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Jerry and Drew groomed Sunday evening. Priority was to level the skate surface. Main, Mitten, Bypass, Boomerang and Lollipop were all worked. Classic track exists on Main, Boomerang and the top of Lollipop. Bare spots on the classic track were … Continued

The forecast looks hopeful for us to have enough to work with on Saturday. We will be starting later than usual to let the snow pile up a bit. Expect no grooming before 10 A.M. Saturday, and machines on course … Continued

Nope. A half inch of rain Friday has made for a wet mess that was ungroomable Saturday morning. Will continue to watch and open something as soon as it is possible.

We are closely watching the storm cycle and will groom as soon as it is possible. A word of caution for those very eager to get at it. On the Christmas Eve course recon, every bit of pavement was completely … Continued

Coverage is extremely thin. Skiing on the Mtn Dell track is strongly discouraged. Damage to skis is very likely on classic, certain on skate. Several people were enjoying striding on kick-around skis off the track on Saturday and Sunday. A … Continued

Skiing at Mtn Dell Saturday is strongly discouraged. Ski damage is extremely likely.

Back to waiting for snow. Several people got out on the thin corduroy over the past week, but now that is so intermittent as to not be worth the trouble of heading out. The recrystallized powder off the edge of … Continued

We are deep into tasks of prepping the course and machinery in advance of another ski season at Mountain Dell. Our Golf Grounds Crew friends are churning on the loads of tasks they have to complete to protect the course … Continued

Bill is on course now (10 A.M. Wednesday) providing a limited groom to Tuesday night’s snow. We anticipate fresh skate grooming on Main and Park Ave. We should be able to get on it the next few days, as well. … Continued

Friday morning we are taking a pause as we await the storm. Course is open and skate is level and predictable. Next few days might be adventure days on course. If there is fresh snow Saturday morning, we will do … Continued