This has been the week for visiting old friends - today was Lusk Lake, commuting from Wakefield.
P17 > #53 > #51 > #50 > #55 > #54 green > Lusk cabin & return.

Conditions were very much as reported by Katie. I had two variants - newly trackset snow and powder cover over an old hard base. The glide was better on the newly trackset tracks than on the old snow. #50, #51, #53, & #55 have been trackset - #54 green and the #53 long loop have not been trackset. It doesn't really matter - classic skiing is excellent everywhere.

Early this week I mentioned that there were no tracks on old #10 and wondered where the real skiers have gone. Well, they're still around and doing quite well. #54 black had firm tracks. While at Lusk cabin I saw familiar real skiers skiing along the lake - they had just come down #10 and said that it has been brushed extensively and is excellent condition - if there was any doubt, the smiles from their euphoric run would be sufficient contradiction - they were going to return by #54 black. Some of the unofficial BC trails had tracks on them. Going by the descriptions of these reliable witnesses #10 is currently something to be experienced.

And oh yeah! Skating looked pretty good on #50 and #55. It's just that it's a wonderful classic day - in track or hors piste.