Conditions: Good, recently groomed.
Mostly good to excellent. There were a few spots closer to the visitor center where the classic tracks disappear and some soft areas because of the new snow. The trails a little farther away from the visitor center (numbered 50s and 60s) were great.

Photos:

(Marie Fern)

Conditions: Very good. Hoped it would be excellent but base of track was crusty in spots - a result of last weekend's thaw. Also, track was starting to deteriorate in places due to heavy use.
Still, best it's been two years. Good glide, hills fast but not icy. If we get more snow, I'm sure it will be even better.

(Bob Hartzler)

Conditions: Packed and tracked and a little slow.
Freshly groomed trails and very nice conditions. A few leaves in the trail from the high winds but not enough to slow you down. With the cold temperatures forecasted for tonight, the trails should setup perfect overnight. Best classic Skiing place in the Twin Cities.

Photos:

(Conrad Sanders)

Conditions: Excellent, best of the season with 9 inches of new snow.
Groomed the entire park this morning with the PistenBully groomer--trail conditions haven't been this good since 2014, enjoy!

Photos:

(Katie Pata, Dakota County Parks)

Conditions: Icy and fast. Tracks were put down just the previous day but snow has turned to ice (not just ice covered snow but hard ice).
Skied dusk to dark in the area West of Pilot Knob (center section of park). Conditions poor at best due to ice. Freeze thaw and refreeze cycle has turned recently groomed trails into hard packed ice. I should have used my ice hockey skates, pads and helmet instead of traditional cross country skis. First hill into area is steep and due to ice, dangerous.

Photos:

(John Gamlin)

Conditions: Fairly good condition for the limited amount of snow we have had.
I skied around the outer trails of the east section of the park late this morning. The tracks were thin in spots, with some dirty areas, but it was beautiful in the woods. I met the snowmobile groomer along the Southern Voyager Trek, so the trails are getting refreshed today.

(Karen Landin)

Conditions: Tracked on Tuesday. Classic ski mostly good, some areas very good once you get away from visitor center.
Classic skied dusk to dark from visitor center East and South then West to Jensen Lake and back to visitor center along Northern border. Most classic tracks fresh and firm except around high traffic areas such as visitor center. Some footprints by Holland Lake even tho xC Ski only signs up. Overall a very good ski.

(John Gamlin)

Skied the eastern outer trail after dark. Good to excellent all the way around with only a few thin spots. Kudos to the trail groomers. Now if only they could keep those pesky walkers off the trails.

(Rick Vatsaas)

Conditions: Center Section (West of Pilot Knob) was very good.
Good deep tracks, good snow cover, very little leaf litter. Saw a large buck in southwest corner of park. Great day to be out before the thaw hits us.

(Paul Kraus)

Conditions: Good to very good. Freshly groomed in many spots, but track is shallow in well-traveled sections.
Conditions a bit slow with warm snow, but glad I went. Very few leaves on the trail!

(Bob Hartzler)