A late afternoon"Kingsmere Run"- Asticou to Kingsmere and back- on skate skis. There was fresh grooming on 5 and 26, although the classic tracks weren't very deep. The grooming on the parkways was better, with fresher corduroy in the skate lane and deeper tracks. Surprisingly, above Mica the Champlain Parkway was only groomed on the west side! Since this was late Sunday afternoon, I can't imagine the groomer was coming back for a return pass. It looks like the grooming crew ran out of time to finish their work. Despite the cold temperatures (around -18C) and fresh powder, the surface of the skate lane was hard and skating was quite fast, but controllable and enjoyable. The classic tracks were hard and offered fast descents. As usual for this sector,there were lots of skiers of all levels of abilities out enjoying the trails. As we left Asticou snow was already beginning to fall, so it's hard to predict what conditions will be like tomorrow.