3 Stars, but I would have preferred the designation of \"POOR\" rather than \"FAIR\". Today I chose the Relais as a nice flat area to to teach a group of beginner level adult skate skiers (all new to skating, but seasoned classic skiers). Temperatures were hovering around zero, but the trails were groomed \"2 hours \" before I left home so I was expecting some beautiful conditions. Only one section of 29 was groomed, the choice section parallel to the forest was stale, hard and unusable for our purposes. On the groomed section, I was disgusted by the shoddy workmanship, and my friends were quite dismayed to be trying to learn new skills in such bumpy conditions. The famous 7 year ridge was present as well as pronounced ruts and numerous divets. The hill leading out of the field area was particularly bad (not photographed) to the extent that we opted to NOT to continue working on uphill skills. All 5 of us have ski passes. Can we not expect good grooming on week days? Is this to be the state of things for the rest of the winter - the next month can (potentially) provide some of the best skiing of the year! Snow depth is considerable, and, snow permitting, the season does not end until April 15, if I recall correctly. Common, get with it! With freeze up at night and soft conditions during the day this is the time of the year when regular grooming is really needed.