Odds are against us having any workable snow at the end of this warm weather, but as of tonight we are asking that people stay off the trails.

(Andy Powell)

Awesome skiing this morning. About a half inch of fresh "snow". Excellent edging. All classic tracks had already been skied in and were in very good condition. Skied all the big hills with no problems...fast tho. Won't last long.

(Carl Nordgren)

Had another sweet moonlight ski Thursday night, no headlamp needed. Tracks and skate deck are firm. A little drifting over the tracks in a few places. This will be a great weekend for skiing!

(Andy Powell)

Fresh snow. Full moon. Awesome grooming. Classic Tracks. Race Skis. Rode Blue Multigrade. Super Fun! What more could you want?

(Carl Nordgren)

Groomed all trails late morning after another 3"+ snowfall. All trails in very good condition though still soft. Classic tracks set where the base was deep enough...maybe 25% of trails.

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(Carl Nordgren)

Trails were groomed this afternoon with 2"+ new snow. There was good coverage and tilled snow on 95% of trails before the new snow with just a couple very small areas where rain and sun had left bare ground. Multiple fairly small areas with glare ice under the new snow and new snow will not adhere. All trails are skiable but ski gently.

(Carl Nordgren)

North Meadow Loop was skateable. Made no attempt to verify conditions on the rest of the trail but it was certain to be boilerplate and ice like the trail from the parking pull-out to the loop. Leaf litter at north end of North Meadow Loop took me down once and nearly again. Driving a half hour to skate in 1.5 km circles for 20 minutes before I had to turn around and drive back to grab dinner and take my daughter to the airport is indicative of my desperation to ski and aversion to skiing artificial snow loops. Sure hope there is snow north of Cities for my next outing.

(Keith Carlson)

I skated the upper North Meadow loop this afternoon. Fast, hard track... pretty smooth with good edging but some leaf debris on about half the loop. A few icy spots but easily avoided. The lower North Meadow is also groomed. More hills and more ice. Skiable but be cautious. North Meadow is off to the left as you drive in. Trail to the North Meadow is not groomed.

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(Carl Nordgren)

With some shoveling and several passes with the groomer, we were able to make a skiable skate loop (approx. 1 or 1.5K) in the North Meadow. There are no bare spots, but a couple icy places so ski with caution. It's not perfect, but it will work for those who need to get some training in. We will continue to run the groomer around the rest of the trail system and try to scratch up what snow we can.

(Andy Powell)

The rain turned some sections to a skating rink. Other spots may have enough snow to work with. We're going to work on a couple of small loops and try to make them skiable. For everybody's safety, I'd stay away for now. We'll update later on whether we have any luck.

(Andy Powell)