Trail Detail
Notes
The Magney-Snively trail has 14k of trail for intermediate and advanced skiers. This trail offers skiing through a beautiful hardwood forest with large hills and trees. This terrain is rugged and therefore is not recommended for beginners. The trail loops clockwise.Trail Reports
2015-2016 season
Monday, March 7, 2016
Morning
posted: 2016-03-07 09:32:46
Firsthand: Classic [
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Conditions: Crusty but softening.
Got up for some crust skiing and magnet delivered. It was fast but getting a little bit softer as the sun burned off the fog this morning. The Elys peak and Bardon's peak loops had a second set of classic tracks sort of set and melted out on them, not sure why. The main loop skied great. I used rock skis but you could probably get away with B skis. With some luck and lots of clouds the skiing might hold out there for a while.
(Jason Mozol)
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Saturday, March 5, 2016
Morning
posted: 2016-03-05 15:04:09
Firsthand: Freestyle [
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Saturday, March 5, 2016
Afternoon
posted: 2016-03-05 14:26:06
Firsthand: Classic [
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Conditions: Great grooming; a very few thin spots in the tracks.
Very nice conditions for waxless classic with some paste glide wax. Some ice in the sets made for lots of double-poling through places I'd normally expect to stride. Great fresh grooming on the skate for when the going got too fast in the sets.
(Michael Latsch)
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Wednesday, March 2, 2016
Afternoon
posted: 2016-03-02 18:45:04
Firsthand: Freestyle [
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Conditions: Some loops tilled, some loops dragged with a smaller machine.
The main loop was tilled and excellent. Smooth, wide, level and easy to edge. Bardon's loop was not nearly as nicely chopped up and smooth. The connector was also fantastic.
(Bruce Bauer)
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Sunday, February 28, 2016
Morning
posted: 2016-02-28 15:42:32
Firsthand: Freestyle [
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Conditions: After the unseasonably 50 degree weather on saturday, the trails were in great shape. The night before the temperature dropped below freezing, the wind picked up and there was a slight dusting of snow. Underneath the fluffy snow there was a firm and fast ice deck. Overall a great day for skiing!
Some debris had blown on the trail including a big tree. See photos.
(Scott Cummings)
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Friday, February 26, 2016
Afternoon
posted: 2016-02-26 18:23:33
Firsthand: Freestyle [
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Conditions: Fresh courderoy consisting of powder mixed with the ice. Hard packed but not icy on the surface. Classic track has some ice on the bottom.
Perfect spring conditions. The trail is hard packed after a tilling on Thursday or Friday. The trail did not melt much today despite the warm temps in the late afternoon. Skating should be great in the morning.
(Bruce Bauer)
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Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Afternoon
posted: 2016-02-18 09:16:45
Firsthand: Classic [
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Good to great. Recently groomed. Good skate deck. Classic tracks looked good and solid.
(Eric Chandler)
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Friday, February 5, 2016
Afternoon
posted: 2016-02-05 18:23:31
Firsthand: Freestyle [
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Excellent. Freshly groomed, firm not icy, fast. Tracks looked great. Just another duluth xc gem.
(Paul Windberg)
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Saturday, January 23, 2016
Morning
posted: 2016-01-23 14:31:30
Firsthand: Freestyle [
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Conditions: In good shape for skating and classic; needs grooming.
Magney hasn't been groomed for a week and could use it, but the skating was good and classic track looked mostly intact. Saw one small icy patch and one exposed rock. There are several uneven/bumpy sections and some sections where the skate lane is too narrow to avoid skiing over the tracks. So, not wide flat corduroy, but I had a very enjoyable ski.
(Anne Flueckiger)
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Friday, January 22, 2016
Afternoon
posted: 2016-01-23 14:16:24
Firsthand: Freestyle [
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Conditions: Pretty good. No grooming since last snowfall so had about 1-2" of fresh skied-in powder.
Enjoyed the skate ski from Spirit to Magney (see other report). Be a little careful with the connector (there's some good "moguls" on both sides of the snowmobile trail on the bottom). Magney had pretty good coverage, but there were a few icy and uneven areas, particularly at the bottom of some of the downhills. There were a few sections with soft pole plants (maybe the groomer didn't pack down the trail evenly?) The classic track looked good for being moderately shallow and skied in.
(Elaine Nelson)
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