UPCOMING

FRI, DEC 12, 2025

XC Ski HQ Ski Team Kick-Off Dinner!
Cross Country Ski Headquarters, 9435 N. Cut Rd., Roscommon, MI 48653 (800-832-2663)

SAT, DEC 13, 2025

Forbush Opener (Freestyle)
Forbush Corner, 4971 W County Road 612, Frederic, MI 49733 (989-889-2843)

Free Beginner Ski Lesson
Cross Country Ski Headquarters, 9435 N. Cut Rd., Roscommon, MI 48653 (800-832-2663)

SUN, DEC 14, 2025

CHANUKAH/HANUKKAH, Dec 14-22

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LATEST TRAIL CONDITIONS

WED, DEC 3

Vasa Trail: Entire trail system was rolled, including the Riley connector from the Vasa Single Track parking lot on Supply Road. 10" in the woods, trail is fully covered, no set tracks yet. Early winter conditions

Hanson Hills: I forgot to mention that new tracks were set on wilderness trail, my favorite classic track that is groomed and no hikers or dogs. A treat for a small classic only trail.

Hanson Hills: Silky smooth snow greeted me today as I skated the brown, yellow and blue trails. I was using my good skis, only a few dirty spots to avoid. More oak leaves than yesterday but not overwhelming. It was windy with baby snow. Still getting my ski legs back but a great morning on snow.

Milham Park Golf Course: skate lane groomed today, thin in spots and a little soft but overall nice for this time of year. Be on the lookout for a couple thin spots and one or two damp spots but otherwise very skiable. We would ask no skating at 30 degrees or more for now. Once we get a solid thick base we can reconsider.

Huron Meadows Metropark: The conditions at Huron Meadows are still pretty decent, although there is more stubble coming through on some sections of the north and south golf course areas. as of 10:00 am it had not been rolled again and there were no classic tracks set, but it was still very skiable. Recommend using your B skis.

Hanson Hills: Lodge and Trails open at 9am. Stop into the Lodge to purchase your Trail Pass or Season Membership and start your day on beautifully prepared terrain.

Trail Report:
Groomer Dan is rolling and packing Wilderness first thing this morning. Then will Tidd Tech Comb skate lanes on Blue, Brown, Yellow, M-93. Tracks are set on Everything (with the exception of Wilderness)

TUE, DEC 2

Hanson Hills: I did a quick classic ski at Hanson today after getting our season passes. Trails were perfect. Hardly a spec of dirt or leaves in the tracks. Such a surprise so early in the season. Skate deck looked perfect as well. Trees and deep blue skies. It doesn’t get much better.

Vasa Trail: Pretty darn good for the first groom of the year. We used rock skis as we did not know what to expect but good skis would have been fine.

Huron Meadows Metropark: Already a few trail reports for Huron Meadows, so I’ll just add a little. First of all, skiers are very happy to have trail being groomed at Huron Meadows, and our thanks to the crew there. Not enough snow for classic tracks yet, but very nice classic skiing everywhere on Evo’s. Not ready for A skis yet.

Pigeon Creek: The weekend snow is providing a decent base and the county crew has been grooming the base. There is very little to no debris or bare spots. The base is about 6 inches. Skating is nice. Classic track is spotty due to needing more snow to lay the track. Temps between 25 to 32 make for nice early skiing. It is wonderful to have the season begin so early. Pigeon Creek officially opens on Dec. 14th but they don't mind skiers coming out now since there is snow.

Muncie Lakes Pathway: Volunteer groomer Steve rolled the entire Muncie trail yesterday twice & reported a compacted 3” snow depth, so this afternoon was my first trail ski on virgin snow. I couldn’t believe there were no other tracks, but always enjoy skiing to the lakes. I used my Evos & only skied to #7, then returned the same way since early in the season. We are so lucky to have gotten snow at Thanksgiving & hoping for more to build up our base.

Vasa Trail: Skate Skied the vasa from Timber Woods , we received another inch or two with fresh groom. Good coverage with no dirt showing, you can use your good skis.

Huron Meadows Metropark: Marvelous midwinter conditions. There is very little stubble showing on 90% of the course…in perfect condition with excellent grooming. You have to park in the lot on the left before the main lot but otherwise it is fantastic. You can ski from the lot up to the main trailhead. We skied the entire system on B skis, bring out the A skis tomorrow. No wind, sunny evening, fast snow.

Sleeping Bear Dunes: Unbelievable as it is...
Groomers did the glen Arbor to the dune climb section today. They will do the dunes to empire tomorrow Dec 2. There is good coverage and set track. It would be something to explore for sure. The paved trail has had a short time to freeze. Kevinski slowski

Milham Park Golf Course: Snow remains damp with ground not yet frozen but it has soaked up a lot of moisture. Some classic tracks getting skied with a few wet spots to be on the lookout for. Skate lane rolled today but not groomed yet. Please let it set up today and if temps go down tonight as predicted then we will attempt to set a skate lane. No immediate plans to machine set a classic track, need a little more snow and cold for that. Fingers crossed that winter is here...

Hudson Mills Metropark: Beautiful morning. Not enough snow to groom but there are skiied in classic tracks. Rock skis. It plenty of snow

: West Lake county preserve on Waterloo Rd. north of Chelsea has five inches of fresh base with pretty complete coverage, no grooming but well tracked (mostly by me), classic only, fields and woods, excellent conditions, already been three times on Fischer E99s and see several more good days ahead. Hikers chew it up a bit but it is eminently skiable.

Michaywe: Groomed and set track on both golf course loops, the lake loop, herringbone, and the river trail. Herringbone and the river trail will be a little bumpy until we receive more snow. The golf course loops and the lake loop are good, just a little soft. Maple ridge was tracked and rolled, will groom and set track when it firms up.

Huron Meadows Metropark: All skate trails have been groomed at Huron Meadows. There's quite a bit of stumble showing though on the north and south golf course areas, but Buck's Run, the wooded trail behind Buck's Run, and the "contractor's loop" (Cedar Trace Trail) had good snow coverage. No classic track has been set - there's not enough snow. The snow is still soft - it should form up over the next few days.

Better than expected early season conditions...and a snow gun is starting to build up a pile of man-made snow!

Crystal Mountain: We got all trails packed and everything rolled but the hills yesterday however we recieved 4 inches of snow over night and no one is scheduled to groom today. We plan to offically open on Friday but if you have a season pass feel free to set your own tracks. We will be working on the trails again tomorrow. Looks like we are off to a great start. YAY!

Cross Country Ski Headquarters: Good morning! We received another 1-2 inches of snow last night. All trails are open, and Groomer Mike has packed/rolled them. We have about 4-6" of packed snow on the trails, and 10-12" in the woods. A couple more inches and we'll be grooming. As it is early in the season, there are some low spots, but overall it's very good for December 2nd! Come demo a pair of metal edge skis, like the Fischer Spider 62 or the Rossignol BC 65! The Stone Turtle Cafe is open for coffee, tea, cocoa, chili, and some adult beverages. The full menu will be available this Saturday, December 6th. Book a private lesson by calling 800-832-2663!

Hudson Mills Metropark: Beautiful morning. Not enough snow to groom but there are skiied in classic tracks. Rock skis. It plenty of snow

Hanson Hills: Lodge and Trails open at 9am. Stop into the Lodge to purchase your Trail Pass or Season Membership and start your day on beautifully prepared terrain.

Trail Report:
All trails—Red, Yellow, Brown, Blue, Green, M-93, and Easy Return—were groomed yesterday with fresh tracks set. We picked up just a light dusting of snow overnight.

Today, Groomer Dan is out packing Konopnicki Kut and breaking trail on Wilderness, opening up even more miles for your Nordic adventure.

It’s a great day to ski Hanson Hills. See you out there.

MON, DEC 1

Lost Lakes Pathway: Maybe 8 “ and tracked the whole way around. There are the bent -over -with -snow trees that one has to go around occasionally as well as a few small trees down but with that said it was good!!

Hanson Hills: A few things spots but easy to go around. Skied classic, track was perfect, did blue, green and beginners loop. The skate lane looked good, had similar thin spots, mostly leaf matter turned up while grooming. Used new skis.

Hanson Hills: A few things spots but easy to go around. Skied classic, track was perfect, did blue, green and beginners loop. The skate lane looked good, had similar thin spots, mostly leaf matter turned up while grooming. Used new skis.

Nubs Nob: Nubs Nob is not yet open for its down hill program : coming this weekend . But the groomers jumped the gun on the Nordic Trails . Access through Valley road to the red and blue loops are currently primo !

Nubs Nob: 

Big M: It looks like we have about 8 inches on the ground at Big M. One of our groomers hopes to get out mid-week to do a pass with the groomer to pack at least the lower trails. If we get more snow after that there may be enough to lay tracks at the end of the week. Aprox. 4 more inches of snow are predicted into Friday of this week.

Huron Meadows Metropark: Many of the north trails are rolled. It's a bit soft for skating but manageable. I suggest rock skis since there are sections with a "carpet" of twigs and tall grass. It's decent for Dec. 1 so get out and ski while the temps permit...

Timber Ridge: 2" rolled base out to the Vasa. No tracks set yet. 12/2.( tomorrow), $10 off season passes

Vasa Trail: Rolled base of about 2”. Great way to start the season. Good coverage for skating and classic, good coverage over the course.

Huron Meadows Metropark: I am happy to report that conditions are almost perfect. Sunny - no wind - mid 20's. Oh sure the base is a bit thin - but the temp makes it fine. They have pulled a roller around the golf course and other trails. We skied the Cedar Trace and Buck's Run. We also saw that they just turned on a snow gun.

Huron Meadows Metropark: Guessing the ground is too soft for them.

Huron Meadows Metropark: 

Nubs Nob: 4 Km of trail is open on top of Nub's Nob, (upper Red Loop). Access is only available via Valley road (past Chestnut Valley Golf Course) as snow making is in operation on the alpine slopes. No skiing on slopes!
Skating was good yesterday and grooming is ongoing in preparation of 12" of new snow expected tonight. Passes may be purchased at the main lodge.

Michaywe: The lake loop, herringbone, the river trail, and both golf course loops were rolled again this morning. Conditions are soft. Coverage is good with 8-12 inches in most areas off trail. Only a few tree root areas on the north side of the river trail. Hoping to pack and roll maple ridge tomorrow.

Cross Country Ski Headquarters: What a way to start the season! We have received about 10-12" of snow since Thanksgiving. A great many skiers have enjoyed the copious snow and rustic conditions on the trails, which thus far have been ungroomed due to the moisture in the snow. Now that the snow has dried out and the ground has gotten colder, Groomer Mike will roll/pack the trails today. Depending on how that goes, we may be able to snow comb as a next step! Regardless, all trails and the rental desk are open. After rolling we will have about 4-6" of packed snow on the trails, and 10-12" in the woods. The Stone Turtle Cafe is open for coffee, tea, cocoa, chili, and some adult beverages. The full menu will be available this Saturday, December 6th.

Huron Meadows Metropark: Spoke with the HM park office today and I was told “we are not making snow, and we have no plans to make snow“. I inquired about why not, since conditions are perfect to make snow, and I was told “if conditions allowed for skiing, we would open the park for skiing“. They definitely did not want to have a conversation with me. The annual December frustration begins again.

Hanson Hills: Groomer Dan is out this morning combing skate lanes and setting fresh classic tracks on Green, Blue, Yellow, and Easy Return, and packing the rest of the system for a smooth ride.

Lodge & Trails open at 9AM
Trail passes are required — please stop in the lodge and see us before you head out!

It’s a perfect morning to glide. See you on the snow!

Forbush Corner: Plan today is for a regroom on most of the east side trails. Now that it is December 1st, we can add more K’s on the West side trail system. We will be heading over there with a PB and chainsaws. Hoping for the best, prepared for the worst. We are on our normal schedule now, open Thursday thru Monday. Shop and trails open at 0900 and close at 5pm.

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