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Tamarack Nature Center
White Bear Township, MN
5.0k
Classic Only
No
No
651-407-5350
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10 km
5 mi
Leaflet

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Ski through beautiful prairie, woodland, and marsh, with abundant wildlife. 1km practice loop. Easy to intermediate level of difficulty. Visitor center with ski rental.
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2024-2025 season
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Reports 1 to 10 of 10    Month: Mar | Feb | Dec
Friday, March 7, 2025
Morning
Observation Scheduling 
[ Trails: Closed ]
Trails are closed. The majority of the snow is already melted off the trails.
(Kristy Rockford, Ramsey County Parks)
Friday, February 21, 2025
Morning
Grooming 
[ Trails Open: All ]
Trails were rolled this morning. All of the trails are open, however, no tracks have been set. There is still decent snow cover - a few thin spots.
(Kristy Rockford, Ramsey County Parks)
Saturday, February 15, 2025
Morning
Firsthand: Classic 
[ Trails Open: Most, Rock skis ]
Pine cone groomed a flat deck for classic ski only. But not enough snow to set classic tracks. There is one skied on track. Lots of people out today.
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(Amy Kay Kerber)
Monday, February 10, 2025
Afternoon
Firsthand: Classic 
[ Trails Open: Most, B skis ]
Snow great, course lovely, weather awesome, staff wonderful, grooming horrible. In my 50 years of skiing I've never seen this roller surface. A deep and wide corduroy much coarser than a skate deck corduroy, with grooves not deep or wide enough to serve as classic tracks. Grooves that would constantly catch your edges if you tried to generate any pace so you had to constantly have your eyes on your skis to make sure they didn't catch or shoot off in some undesired direction. Very stressful. Areas that had been heavily skied in didn't improve the situation. I wish it hadn't been groomed at all. I found the snowshoe trail to be better skiing. The coverage was good with just a little grass exposed. That said, until they regroom, I wouldn't ski here.
(Mark Orlowski)
Monday, February 10, 2025
Afternoon
Grooming 
[ B skis ]
Trails were rolled this morning. No track has been set. Snow cover is pretty decent.
(Kristy Rockford, Ramsey County Parks)
Monday, February 10, 2025
Afternoon
Firsthand: Classic 
[ Trails Open: Most, Rock skis ]
Groomed this morning, occasional spots of grass. Hikers already using the trail. Other than that, great day to be out!
(Dawna Bernhagen)
Sunday, February 9, 2025
Afternoon
Firsthand: Classic 
[ B skis ]
A beautiful day to ski! The trails have not been groomed, but skiers have created useable tracks. Conditions were pretty darn good. There are some thin spots, but overall it was just great to be out and enjoy the real snow.
(Mary Brainerd)
Monday, December 23, 2024
Morning
Grooming 
[ Rock skis ]
The trails were rolled this morning. The groomer reported that there are some spots that are getting thin. There are no tracks laid as of yet.
(Kristy Rockford, Ramsey County Parks)
Sunday, December 22, 2024
Afternoon
Firsthand: Classic 
[ Trails Open: All, Rock skis ]
Beautiful day in the woods! Trail is rolled, not tracked. About 1-2" base with thin spots under trees and on hilltops. Really nice rock ski conditions, although I didn't hit any actual rocks. Enjoy the trail!
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(Mark Oswood)
Friday, December 20, 2024
Morning
Observation 
The Ramsey County Parks & Recreation Team came out and rolled the trails this morning. No track was set.
(Kristy Rockford, Ramsey County Parks)