Fri, Dec 19: Huron Meadows Metropark (Brighton)
Bucks is open. No connector. It is pretty much how you’d expect. Fast and a bit icy in a couple spots, but mostly controllable for skating. There are tracks which looked solid but some parts looked quite icy. Only one small dirt spot near the top of the “big hill. There is however quite a bit of small debris blown on to it.
- Noah
Fri, Dec 19: Huron Meadows Metropark (Brighton)
Posting from Huron Meadows Metropark website: "Bucks Run will be groomed for skate and classic skiing today, but please know that there is no connector trail available. Without the connector available you will have to walk to the start of the trail. For your safety and the safety of our staff please adhere to Bucks Run hours. Bucks Run is open Monday – Friday 12 pm – 7:45 pm and Saturday – Sunday 9 am – 7:45 pm, weather and conditions permitting.
Due to the weather conditions yesterday no other trails are available at this time."
- Mike Muha
Wed, Dec 17: Huron Meadows Metropark (Brighton)
Skated Coyote from 8 to 10.
Softer and more control than Tuesday. Tracks are good with a lot of leaves.
- Michael Hultman
Wed, Dec 17: Huron Meadows Metropark (Brighton)
I skied from 10-11:30 today. A very icy wind blown skate deck but still fun. Classic tracks were mostly intact on cedar trace and coyote run, but wind had filled them in on hawks hills. I had a very nice ski.
- Sarah
Wed, Dec 17: Huron Meadows Metropark (Brighton)
I skied from 10-11:30 today. A very icy wind blown skate deck but still fun. Classic tracks were mostly intact on cedar trace and coyote run, but wind had filled them in on hawks hills. I had a very nice ski.
- Sarah
Tue, Dec 16: Independance Oaks (Clarkston)
Start@ 10:00 AM. Trail hardpack with 1/2" of powder on top. No tracks. Swix Blue worked well. Snow softened up a bit after noon. Overall, a good ski with full coverage and minimal leaves. Get it while you can.
- Thirsty
Tue, Dec 16: Huron Meadows Metropark (Brighton)
I started skiing about 12:30, classic. Skate lanes were hard and fast - pick out your most stable skis of you plan to skate anywhere but Buck's Run.
There are classic tracks beside all skate trails. They vary from rock hard nice tracks (Cedar Trace / contractor's trail) to a mix of nice track/skied -in snow-blow track (golf course trails) to deep perfect tracks (Buck's Run). Connector trails did have track: the trail to Cedar Trace had no track, and the trail directly adjacent to Buck's Run had no track. No track was set where the snow depth wasn't there.
Overall, I had a good classic ski! It's was already 28 when I got to the park, but Toko Yellow kick wax worked pretty well on the mix of snow conditions.
- Mike Muha
Tue, Dec 16: Huron Meadows Metropark (Brighton)
I skied from 10-11:30 today. A very icy wind blown skate deck but still fun. Classic tracks were mostly intact on cedar trace and coyote run, but wind had filled them in on hawks hills. I had a very nice ski.
- Sarah
Mon, Dec 15: Kensington Metropark (Milford)
Excellent classic conditions on back loops. Good track set, I would not recommend skating…deck is hard and a little narrow. The dusting of snow made great kick with swix blue extra, what else? Golf course looked good for skating.
- L
Sun, Dec 14: Independance Oaks (Clarkston)
Did a classic loop around the lake, then put on the skate skis for a quick rip around again, but also hitting the hills this time. Trails were being freshly rolled with the additional 1/2 inch or so of new show that fell. Great conditions for skating. Fair to good for classic with snow not deep enough to set tracks. Enjoy it before the thaw comes!
- Ty Shesky
Sun, Dec 14: Bay City State Park (Bay City)
Skied the Tobico trail at Bay City State Park.
Almost perfect conditions.
A lot of walkers use this trail but are doing a good job of keeping off the ski tracks. Snow is 8-10” deep and crisp. As always oak leaves can be a challenge on 1/4 of the 2.8 mi trail.
Get out there before it deteriorates
- Mike
Sun, Dec 14: Kensington Metropark (Milford)
Excellent conditions given icy weather
- Kris Olsson
Sun, Dec 14: Huron Meadows Metropark (Brighton)
Bucks run groomed for classic and skate in great condition from building and back.
Coyote and Cedar trace groomed this morning for both classic and skate.
i did not ski Hawk hills.
- Michael Hultman
Sun, Dec 14: Huron Meadows Metropark (Brighton)
This is the official report from Huron Meadows YESTERDAY:
"Bucks Run is open for classic and skate skiing as of yesterday December 13, 2025. For your safety and the safety of our staff please adhere to Bucks Run hours. Bucks Run is open Monday – Friday 12 pm – 7:45 pm and Saturday – Sunday 9 am – 7:45 pm, weather and conditions permitting. Bucks Run will be closed on Monday, December 15 and Tuesday December 16, 2025 until 2 pm so that our staff can continue to spread additional snow.
The golf course trails, Coyote Run and Hawk Hills, along with Cedar Trace were groomed for skate ski only on December 11, 2025 as there is not enough snow throughout the trails to groom for classic tracks. Classic skiers are still welcome to ski, just note there are no tracks set. No additional grooming has taken place in other areas of the park. These trails are open during normal park hours, weather and conditions permitting.*
No other update from the park as of 9:30am this morning.
- Mike Muha
Sat, Dec 13: Huron Meadows Metropark (Brighton)
Good news. Bucks run is up and running with excellent skate and classic. The golf course was also regroomed, but still no classic tracks there. Very windy so there is lots of debris in the tracks. Skaters reported excellent conditions. Note that on Monday and Tuesday Bucks will not be open until 2:00 so more snow can be spread. Please respect this closure so that we do not create conflict with the park staff. There’s still lots of other areas at the park to ski.
- Ken
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