30 degrees at 11 am. Another sunny and blue sky day, above the dreary clouds down in the valley. Plenty of cars for a Monday. The trails are in good shape, having been freshened up with a trace of new snow yesterday. The deck and the tracks are fast and firm, mostly controllable but a few spots some might consider icy.

29 degrees at 11:15 AM, 50 cars, not a cloud in the sky (seems cloudy in the webcam image as I write this later though). Excellent conditions, especially out from under the trees. Lots of groomed trails to explore. Deck is firm but not icy, and the tracks are well set for the most part. At some points there are short icy patches, where ice chunks have fallen from the trees and been tilled into shape.

It was 35 degrees and sunny at 12:30pm -- another gorgeous day! The ski area is above the cooler foggy valley today, making for great views from Eagle Crest, the lookout, and other high points (the grooming stops a bit before you get all the way to the lookout, by the way).There were about 35 cars in the lot.

The grooming last night left the skate and classic trails mostly excellent. However, the sun and warm temperatures are making ice balls fall on the trails in places, along with a small amount of tree debris. The road up from the state park entrance has the opposite problem: it has melted out in the sunny spots, but the alternating shady patches are pretty slick (Zach says "unexpectedly slick").

It was 29 degrees and mostly sunny at 11:30am -- a really beautiful day. There were about 40 cars in the lot.

There has not been any new snow or fresh grooming since Wednesday, but until today it has been overcast and below freezing, so the conditions have not really changed, aside from boots, skis, dogs, moose, and rabbits leaving tracks. Which is to say, a few trails have decent skate decks, though not the perfectly level surfaces we would expect later in the season. Classic is ok to excellent, depending on where you are. Watch for chunky snow, debris, and uneven areas, and enjoy!

23 degrees at noon. Foggy, cloudy, with occasional sun breaks. 30 cars in the lot. Conditions holding steady, largely unchanged from 2 days ago, very good for this time of year. Tracks are mostly clear, but the deck surface is variable, broken up and rough in spots, but you can find some relatively smooth sections. For the next few days, if the clouds can stick around and protect the trail from sun glaze, the trails should stay in relatively good shape.

The trailer for ski rentals is open for business, and will be throughout the weekend.

It was 26 degrees and overcast at 2:20pm, somewhat foggy, but no problem seeing the trail or skiers. There were about 15 cars when we arrived, down to 10 when we left. The road up to Selkirk was somewhat slick towards the top.

Out on the trails, State Parks had the large grooming machine out for the first time this afternoon, and the snow surface on the trails where they made a few passes was good to excellent for both classic and skate. On the other trails, snow conditions varied from good to chunky, with uneven skate deck, and some of the downhill sections were a challenging mix. We didn't see the moose today, but there were many fresh tracks between Selkirk Lodge and junction 2.

Happy Thanksgiving tomorrow!

At 08:30, it was 0C (33F), cloudy, no wind, no precipitation. Road up had some slick slush, parking lot had 6" snow, 2 cars, 50% Subaru. About 20 cars at 12:00

Difficult grooming today with equipment trying to bury itself for the winter hibernating season. Best classic skiing is out Linder and Mica, and routes to Nova Hut which was groomed. Watch for 2 moose on Lodgepole near Nova hut.

Equipment currently being repaired, but hopfully back in action soon.