Conditions: Excellent for skating; recently groomed.
This is why I love the UP! The Nara trails were great Saturday for skating, even though they were getting a little soft from the warm sun.

(Nancy Langston)

Conditions: Excellent. 12+ inches of new snow and perfect grooming makes for great spring skiing.
some branches down due to snow up in the trees, but skiers have been doing a good job of helping out to clear the trails of debris. The big stuff is all removed and only bits of small branches remain that are easily avoidable.

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(Ken Walz)

Conditions: Perfection! Freshly groomed this morning.
Skiing nirvana! Sunny, calm, 15 degrees at 8:30, with snow flocked trees and perfectly groomed tracks! I classic skied and my husband skated and we enjoyed some of the best skiing in the past two years on natural snow! Such a treat to ski when the Twin Cities is brown! Thanks to the groomers for their work cleaning up all the downed trees!

(Kathleen Miller)

Conditions: Almost perfect, bomb-proof tracks and firm, fast, flat and freshly tilled skate lanes. Minimal debris from the St. Paddy's heavy snow dump (>12").
It doesn't get any better than today. Snow flocks the trees, blue sky and sunshine, 30 degrees. There were some diaphanous snow curtains being released from the trees occasionally leaving a bump in the "road". There could easily be fine skiing for the next two weeks, or more.

(Geoff Harrison)

28-30F. 15" of heavy, fresh snow over a 6-10" base of old snow. Grooming and tree cleanup in progress.

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(Ken Wikgren)

Conditions: Nice, but timing is everything!
About as good as it get from 11-1 today, then it started to soften. Firm skate deck, but not at all icy, and great control on the downhills. Friday is forecast to be the last sub-freezing morning for a while, so start your weekend early and get it while the getting is still good.

(Larry Zurawski)

Conditions: Fresh powder groomed on top of a bulletproof base.
As good as it gets! The fresh snow groomed up nicely, resulting in good glide despite the cold (10 degree) temps, great edging, and perfect climbing conditions.

(Larry Zurawski)

Conditions: Excellent but slow with fresh snow.
First time at this great trail system. It looked like all the trails were groomed this morning, including setting tracks, but by the afternoon there was 2+ inches of fresh fluffy snow on top slowing it down. Wonderful deep base of packed snow, not the ice we have down south. Well worth the drive.

(Steve Turner)

Conditions: Awesome, skate deck was a good foot thick, perfectly groomed, no debris.
One of the top places to ski ever, must do. 30 plus inches in the woods. A joy to ski especially the lower Nara trails section.

(Joe Barrick)

Conditions: Excellent. A bit soft but very deep base.
Groomed early this morning, so the new 2-3 inches of new snow on top isn't a problem. More snow in the forecast this weekend.

(Judy Archibald)