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Time to start thinking about winter, folks! What is your ski quiver looking like? Michigan, and many other snow states, offer a plethora of cross country ski opportunities. Whether it’s groomed nordic ski trails, state parks or wilderness preserves, frozen lakes, skied-in tracks, or deep powder, you will want to make sure you have the […]

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Cross Country Ski Report – Wednesday, March 29th

Good morning! The last hurrah for skiing has come and gone, and this will be the final ski report of the season, unless we get significant snow accumulation/enough to groom. We received an inch of snow this morning, with some nice stretches of skiable snow, along with several icy spots and bare spots. Today is […]

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Cross Country Ski Report – Monday, March 27th

Conditions were phenomenal yesterday. While it got up in the 40’s yesterday afternoon, it got plenty cold last night, so groomer Mike will snow comb all trails except Tall Pines this morning. Tracks from yesterday are still in good shape. Ski early for best conditions! The Stone Turtle Cafe is open today – join us […]

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Mid-winter conditions this morning!

Cross Country Ski Report – Sunday, March 26th

We received over 6″ of dense snow yesterday, which is grooming up beautifully and sparkling in the trees already.  Groomer Mike started early this morning, and is setting track and snowcombing all the trails.  It will be a beautiful sunny, blue sky day today with temps in 40’s by afternoon, so please come out to […]

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Cross Country Ski Report – Saturday, March 25th

As of 5:00pm on Saturday afternoon, we’ve received just over 5″ of dense heavy snow, and it is forecasted to snow until about 10pm Saturday night.  Groomer Mike is planning to let the accumulation complete, let the snow freeze up a bit overnight (its currently a wet snow), and then set tracks and snowcomb the […]

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Cross Country Ski Report – Monday, March 20th

Happy Spring! The snow we received Saturday night made for a nice bonus day of skiing yesterday. While yesterday’s sun took a toll, there is still some great skiing to be had today. Groomer Mike will snowcomb the Relay Loop and Manitou this morning. Groomer George set classic tracks on Trapper’s Cabin yesterday. Ski early […]

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Cross Country Ski Report – Sunday, March 18th

We received 4-5 inches of snow throughout the day yesterday and overnight. Groomer Mike will start off by grooming the practice area and the Relay Loop, which consists of Trapper’s Cabin and part of Rolling Hills. All the trails are open, and the Stone Turtle Cafe is open! Make the most of this beautiful last […]

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Cross Country Ski Report – Saturday, March 18th

It got plenty cold last night, and we have received about a half inch of snow so far this morning. The practice area will be groomed this morning, and the Trapper’s Cabin trail will be snowcombed later this morning. Underneath the fresh snow is some crusty, refrozen snow, and also some ice, so use caution. […]

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Still plenty of snow at the Ides Of March!

Cross Country Ski Report – Wednesday, March 15th

Blue skis and sunshine resulted in lots of smiling skiers yesterday, and today should be the same. Today Groomer Mike is snowcombing all the trails this morning except for Tall Pines.   Today’s high temp is forecasted for 44F, and so skiing will be faster in the morning and a bit slower in the afternoon, so […]

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Cross Country Ski Report – Monday, March 13th

The Michigan Cup Relays was a blast yesterday, with 135 skiers from all over the state (and beyond) racing on relay teams of 3 around the Relay loop on the Headquarters Trappers Cabin and Rolling Hills trails. The race was followed by some great live music, food, and the Michigan Cup Awards Party. We are […]

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Cross Country Ski Report – Sunday, March 12th

Yesterday’s sun was quite nice for the sunbathers on the Sun Deck, but it took a toll on the ski trails. A few bare spots have opened up, particularly on the Manitou trail. Groomer Mike snow doctored and groomed the Trappers Cabin and Rolling Hills trails last night to prepare for today’s Michigan Cup Relays. […]

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Cross Country Ski Report – Saturday, March 11th

Good morning! We received more snow throughout the day yesterday, which brings the total from Thursday night up to about 3 inches. Groomer Mike snowcombed all the trails last night, and there are skied in tracks on most trails as well. All trails are open. Join us for some nice spring skiing today, plus delicious […]

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Cross Country Ski Report – Friday, March 10th

As of 8am, we’ve received just about 2″ of new snow overnight, and it looks to continue to snow through early afternoon.  Groomer Mike is snowcombing Trappers Cabin Trail and part of Rolling Hills Trails this morning.  All other trails, we will let the snow accumulate before grooming.  All trails are open, and it will […]

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Cross Country Ski Report, Thursday, March 9th

Groomer Mike snowcombed Manitou, Rolling Hills, Mackinac Cut, Wild Turkey, Trappers Cabin and Adventure Trails last night.  Trappers Cabin has full coverage with man-made snow patched over any thin spots.  However, the rest of the trails have bare patches in some of the open sunny spots which require skis to be portaged.  95% of the […]

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Cross Country Ski Report – Wednesday, March 8th

The trails groomed up beautifully yesterday, and conditions were excellent while soft due to the sun. The sun also made a few of the thin spots into bare spots, so use caution, particularly when descending some of the south and east facing hills. Groomer Mike snowcombed the trails last night, so the skiing should be […]

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Cross Country Ski Report – Tuesdsay, March 7th

We received about 2-3 inches of dense snow yesterday, which should groom up very well this morning. There is full coverage on almost all of the trail system, and all trails are open. The Stone Turtle Cafe is open today! Try an XC Chicken Sandwich, with rotisserie chicken, provolone, onions, spinach, dijon, and aioli sauce […]

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Spring skiing conditions.

Cross Country Ski Report – Sunday, March 5th

We received a dusting of snow last night. Sunny blue skies made for great skiing yesterday, though the warmer temps and sun took their toll on the trails.  Some bare spots are popping up in the open, sunny spots, but still passable on snow.  Groomer Mike is attempting to snowcomb all the trails this morning, […]

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Cross Country Ski Report – Saturday, March 4th

Groomer Mike is snowcombing the skate lanes this morning.  Classic tracks are in good shape, though thin and icy in a few of the sunny spots on the trails.  All trails are open and are overall good spring skiing conditions.  Skiing will be faster in the morning, and slower in the afternoon with warmer temps […]

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Great spring skiing conditions Cross Country Ski Headquarters

Cross Country Ski Report – Friday, March 3rd

Groomer Mike is snowcombing the skate lanes this morning.  Classic tracks are in good shape, though thin and icy in a few of the sunny spots on the trails.  All trails are open and are overall good spring skiing conditions.  Join us this weekend for Pulled Pork BBQ, a Free Ski Lesson on Saturday, and […]

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Beautiful trail tracks Adventure Trail Cross Country Ski Headquarters

Cross Country Ski Report – Thursday, March 2nd

We received about 1/2″ of snow last night, which has greatly improve our classic tracks which were getting a bit icy from the thaw/refreeze of the last two nightsl; just a few thin spots exist.   Groomer Butch snowcombed the skate lanes this morning, mixing the fresh snow with tilled older snow.  Overall, good conditions for […]

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Beautiful trail tracks Adventure Trail Cross Country Ski Headquarters

Cross Country Ski Report – Wednesday, March 1st

Good morning! Groomer Mike will snow comb all the trails this morning. Classic tracks were set yesterday, and most of them are still in good shape; however there are some icy spots in the tracks where the afternoon sun hits. Skating should be excellent today. Snow depth in the woods is about 8 inches, and […]

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