Kincaid: 43 degrees. Lots if ice and water developing on the trails and SML. Stadium flooding. No lifeguard on duty and no grooming today. Be safe out there!
Updated 1.24.2025
Kincaid: Yuck! Rain and wind! Trails are saturated and icy. Stadium is icy despite all the grinding. Use caution!
Updated 1.23.2025
Kincaid: Warm but groomable. Slow but steady grind. Jodhpur is skiable but watch out for icy spots. Icebox/Hairpin, only one side has been ground and needs more work. Check out map for current trail grooming. Enjoy!
Updated 1.22.2025
Kincaid: Temps dropped and we were able to groom the SML, Stadium, Elliot’s/WC, Dark Alley, Roller Coaster, the first half of the Mize and the Multi-Use. Be cautious of icy conditions. Enjoy!
Updated 1.21.2025
Kincaid: Regroomed Stadium, SML, Elliot’s/WC, Dark Alley and Lower Roller Coster. The Lekisch 1.5 is good but the remaining 2.9 is very icy with a few bare spots. Also scuffed up the first half of the Mize and Multi-Use. Ski with caution and enjoy!
Updated 1.19.2025
Kincaid: We’re venturing out little by little and expanding the grooming to the SML, Stadium, Elliot’s/WC, first half of Margaux’s, first half of the Mize and Lekisch Lighted. Have a great day!
Updated 1.18.2025
Kincaid: Same as yesterday, mostly…lower roller coaster, purple loop, green loop, yellow loop, turquoise loop, blue loop and the stadium are all freshly groomed. Here’s a map of the SML to help:
Coyote Trails at MLMS: The trees have been cleared off all the trails. Bill used the snowcat to plow up all the tree branches and push them off the trail….it was pretty bad. While it looks like the trails have been groomed, they are unsafe for skiing until we get more snow. There is only an inch of snow that has lightly bonded to a hard, thin layer of ice. Be safe out there!
Hillside: Downed trees have been removed from most wide trails. Please help to clear remaining small debris by tossing it off the trail!
Bartlett HS: Bill cleared the trees and larger debris off the trails but there are still plenty of twigs and sticks. If you’re looking for a fun mission that would have great impact, take a rake and work some of that stuff way off the trails before the next weather system moves in. If it’s just on the edge the grooming equipment pulls it back in. The trails are still just ice and not appropriate for skiing. Thanks a bunch!
Updated 1.16.2025
Kincaid: Lower roller coaster, purple loop, green loop, yellow loop, turquoise loop, blue loop, the stadium and multi use are all freshly groomed. Here’s a map of the SML to help:
Beach Lake: The trees have been cleared off all the trails. Thank you to those who helped! Bill took the snowcat out this morning to see if anything could be done. After making one pass, he realized he was going to turn up too much dirt. The base is roughly two inches thick and less in some areas where the trail isn’t flat. To achieve an edgeable surface, he needed to till at least one inch. It looks good in some places but really bad in others. There just isn’t enough for consistency. He tried, but says we’ve got to have more snow.
Updated 1.15.2025
Kincaid: Weather event recovery. Temps have dropped and the trails have begun to refreeze. Scratched up the surface on the multi-use, Snow Making Loop, Elliot’s climb and World Cup. Be cautious the trails are icy and there are several unfrozen puddles including large ones in the Stadium and World Cup. Enjoy!
Beach Lake and Bartlett: Still out working to remove downed trees before we get more snow. Trying to stay hopeful!
Updated 1.14.2025
Kincaid: No new grooming. Temperatures are too warm. Hoping for a cool off as the week progresses.
Beach Lake Trails: Same thing. Checked trails yesterday and removed some downed trees. Trails are too soft to support any machinery and need a consistent freeze before we can even think about the possibility of resurrecting what’s left. They’ve gone clear in some spots with standing water yet still white in other areas. It’s a mixed bag. Will continue to monitor and visit other venues and check for damage, etc. Happy Monday!
Updated 1.13.2025
Kincaid: Nothing new to report. 40 degrees and wind. No new grooming.
Beach Lake Trails: Same thing here. Have a nice day regardless!
Updated 1.12.2025
Kincaid: Warm temps and wind. No new grooming on Lighted or Dark trails. Use caution as trails will be icy this morning and saturated in the afternoon. Cat groomed Stadium and Snowmaking Loops. Use caution for the Stadium is showing signs of saturation.
Beach Lake Trails: Bill is taking a wait and see approach. This next weather system is forecasted to bring a wintery mix then more rain this weekend. We’re in preservation mode.
Updated 1.11.2025
Kincaid: 1-inch new, wet snow. Snowmachine track packed until freezing conditions made it possible to groom with a PB. Cat groomed Stadium, SML, Margaux’s, Jodhpur, Elliot’s, World Cup. No track. Arlene’s, Sisson and Mutli-Use have also been refreshed. Enjoy!
Beach Lake Trails: Bill is taking a wait and see approach. This next weather system is forecasted to bring a wintery mix then more rain this weekend. We’re in preservation mode.
Updated 1.10.2025
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In pursuit of our mission to provide a state-wide platform for all trail conditions, and to support the grooming efforts of the clubs that make those trails possible, we are excited to now include automated grooming reports provided by the Municipality of Anchorage's (MOA) Nordic Grooming Map.
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