Skied the classic outer perimeter about 8:30 PM. Trails are very hard packed. Trail obliterated in some places, good in others. Some leaf litter on the eastern most edge. Good coverage but ski with caution because any clump of snow could be hard as rock. Used special green and kick was lacking.

(Rick Vatsaas)

Trails were last packed (only rolled) on Monday. The groomer did not set tracks though in many areas tracks are skied in. It's likely trails won't be able to be re-tracked until we receive an additional 4-6 inches of snow. Conditions are fair, with poor conditions in numerous areas with shallow tracks and icy conditions.

(Katie Pata, Dakota County Parks)

West side of Pilot Knob. No bare spots, no ice, base is packed and soft. Tracks are not set, but there are skied in track on much of the trail. Hardly any leaves on the trails. Very enjoyable ski.

(John Couch)

Wonderful skiing at Lebanon Hills! As you might imagine, the extra snow on Saturday worked wonders on the trail. Though it wasn't groomed, the previous tracks were there for the most part, and fellow skiers had blazed the path. Little slippery in parts, but snow had covered up any leaves so it was leaf free. Can't beat skiing in this scenic park! Skiers choice: I hadn't skied the trails west of Pilot Knob in a few years and forgot how fun the trail there is - fun downhills, challenging climbs. Great Birkie training :).

(Robert Sullivan)

Good. Low teens and overcast. Trail had been packed but not tracked. Occasional ice. Lots of leaf litter. I switched from Rex light green to Swix Green Extra midway. Allowed me to ski rather than walk lesser hills but I would still miss my my kicks occasionally. Skier set track was actually pretty good. Washed out on most curves. Dense leaf litter in spots was really annoying. Glad skis weren't waxed with klister.

(Keith Carlson)

Trails received 2 inches of new snow. The groomer decided to pack the new snow on the existing base. No new track setting. Overall, conditions are fair, good in a few places, and poor/icy in a few places. Here's hoping we get a few more inches of snow so we can light up the ski trails with 1500 luminaries on Feb. 10 at our annual Trails By Candlelight event.

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(Katie Pata, Dakota County Parks)

I skied Lebanon Hills this evening from the visitor center south to marker 60 then west to marker 38 then back. I found the trails to be in surprisingly good condition due to the new fresh snow and having just been packed by the groomer. But note, trails were packed but not tracked which was a great decision by the groomer given the light amount of new snow. Just enough skiers had been out prior to me to have left enough tracks to ski in. All in all a pleasant ski.

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(John Gamlin)

Skied East of Pilot Knob this afternoon. Groomers did a great job this morning of salvaging the trails. Expect periodic icy spots with no snow cover but mostly refurbished tracks. Fast and occasionally icy with a fair bit of debris in places. Trails West of Pilot Knob were icy and rutted.

(Michael McCay)

The East and the Middle sections of the trails are pure ice. There may be a bit of time between the Ice stage and the sloppy stage today where it would be good skiing.

(Jen Oberg)

Just talked to the Visitor Center and they aren't planning to groom again until Sunday because of the warm weather. They will start in the morning but sounded like it will be afternoon before they get done.

(Dan Zenk)