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Pincushion Mountain Trails
Grand Marais, MN
25.0k
Skating/Classic
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No
218-387-1276
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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.
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Saturday, January 30, 2016
Morning
Firsthand: Classic 
[ B skis ]
Conditions: Poor conditions. Trails not groomed and 5" of fresh, heavy, wet snow.
Do not recommend skiing today at this location. Warm weather and snow conditions caused the snow to clump to the bottom of the skis which made it very difficult to ski.
(Michelle Eul)
Saturday, January 30, 2016
Morning
Firsthand: Freestyle 
[ B skis ]
Conditions: Not groomed, warm.
11am start. Not a good day to ski without glide wax. More advanced skiers seem to be doing OK. Needs to be groomed. Temps near 40.
(Paul Larson)
Saturday, January 23, 2016
Afternoon
Firsthand: Freestyle 
[ Good skis ]
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)
Friday, January 22, 2016
Grooming 
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)
Saturday, January 16, 2016
Morning
Firsthand: Freestyle 
[ Good skis ]
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)
Monday, January 11, 2016
Afternoon
Firsthand: Classic 
[ Good skis ]
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)
Saturday, January 9, 2016
Grooming Scheduling 
[ Good skis ]
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)
Saturday, January 2, 2016
Morning
Firsthand: Classic 
[ Good skis ]
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)
Saturday, January 2, 2016
Grooming 
[ Good skis ]
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)
Saturday, January 2, 2016
Afternoon
Firsthand: Freestyle 
[ Good skis ]
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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