough for lessons. Keep your fingers crossed!!
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| South_Kettle:
Report by Paul Sandgren on
Tuesday 2009-01-06 12:26:47. |
| All 3 trail systems - NORDIC, SCUPPERNONG and MCMILLER were groomed on Monday. A classsical track is being set on Scuppernong today. All three systems have generally good snow cover - but it is a crusty snow that is has been loosened up by grooming. Once it sets overnight it sets up hard again. Best sking is on the day it is groomed. Nordic and McMiller also have classical tracks set. Portions of the Nordic north loops (blue, green, red and orange) have sections of ice and a couple bare areas. The worst sections are in the field before map marker N2, the blue loop that starts and ends at N2 and the blue loop between N3 & N4. After N4 the snow cover is consistent. The South loops, white, brown and purple have consistent snow cover with a few icy patches. MCMILLER inner loops, red, orange, white and green remain well covered with some ice patches at the 1 k mark and red turn off. There is also a bare section at the 2.5 k mark and the bottom of the hill just past the white cut off is icy. The biathlon trail is not skiable as is the blue loop past the green cut off. |
| Scuppernong:
Report by John Maki on
Tuesday 2009-01-06 11:47:56. |
| The bliss continues at Scuppernong, complete cover, no tracks yet but to be put in this p.m., fast conditions and great fun. Compared to the Birkebeiner Trail which I skiid all last week, this was way better, more fun, less work. |
| Greenbush:
Report by Mike Dix on
Monday 2009-01-05 20:47:23. |
| The whole trail system has very good snow cover. The groomers were out all day Monday. The trails were covered in a thin layer of ice early in the day. This broke up nicely resulting in a thin layer or ice grains over very hard snow and ice. Trails were very fast. Downhills were fat but controllable since the trails were nice and flat with no ruts. It was hard to get good purchase when skating. There was not a track set on most of the course. Challenging conditions for novices. |
| Lapham:
Report by Trent Dietsche on
Monday 2009-01-05 20:21:47. |
| Ice fields with grass patches. No good skiing but the tenth of a mile for the kids run. Decided to take a hike on the ice instead of ruin my skate bases. |
| Nordic:
Report by Paul Sandgren on
Monday 2009-01-05 17:46:27. |
| All of the ski trails at the Southern Unit, were groomed on Monday. Conditions are SCUPPERNONG - the entire trail is generally well snow covered with a few icy patches. The snow is crusty and on top of an ice base. The crusty snow was broken up creating a loose layer of snow on top of the ice base. No classical track is set at this time, MCMILLER - All of inner loops, red, orange, white and green were groomed and a classical track set. Skate skiing is very good over much of the trail with some glare ice patches and a 80 foot bare section at the 2.5 K mark. The bottom of the hill just past the white cut off is quite icy so watch you speed on the way down. The track is variable, some sections full depth and other sections quite shallow. NORDIC - Was groomed and a classic track set. The south loops (White, Purple, Brown) are in better shape than the north loops. The north loops have a section of glare ice and bare ground just before Map marker N2. Stay on the green loop until map marker N4 to avoid some other problem areas on the blue. The remainder of the green, blue, red and orange are generally well snow covered. As crusty as this snow was before it was loosened up, it is quite possible that it will set up hard overnight and be scary fast on Tuesday. |
| Scuppernong:
Report by John Maki on
Monday 2009-01-05 14:11:11. |
| Many thanks to the groomer for ripping up the icy crust. There are no tracks set but double poling is very effective. Downhills had enough surface snow to brake safely. It was fast and fun.. |
| Fox Hill:
Report by jerry gensch on
Monday 2009-01-05 13:59:06. |
| groomed lower and most of upper fields to a good depth, looks to be fast and consistent, no classic tracks. |
| Lapham:
Report by Roy Nilsen on
Monday 2009-01-05 12:56:22. |
| The Peak Nordic Kids session for tonight is on. There is a 200yd stretch of man-made snow for us to use. |
| Zillmer:
Report by Jerry Leiterman on
Monday 2009-01-05 10:55:29. |
| Skate lanes were renovated on all loops in the early evening of 01/04. Prior to the renovation, the surface was very hard and icy. The renovation produced a couple of inches of loose snow on the surface which created a fast skating experience. Classical tracks were not touched and are very icy - hoping for a light dusting of snow which is forecasted in the next 48 hours which will produce a nice classical product. |
| Fox Hill:
Report by jerry gensch on
Sunday 2009-01-04 10:44:17. |
| started to groom about 9 a.m., too soft, but will groom around noon before it gets rock hard. Suggest that you park at north entrance, room permitting, as the driveway is ice covered. |
| Nordic:
Report by Paul Sandgren on
Sunday 2009-01-04 08:42:59. |
| Some light overnight rain and above freezing temps will make skiing on Sunday at NORDIC, MCMILLER and SCUPPERNONG a challenge. While the temps stay above freezing the snow cover will be soft and wet. Temps are predicted to drop during the day - as this happens the snow will become hard and icy. Some snow cover was lost but in general the trails will have the same cover as on yesterdays report. |
| McMiller:
Report by Paul Sandgren on
Friday 2009-01-02 17:27:36. |
| All of the ski trails at the Southern Unit were groomed on Friday. All trails have an ice base with a crusty snow on top that has been loosened up and groomed - conditions are as follows - MCMILLER skate lanes were groomed and are in very good condition. A classical track was set and is generally fair to good as the snow was somewhat crumbly - but it should set up okay. The outer Blue loop past the green loop cut off is not worth skiing - all of the inner loops red, orange, white and green are well snow covered except for an 80 foot section of bare grass at about the 2.5 K mark on the green and white trail. NORDIC - skate lanes were groomed on Friday and are in good condition. The classical track remains in fair to good condition getting a little bit icy. All trails are well snow covered except for a couple of spots on the blue loop. To ski the blue loop skiers should follow the green loop until map marker N4. For safety reasons please ski the trails in the direction of travel as marked. SCUPPERNONG trail has a double classic track set around the entire system. One of the tracks was set on Friday - the other on Christmas eve. The track is getting icy and shallow in spots. The trail is well snow covered but getting a little icy. Overall conditions are fair. |
| Fox Hill:
Report by jerry gensch on
Friday 2009-01-02 09:29:58. |
| groomed this a.m. went over lightly to create enough fluff to edge on. "looks" to be good. |
| Greenbush:
Report by bob bodensteiner on
Thursday 2009-01-01 20:51:04. |
| Very good conditions on the entire course. Firm fast classical tracks and hard pack but not icy skating. Snow cover fine for good skis. |
| Zillmer:
Report by Lee Borowski on
Thursday 2009-01-01 18:46:58. |
| All loops in ideal skating condition. Perfect track but leaves were a problem in places. Grooming was immaculate but high winds had brought down debris. Striders would probably be better off with no-wax skis, if they have that option. Skating as good as it gets. |
| McMiller:
Report by Bradley Wells on
Thursday 2009-01-01 12:49:34. |
| The trail was well groomed, hard packed and fast with a thin layer of loosened snow on the majority of the trail. The 10k blue loop is closed but all of the other trails are open and skiable. A short section of ice in the pines and a second short section has grass showing through on the green loop. Overall good skating conditions given the amount of rain we received last weekend. Happy New Year! |
| Zillmer:
Report by Reagan Arndt - groomer on
Thursday 2009-01-01 10:24:36. |
| Trails were groomed yesterday and most were tracked. I finished setting track this morn. All trails are groomed and tracked. The one to two inches of new snow yesterday helped greatly to cover up all the leaves, pine needles and branches that had fallen on the trails. Conditions are good to very good. Things are getting back to great skiing conditions. |
| Zillmer:
Report by Andy Vrakas on
Wednesday 2008-12-31 17:17:35. |
| Conditions: Very Good. Ski Hats Off to the groomer at Zillmer. New snow nicely mixed into the old. All trails "snow covered and slippery." Great skating and newly groomed for classic as well. Switched to the good skis after one loop. Some pine and oak debris, but no ice or bare spots. 7 deg. weather kept the crowds away too! |
| Lapham:
Report by Matt Fredricks on
Wednesday 2008-12-31 14:50:14. |
| No good for classical would have fared better in my hockey skates. |
| Fox Hill:
Report by jerry gensch on
Wednesday 2008-12-31 11:32:16. |
| groomed all trails this a.m., a lot less debris on trails today after about an inch of snow last night, not enough to set classic tracks yet, but skaters looked to have good footing, no sliding. |
| South_Kettle:
Report by Paul Sandgren on
Wednesday 2008-12-31 11:12:22. |
| As supplement to yesterdays report. The Southern Unit received about an inch of new snow last night. The SCUPPERNONG trail has been entirely groomed with a double classical track set. 75% of the track is in very good condition and 25% is in fair condition. NORDIC trail - a classical track is being set today and is in generally good condition - it is shallow in places with scattered icy patches where there is no track set. The skate lanes will also be touched up to mix the new snow with the old snow. MCMILLER - a classical track is being set and is in generally good condition throughout the inner loops - with a few places where the low snow depth does not allow for a track. The blue loop past the green cut off continues to be closed because of sections of that trail having inadequate snow cover for skiing. |
| McMiller:
Report by Lee Borowski on
Tuesday 2008-12-30 14:32:42. |
| Skating was fantastic today. Hard packed surface, covered by about a quarter inch of loosened snow, made the skating fast and stable. Downhills completely controllable as the grooming left a very even surface so the snow plow can be used, if you need it, to maintain a safe speed. While there were quite a few leaves on the trail, they posed no problem. All four inner loops were in excellent skating condition. But not enough snow for a set track. |
| South_Kettle:
Report by Paul Sandgren on
Tuesday 2008-12-30 13:57:31. |
| All of the ski trails at the Southern Unit were groomed on Tuesday to loosen up the crusty snow and make things skiable. SCUPPERNONG trail is virtually all snow covered, there are a couple icy spots and some thin bare spots near the two overlook sites. Other than that the crusty snow has been loosened up creating a layer of soft snow on an icy base. There is no classical track set - one will be set tomorrow after the possible snowfall tonite. NORDIC trail is generally snow covered and the crusty snow has been broken up. Conditions for skate skiers is good although there is a fair amount of tree litter. There is no classical track set. There are some unskiable bare spots on the outer blue north loops (one loop that begins and ends at marker N2 and also between marker N3-N4) - other than that the trails are snow covered with some scattered icy spots. MCMILLER trail inner loops are generally well snow covered and in good condition for skate skiers. There is no classical track set. The blue loop after the green loop breaks off has some sections that are unskiable because of bare ground - it has been closed off. Also on the white/green loop there is an 80 foot section of bare ground at about the 2.5 K mark. In the pines just before the 1K mark there is an ice patch that can easily be double poled over. The snow covered sections loosened up nicely - but there is a fair amount of tree litter on the trail. |
| Zillmer:
Report by Reagan Arndt - groomer on
Tuesday 2008-12-30 13:38:18. |
| All loops were groomed today. Overall the trails held up rather well considering the warmup and rain that we had. All trails are still snow covered. There is an icy spot at the beginning of the yellow and the beginning of the brown. There is alot of leaf litter and pine needles and small branches on the trails. Hopefully we get some snow tonight and tomorrow, either way I plan on doing more grooming tomorrow and will try to set track. |
| Scuppernong:
Report by Steve Buehler on
Tuesday 2008-12-30 11:24:05. |
| Tried Scuppernong this morning at 9am. Quite a bit of snow on the trail with some exceptions, but the trail was not groomed. It appears a couple of considerate folks walked their dog on the trail when it was warm with no consideration for the tracks, resulting in numerous icy pot holes. It is essentially not worth skiing until groomed. |
| Fox Hill:
Report by jerry gensch on
Tuesday 2008-12-30 09:00:34. |
| Tuesday a.m.,groomed lower field and most of upper fields except where areas were thin. Did not groom the east or west loops in woods. looks to be o.k. but can not say until skied. |
| Lapham:
Report by Lee Borowski on
Monday 2008-12-29 13:48:59. |
| Only skated upper trails. Conditions were hard packed with occasional icy areas. The temperatures in the upper 30s had not softened the trails. Overall the skating was excellent... but lighter skiers might have trouble setting an edge. There was even a shallow skied-in track on most of the trail. |
| Lapham:
Report by Ben Lund on
Monday 2008-12-29 13:20:01. |
| This is a reminder that there are NO Tuesday Night Lessons tomorrow night due to the holiday season. Lessons will resume next Tuesday the 6th, weather permitting. |
| South_Kettle:
Report by Paul Sandgren on
Monday 2008-12-29 12:43:43. |
| Surprisingly there is still alot of snow on the ski trails in the woods. However it is a crusty snow and there are also some glare ice patches and bare ground sections. MCMILLER trails were groomed on Monday before the temperature got to warm. The inner loops at McMiller, Green, White, Orange and Red loops are quite skiable and have generally decent snow cover and ski conditions. There is no classical track set. There are a couple of ice patches before the 1 K mark, and at the red loop cut off. There is also a 75 foot long section of bare grass shortly before the white loop cuts off. NORDIC - has not yet been groomed since the big melt - it will be groomed Tuesday or Wednesday when temperatures are cool enough. Much of the Nordic trail is well snow covered with the crusty snow and less than 1 inch of new snow from Sunday. There will be bare ground sections in areas that are more open. The SCUPPERNONG trail also has not yet been groomed since the melt. It will be groomed Tuesday or Wednesday when temperatures permit. Scuppernong should be well snow covered as it is nearly all wooded. |
| Lapham:
Report by Mike Graham on
Sunday 2008-12-28 20:31:02. |
| Thanks to Lapham Staff for making a place to skate ski today. Most of us work Monday thru Friday and need to do Birke Training on Saturday and Sunday. The flat sections tended to be the rough spots and the hills were in nature-defying excellent condition. A skier finishing told me that Big Slide, Gut Buster, Two Tier and Hoot Owl/Magic Carpet were groomed and skiable. I was able to a Black Loop taking the green loop bypasses and skipping the warm-up loop and South Field. I found a snowmobile parked on trail at the bottom of the Luge. Is the park missing one? Suggestion: If a connector trail was packed between the tops of Gutbuster and Fire Tower we could do Hill Repeats from downstairs or upstairs! |
| Fox Hill:
Report by Lee Borowski on
Sunday 2008-12-28 20:20:15. |
| I can not resist adding a ski report even though there are two already on Fox Hill. Jerry Gensch has done a fantastic job all week, even grooming on Christmas day. But to find the great skiing today, when I thought a trip Up North was about the only option. We skied mid-afternoon and had the treat of seeing, close up and personal, a herd of 10 fat and beautiful deer, comprised of 9 does and a beautiful buck with a huge rack of at least 10 points. What a day! Thanks Jerry. One note: There was not enough snow to set track. |
| Fox Hill:
Report by Russ Sobotta on
Sunday 2008-12-28 19:51:26. |
| Skied the entire trail this evening. Jerry groomed again late this afternoon and left very nice conditions in his wake. a very few thin spots in sunny areas but the trail is fast and in great shape. debris, leaves, etc, in the woods areas are the only negative. |
| Pike Lake:
Report by Eckehard Stuth on
Sunday 2008-12-28 17:14:18. |
| I skated the upper loops from 2PM until 4 PM. The trails are currently not groomed and fairly icy. I also had to contend with hikers and reverse direction skiers. Unless you have some stone skis and at least intermediate skating skills I would not recommend the trails at this time. |
| Fox Hill:
Report by Russ Sobotta on
Sunday 2008-12-28 11:14:22. |
| Fox Hill is in great shape, weathering the warm temps and rain. Jerry G groomed the entire trail system this AM with a roller and Tidd-Tech. The new 1 1/2 snowfall combined nicely with the existing base and its is setting up very well. Fortunately, the 50+ inches of snow that fell on the Fox Hill microclimate this year left us with plenty of base to keep on skiing! |
| Nordic:
Report by Paul Sandgren on
Sunday 2008-12-28 10:28:55. |
| Mother nature dealt a nasty blow to the ski trail conditions at the Southern Unit. The warm temps and rain have reduced an excellent snow cover from Christmas day to an icy crust. Amazingly the trails are still covered, in some places the cover is 1" of ice and others it is 3" of crusty snow. However there is a slushy layer on top of the frozen ground under the crusty snow. Any grooming efforts at this point could bring that slushy layer to the surface and create an ice rink. Temperatures are predicted to be 40 degrees on Monday and getting colder after that. Groomers will attempt to break up the crusty snow beginning on Tuesday in an effort to make the trails skiable. Until then a collective snow dance by skiers would be a good thing. |
| Zillmer:
Report by reagan arndt (groomer) on
Sunday 2008-12-28 10:10:05. |
| Trail conditions are poor at this time. The warm temps and rain have made for some slushy conditions in places and icy spots where the water has pooled and froze. There may be some bare spots. We plan to wait until wed. to groom so the water can soak away and/or freeze up better. We did get approx. 2 inches of snow early this morn. over the top. Grooming at this time would probably do more harm than good. |
| South_Kettle:
Report by Paul Sandgren on
Saturday 2008-12-27 13:15:50. |
| Warm temps and rain on Friday and Saturday are rapidly decreasing the snow cover. As of 1 pm on Saturday the ski trails at the Southern Unit generally still are well snow covered especially in the wooded areas. It is predicted that it will get colder tonight and some light snow will fall. The trails will be inspected on Sunday morning and grooming decisions made at that time. If there is any white looking snow left on the trail attempts will be made to loosen up what is sure to be an icy crust. |
| Fox Hill:
Report by jerry gensch on
Friday 2008-12-26 19:06:25. |
| Fox Hill will be CLOSED Sat. due to the warm conditions. Probably open Sunday with colder temps. Thank you for your consideration. |
| Nordic:
Report by Tom Davenport on
Friday 2008-12-26 13:06:38. |
| Early ski on Nordic this morning. The trails looked to have been excellent the 25th but had an ice cover from the freezing rain. Still very skiable. Felt like a nordic hero I was able to go so fast on the ice. What a spectacular trail system. Great grooming nice improvements in the off season. |
| McMiller:
Report by Tom Davenport on
Friday 2008-12-26 13:01:37. |
| Skied McMiller Christmas day and was a bit disappointed. Track looked good but the skating lane was uneven. It had mounds and gouges, was hard packed in some spots and soft in others. I am sure they will address the trails as there is a lot of snow to work with. |
| Zillmer:
Report by Jerry Leiterman on
Friday 2008-12-26 12:40:23. |
| Early evening of 12/26, the brown, red and green loops where groomed for classical and skate skiing. Conditions are rated very good. The yellow was not groomed but packed on 12/23. With the forecasted warm temps and rain, the next scheduled grooming is early Sunday. |
| Lapham:
Report by Martin Bienengraeber on
Thursday 2008-12-25 21:49:02. |
| Perfect conditions this afternoon - track firm, in great shape and plenty of snow and sun. Thanks for the excellent grooming. For such a great day not to many people where out there although there were quite a few cars at the lots.
To bad that it is supposed to warm up and rain. |
| Nordic:
Report by Paul Sandgren on
Wednesday 2008-12-24 23:51:45. |
| The Southern Unit received 3" of new snow today on top of 3" of snow that fell on Tuesday. The Nordic trail system which is for classical and skate skiing has been entirely groomed and a classical track set. Conditions are very good, with a few soft spots where drifting occured.
There is a gun deer season taking place in the forest beginning today through January 4th. All users are urged to wear bright colored clothing, preferably blaze orange to ensure all users are aware of each others presence in the woods. |
| McMiller:
Report by Paul Sandgren on
Wednesday 2008-12-24 23:50:13. |
| The Southern Unit received 3" of new snow today on top of 3" of snow that fell on Tuesday. McMiller trail which is for classical and skate skiing has been entirely groomed and a classical track set (double tracked on the red and orange loops). Conditions are very good, with a few soft spots where drifting occured. The Biathlon range is open for those that have completed a Biathlon safety course. For more information please contact WisconsinBiathlon.com
There is a gun deer season taking place in the forest beginning today through January 4th. All users are urged to wear bright colored clothing, preferably blaze orange to ensure all users are aware of each others presence in the woods. |
| Scuppernong:
Report by Paul Sandgren on
Wednesday 2008-12-24 23:45:55. |
| The Southern Unit received 3" of new snow today on top of 3" of snow that fell on Tuesday. Scuppernong trail which is for classical skiing only has been entirely groomed and a double classical track set. Conditions are very good.
There is a gun deer season taking place in the forest beginning today through January 4th. All users are urged to where bright colored clothing, preferably blaze orange to ensure all users are aware of each others presence in the woods. |
| Lapham:
Report by Paul Sandgren on
Wednesday 2008-12-24 23:41:48. |
| Lapham Peak received another 3" of rather wet snow on Christmas Eve. The trails were all packed and groomed today with a classical track set throughout the trail system and a double track set on the lighted loop. With the temperature dropping as the classical track was set and colder temperatures expected for tonight it is anticipated that the classical track will set up well for very good ski conditions. The skate lanes are also in very good condition with a few soft areas where drifting had occured. |
| Fox Hill:
Report by jerry gensch on
Wednesday 2008-12-24 15:45:27. |
| Groomed today, no classic tracks set but will groom again tomorrow a.m. and put down classic tracks. |
| Minooka Park:
Report by Mike Graham on
Wednesday 2008-12-24 09:50:53. |
| Tried it Wednesday morning 9AM. Contrary to County Parks Website:NOT packed NOT tracked. OK:some hikers packed it and then some backcountry skiers tracked it. They may be packing it too light as the trail snowcover is almost the same height as in the woods. Ranger came out to groom at 9AM and got snowmobile stuck at the road crossing by Picnic Area 3. Enjoy the Holiday! |
| South_Kettle:
Report by Paul Sandgren on
Tuesday 2008-12-23 10:11:25. |
| As of 10 am on 12-23-2008 about 2" of new snow has fallen on the state forest and is expected to continue snowing through Wednesday morning. The NORDIC ski trail will be packed on Tuesday. All of the ski trails in the forest SCUPPERNONG, NORDIC and MCMILLER will be groomed during the day on Wednesday Christmas eve. It is anticipated that when the snow ends and grooming is completed that the ski conditions will be very good or better. There will be a GUN DEER SEASON taking place in the state forest December 24 through January 4th. Trail users are urged to wear bright colored clothing, preferably blaze orange, to ensure all forest users are aware of each others presence in the woods. |
| Fox Hill:
Report by jerry gensch on
Monday 2008-12-22 13:33:34. |
| all trails groomed and classic track set on outside loop |
| McMiller:
Report by Paul Sandgren on
Monday 2008-12-22 08:46:01. |
| McMiller trail received another 2" of snow on Saturday night. The trails were groomed saturday night for both skate and classical skiing. The snow has firmed up well and conditions are very good except for drifting issues in a number of places. The Biathlon range is open every day of the week during daylight hours. Next weekend December 27 & 28 is a Quiet weekend with all shooting ranges closed (except the biathlon) so that skiers can enjoy the trail without the background sounds of the gun ranges. |
| Nordic:
Report by Paul Sandgren on
Monday 2008-12-22 08:42:58. |
| Nordic trail received another 2" of snow on Saturday night. The trails were groomed saturday night for both skate and classical skiing. The snow has firmed up well and conditions are very good except for drifting issues in a number of places. |
| Scuppernong:
Report by Paul Sandgren on
Monday 2008-12-22 08:38:46. |
| Scuppernong trail received another 2" of snow on Saturday night. The trails were groomed saturday night and a double classical track set around the entire system. Conditions are very good with a firm track but there is drifting and blowing snow filling the track in places. |
| Lapham:
Report by Jim Michler on
Sunday 2008-12-21 16:12:47. |
| Although slow and some drifitng from the wind thus morning conditions were great. Lots of people skiing despite wind chill of minus 29. |
| Parkside:
Report by Dan S on
Sunday 2008-12-21 11:18:00. |
| Skied Parkside Sat. it was groomed but soft. It sound like they were going to try and groom it again on Sunday. |
| Lapham:
Report by Lee Borowski on
Saturday 2008-12-20 15:48:43. |
| Excellent skating and firm striding track. Almost a miracle after a foot of new snow, but just great grooming. |
| Greenbush:
Report by Dick Roeber on
Saturday 2008-12-20 14:10:57. |
| Great sking at Greenbush today. Soft for skaters. Great tracks for striding. All trails are groomed and tracked. Woods are a winter wonderland. Snowshoers said the snowshoe trails were beautiful. |
| Zillmer:
Report by Jerry Leiterman on
Saturday 2008-12-20 08:32:23. |
| The KMSF-NU received approximaty nine inches of snow on 12/19. Groomers were out packing during the storm. Today, 12/20, final touches to the system will made to classical and skate lanes. Conditions will be a bit soft for skaters; classical excellent. |
| Fox Hill:
Report by jerry gensch on
Friday 2008-12-19 18:13:41. |
| Trails were groomed this p.m. classic track will be set tomorrow a.m. |
| Nordic:
Report by Paul Sandgren on
Friday 2008-12-19 14:41:19. |
| The nordic trail system is for skate and classical skiing and recived 12 inches of new snow. The snow will be packed on Friday and the tracks will be set on Friday afternoon. The skiing conditions are very good but the snow remains very soft. |
| McMiller:
Report by Paul Sandren on
Friday 2008-12-19 14:38:45. |
| McMiller is for classical and skate skiing and recieved 12 inches of new snow. The trail is being packed on Friday and trackes set on Friday afternoon. The ski conditions are very good but the snow remains very soft. Wisconsin Biathlon association will be holding a practice at McMiller on Saturday beginning ay 9am. |
| Scuppernong:
Report by Paul Sandgren on
Friday 2008-12-19 14:34:49. |
| Scuppernong trails recived about 12 inches of new snow on Thursday night and Friday. The trails were packed on Friday and the double track was laid on Friday afternoon. The trail conditions are very good but the snow remains very soft. The Scuppernong trail system is for classical skiing only. |
| Scuppernong:
Report by Lee Borowski on
Wednesday 2008-12-17 16:25:44. |
| Excellent. Side-by-side tracks well set up. About as good as it gets. |
| South_Kettle:
Report by Paul Sandgren on
Wednesday 2008-12-17 14:43:22. |
| The Southern Unit received 2-3" of new snow on Tuesday night. This snow is on top of an icy base that was created by the meltdown this weekend. All ski trails have been groomed.
SCUPPERNONG TRAIL - has a double classical track set and is very good condition with a full depth well set up track.
MCMILLER TRAIL - is groomed for both classical and skate skiing. Skate conditions are very good. The classical track has a variety of conditions - in general it is full depth and set up well creating very good classical skiing. However there are some sections where the track did not go in well and other sections with pine needle debris in the track. Roughly 80% of the classical track is good or better and the rest less than that.
NORDIC TRAIL - is groomed for both skate and classical skiing. Skating conditions are very good. About 70% of the classical track is in good condition, the rest of the classical track has a variety of issues such as an ice base, tree debris, or not full depth. A track has only been set on the Green, red, orange and brown trails. |
| Fox Hill:
Report by jerry gensch on
Wednesday 2008-12-17 12:27:25. |
| trails were groomed this a.m. with classic track set on outside loop |
| Lapham:
Report by Lee Borowski on
Wednesday 2008-12-17 12:00:20. |
| If the free Tuesday ski lessons are cancelled, that announcement will be posted on this site.
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| South_Kettle:
Report by Paul Sandgren on
Wednesday 2008-12-17 09:36:59. |
| The Southern Unit of the Kettle Moraine received between 2 and 3" of new snow on Tuesday night, cross country conditions are much improved.
As of 9 am on Wednesday - Scuppernong trail has been completely groomed with 2 classical tracks. The track went in very nicely and are full dept. The snow will need to age a litte before it sets up - but conditions are very good at this time.
McMiller is in the process of being packed. There is 1" of new packed snow on top of a very icy base. Skate skiers will find pretty decent conditions. A classical track will be set by noon today.
The Nordic trail is entirely packed and has a 1" layer of new packed snow on an icy base. As of 9:00 am a classical track is being set on some of the loops - 60-70% of the the track is okay, other places the track is loose and not full depth. Classical conditions are fair. |
| Lapham:
Report by Michael J. Mandli on
Tuesday 2008-12-16 23:48:49. |
| It was like being in a snow globe. New snow blanketed the icy base and made for a great ski with an old friend. When I started skiing at 7:30PM, the snow making machines were going full blast and the crew was checking them to make sure they were working well. While the trails were ungroomed, we were able to skate without problems except for a few icy spots. Once the trails are groomed, the skiing will business as usual. Yes! |
| Lapham:
Report by Peggy Guenther on
Tuesday 2008-12-16 14:05:24. |
| How do I check if the free Tuesday Ski Lessons are canceled? |
| Lapham:
Report by Ben Lund on
Tuesday 2008-12-16 13:49:12. |
| I regret to inform everyone that the Tuesday Night Lessons will be cancelled again this week. The rain and extreme cold temperature over the last few days has left several bare spots on the trail. The remaining snow is extremely hard and icy making for very difficult and potentially dangerous skiing conditions. The DNR and volunteers are diligently working to groom the remaining snow, make more snow and patch the bare spots. The snow expected tonight should set the trail up for good skiing later in the week. Lessons will resume Tuesday Jan 6th. Happy Holidays!! |
| South_Kettle:
Report by Paul Sandgren on
Tuesday 2008-12-16 10:45:44. |
| After working the trails over in an effort to break up the hard icy crust created by the weekend meltdown the ski conditions at the Southern Unit are as follows -
Scuppernong - the icy crust has been nicely broken up and there is a layer of loose icy snow on top of an ice base. No classical track has been set on this classical only trail. It is skiable but hard and fast.
McMiller - as of Tuesday morning only the Red loop has been churned up - but there is a groomer on the trail Tuesday working on the rest of the system. Trail is entirely snow covered with a hard icy snow. Where it has been worked up there is a loose layer on top of an ice base. The classical track has been removed and will not be reset until additional snow falls.
Nordic trail - the south loops, purle&white have been entirely worked up. The remaining loops the track has been removed and a portion of the skate lane worked up. The south loops are skiable for skate skiing on the south loops. |
| Other:
Report by David Anderson on
Monday 2008-12-15 22:22:18. |
| Brown Deer Park is 15 miles north of Milwaukee and is in the MKE county park system. The park has about 4 - 5 km of trails that run along the golf course and received a very nice tow behind groomer that was recently tested with excellent results. please view the site http://wsacltd.org/ and look under the multi sport tab for reports most days after 11 AM
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| Lapham:
Report by Michael J. Mandli on
Monday 2008-12-15 21:38:26. |
| Thanks for all you do on the trails. However, I skied the trails early Friday morning, 9:00 AM, and was a bit bewildered by the trail conditions on top. The trails appeared to have not been groomed for a few days and they were very uneven and rutted. I brag about and am used to the exceptional grooming by the staff at Lapham. However, in an attempt to do a set of 3 x 10 minute threshold intervals my friends and I struggled to keep our skis under us on the ruts, especially along the pines and on the black loop. We wondered if the grooming equipment was broken? Today I saw the man made snow and wondered when it will start to be groomed? Even with the rain the base appeared to be there despite a few thin spots that could easily be covered and prepped for the coming snow. Just wondering what has changed? |
| Fox Hill:
Report by jerry gensch on
Saturday 2008-12-13 22:27:31. |
| Fox Hill will closed Sunday with the warm conditions |
| Zillmer:
Report by Lee Borowski on
Saturday 2008-12-13 15:40:41. |
| It may seem silly to post a ski report with the predicted rainfall, but I can not help but comment on the exceptional grooming job I found today at Zillmer. We are very fortunate in SE Wisconsin to have some of the finest XC trails on the continent and certainly groomers who rank at the top, no matter to whom they are compared. Hope, after the rain stops, we are left with enough snow to continue to enjoy these magnificent trails. |
| South_Kettle:
Report by Paul Sandgren on
Friday 2008-12-12 21:22:20. |
| The Southern Unit of the Kettle Moraine State Forest continues to have mid-winter conditions for outdoor recreation activities. All ski trails have been groomed -
Scuppernong Trail which is for classical skiing only was entirely regroomed on Thursday with a double classical track set. The trail has a 6" packed firm base of snow with a solid full depth track. Conditions are very good with only issue being some tree leaf litter in patches along the trail.
McMiller Trail is groomed for classical and skate skiing. The trail has a 5-6" packed firm base. The skating lanes was regroomed on Friday night and is in excellent condition. The classical track that was set on Wednesday remains in very good condition and has set up well. Again some small patches of leaf litter is the only thing that detracts from the conditions.
Nordic trail has a 4-5" firm base of snow. It is groomed for classical and skate skiing. The skateing lanes were regroomed on Friday and are in very good to excellent condition. Portions of the classical track were reset on Friday and other portions remain intact from grooming on Tuesday night. The classical ski conditions are very good.
All forest users are reminded that there is a gun deer season taking place in the forest this weekend. Forest users are urged to wear bright colored clothing, preferably blaze orange, so that all users are aware of each others presence.
2009 trail passes and park stickers are now on sale at the trail heads.
Get out and enjoy the snow while you can. |
| Zillmer:
Report by Jerry Leiterman on
Friday 2008-12-12 16:15:38. |
| Zillmer Trail received 12" of new snow on 12/9; total snow depth is approximately two feet. The nine mile trail system has been packed and groomed for skate and diagonal sking - conditions are rated as excellent. Trail surface has firmed up nicely. |
| Minooka Park:
Report by Mike Doyle on
Friday 2008-12-12 12:32:39. |
| Skating conditions on Thurs evening at Minooka were quite good as the trails have firmed up and are fast. Some walking/dog tracks, but fairly minor. Found a headlight - drop me a line if yours (mdoyle2@wi.rr.com), could leave at park office or Lapham, etc. |
| Minooka Park:
Report by Alex Ng on
Thursday 2008-12-11 21:06:37. |
| Strided Minooka today midmorning with waxless skis. Full cover with very little debris in the woods. Only one set of domestic animal tracks. Tracks were very very good. The only thing keeping them from being uniformly excellent was that the tracks seemed set too far to the outside of the groomed area and my outside pole often broke through in the less densely packed snow. This was taken in stride however, as the skiing experience was otherwise superb. |
| Pike Lake:
Report by Alex Ng on
Thursday 2008-12-11 20:56:30. |
| Skated the Pike Lk trails for the first time yesterday morning (12/10/08)). Excellent conditions with very nice terrain with some hills and rolling sections. Cold snow made for somewhat slow going. No tracks when I started but they were being set as I left at around 11:00. The tracks looked full depth and should set up well until they get skated out. |
| McMiller:
Report by Lee Borowski on
Thursday 2008-12-11 19:29:45. |
| As good as it gets. Both skating and striding. |
| Lapham:
Report by Lee Borowski on
Wednesday 2008-12-10 21:05:23. |
| Strided the lower loops for the first time ever. Pleasantly surprised as to how it flowed. Nice hard tracks and skating surface looked excellent. Another great grooming job. |
| McMiller:
Report by Darren Blankenship on
Wednesday 2008-12-10 19:09:48. |
| Ideal conditions Wednesday morning-freshly groomed. Strided the blue loop and skated the green loop. Thanks to the grommer for setting a great solid, track-and not too far to the side of the trail. The icy layer under the fresh snow made for solid skating conditions as well. |
| South_Kettle:
Report by Paul Sandgren on
Wednesday 2008-12-10 12:41:39. |
| The Southern Unit of the Kettle Moraine State Forest received nearly 6" of new snow on Monday night through Tuesday. All ski trails in the forest have been groomed -
Scuppernong trail which is for classical skiing only has been packed and a double track set around the entire system. Ski conditions are very good in general - but there remains a fair amount of leaf litter that has blown out of the trees onto the trail. Grooming covered many of them - but there are still some around.
McMiller is groomed for both skate and classiscal skiing. Conditions are excellent with a firm skate lane and a classical track that has set up well.
Nordic trail is groomed for both skate and classical skiing. Nordic received a little less snow than McMiller or Scuppernong - but there is still a nearly 5" packed base on the entire trail system. Conditions are very good.
December 11 - 14, 2008 there is a gun deer hunting season throughout the state forest. All forest users are urged to wear bright colored clothing, preferably blaze orange, to ensure all forest users are aware of each others presence in the woods.
2009 park stickers and trail passes are available for sale at this time and honored in Decemeber as well as all of 2009. |
| Scuppernong:
Report by Gary Anoszko on
Tuesday 2008-12-09 13:03:33. |
| Scuppernog has been great skiing this year the groomers are doing a great job! It is very nice to have dedicated area for striding only.Yes the leaf litter can be a problem sometimes. either take waxless or a light layer of colder wax will prevent some of the leaf pick-up. I hope the future plans are to maintain this striding only venue. Keep up the good work groomers! |
| Lapham:
Report by Ben Lund -- TUESDAY NIGHT LESSONS on
Tuesday 2008-12-09 12:55:38. |
| TUESDAY NIGHT LESSONS: Based on the current Winter Storm Warning in affect for the Delafield area, TUESDAY NIGHT LESSONS are cancelled. Lessons will resume next week. |
| Lapham:
Report by BEN LUND-TUESDAY NIGHT LESSONS on
Monday 2008-12-08 12:00:13. |
| TUESDAY NIGHT LESSONS:
Based on the current Winter Storm Warning in affect for the Delafield area the next couple of days, tomorrows TUESDAY NIGHT LESSONS are tentative.
An update will be posted tomorrow by noon.
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| Scuppernong:
Report by John Maki on
Sunday 2008-12-07 14:56:47. |
| There is a leaf problem at Scuppernong, they are everywhere so waxable skis are problematic. I do not want to beat a dead horse but you can skate over leaves but you can not stride over them, another reason for a skate lane.. |
| Scuppernong:
Report by Darren Blankenship on
Saturday 2008-12-06 18:41:06. |
| My wife and I arrived at Scuppernong a little before 8 am and the groomer already had one track set on all the trails. We were the first ones on the trail and it was a winter wonderland. When we finished at about 11 am, there were still only about 5 cars in the parking lot. Conditions were fantastic for classical skiing. Thank you dedicated groomers to get up in the middle of the night to have these trails ready for a full day of skiing. |
| Minooka Park:
Report by Steve Martin on
Saturday 2008-12-06 14:40:52. |
| I strided today. They were in the process of grooming with a good track set. Good snow cover. Minooka is a good place to classic ski. |
| McMiller:
Report by Paul Sandgren on
Saturday 2008-12-06 13:33:53. |
| McMiller trail received nearly 3" of new snow on Friday night/Saturday morning. This is in addition to nearly 10" of snow that has fallen over the last week. The previous snows were groomed and have set up nicely for a 4+ inch base of firm snow. The new snow has been packed and a classical track has been set. Conditions are good to very good although it is a little soft and in the open field by the 7K mark and the hill top by the 8K marker the wind has caused drifting and/or filled the classical track. The rest of the trail however is in the woods, it does not seem windy at all and the snow is firming up well. The trail will be regroomed Saturday night and should set up better for Sunday. Excellent snow for early December.
Skiers are reminded that there continues to be a muzzleloader gun deer season taking place throughout the forest. Bright colored clothing is advised so that all forest users are aware of each others presence. |
| Scuppernong:
Report by Paul Sandgren on
Saturday 2008-12-06 13:24:25. |
| Scuppernong trail received nearly 3" of new snow on Friday night/Saturday morning. This is on top of nearly 10" of snow that has fallen this last week. The entire trail has been packed and 2 classical tracks have been set. Conditions are good to very good although it is a little soft. Scuppernong is a classical only trail, skate skiing is not permitted. Excellent snow for early December, so get out and enjoy it. |
| Nordic:
Report by Paul Sandgren on
Saturday 2008-12-06 13:21:27. |
| Nordic trail received nearly 3" of new snow on Friday night/Saturday morning. The entire trail has been packed and a classical track has been set. Conditions are good to very good although it is a little soft and in a few open areas the wind has caused drifting and/or filled the classic | | | |
