Cross country ventures

HITTING THE TRAILS -- Linda Hobbs, front, instructs Susie Isaksen, left, Mary Parrott, center, and JoAnne Kemkes how to snow plow down a hill during a free learn-to-ski event at the After Hours Ski Trail in the Brule State Forest on Saturday. The event was sponsored by the Brule Valley Ski Club, the State Forest and the Lions Club.