Trail Detail
Notes
Well designed trail 2 miles north of Grand Marais. Dependable classical and skating grooming by dedicated ski club. Gentle rolling beginner and intermediate terrain through birch, aspen and pine forest with expert options. Nice overlooks of North Shore far below. Separate snowshoe trail. Public warming building. 1.6 K lighted xc trail on each night.Trail Reports
2015-2016 season
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Saturday, January 23, 2016
Afternoon
posted: 2016-01-23 14:07:55
Firsthand: Freestyle [ ]
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Conditions: Excellent skiing at Pincushion today.
All the trails have been touched up, and skiing was fantastic. The downhills were very fast and fun. Skate lane is in very good shape, as well as the classic tracks.
(Timothy Lederle)
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Friday, January 22, 2016
posted: 2016-01-23 08:04:10
Grooming
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Conditions: 12-14 inches base with good snow.
All of the skating lanes were reworked Friday night so we have 25 kms of nice cordurory. Classic tracks are in good shape, it should be good skiing.
(Jim Shinners)
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Saturday, January 16, 2016
Morning
posted: 2016-01-16 12:48:17
Firsthand: Freestyle [ ]
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Conditions: Great snow, good coverage save a handful of debris that's blown off trees.
Trails were groomed recently though the skate deck was soft with all the fresh snow they've gotten. A good problem to have. Didn't see any classic tracks set on the pincushion loop or the green circle loops.
(John Leaf)
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Monday, January 11, 2016
Afternoon
posted: 2016-01-11 17:18:11
Firsthand: Classic [ ]
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Conditions: Great tracking for classic skiing. Snow is firm.
Skied the big Pincushion loop on well groomed classic tracks. Trees were full of snow. Even in the zero temps, we skied hard and were actually too warm. Thanks to the groomers!
(Mary Stephens)
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Saturday, January 9, 2016
posted: 2016-01-09 15:12:27
Grooming Scheduling [ ]
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Conditions: An additional 4-5 inches of new snow has improved trail conditions substantially.
The heavy wet snow we received over the past few days transitioned into perfect groomable snow with the colder weather. Most trails are fully groomed with the remaining trails groomed tonight. Classic skiing is greatly improved. See you on the trails.
(Jim Shinners)
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Saturday, January 2, 2016
Morning
posted: 2016-01-03 06:52:05
Firsthand: Classic [ ]
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Conditions: Fast and clean - freshly groomed on Saturday and Sunday mornings.
My family and I skied most all trails here over the last 3 days - classic and skate. Fresh grooming on Saturday provided clean corduroy and better tracks. Thanks to Jim, Bob and Marlys for clearing the trails of debris before the holiday weekend. Great fun to ski on real snow!
(Margie Grilley)
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Saturday, January 2, 2016
posted: 2016-01-02 23:48:07
Grooming [ ]
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Conditions: Good, getting some light snow tonight.
We have a 10-12 inch base with all of the trails fully groomed for classic and skate. Skate conditions are good, classic fair.
(Jim Shinners)
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Saturday, January 2, 2016
Afternoon
posted: 2016-01-02 17:26:59
Firsthand: Freestyle [ ]
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Conditions: Pretty good. Several inches of snow.
Hard packed snow, sometimes icy, but fluffy in the sun. Tree debris on some shady sections.
(Seamus Flynn)
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Wednesday, December 30, 2015
posted: 2015-12-30 19:40:20
Grooming Secondhand [ ]
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Conditions: 10-12 inch base, good skating, fair classic trails.
All 25kms of trail at Pincushion have been brushed, cleared and groomed. High School teams have been here training, and they all say how nice it is to be on good snow.
(Jim Shinners)
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Sunday, December 27, 2015
posted: 2015-12-27 10:45:34
Grooming [ ]
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Conditions: Conditions are great, we have a 10 inch base with good coverage.
We're still brushing out the last few loops, but most trails are open for skate and classic. Skating is good to excellent, classic is OK. More snow should really fill out the trails.
(Jim Shinners)
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