Bunch of classic skiers this evening. No trails groomed, but generally good coverage over the entire course. Easy to avoid the few wet/rock exposed areas.

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(Owen Dean)

Conditions are not nearly as good as this morning. Bare patches are growing, and the downhill from the parking lot was pretty tricky. Still a ton of fun. The sun was glorious. Good number of people.

(Lee Penn)

Enjoying day after day of good conditions at Hiawatha! It's well-used now; it's so great skiers are coming out of the woodwork.

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(Charlie Casserly)

Can't believe we finally got out for a skijor before we head out for that other ski event happening in the Twin Cities! Bit bumpy - few bare spots - super fun! Saw theee other skijor teams!

(Lee Penn)

The rolling has created a nice skate deck for the full loop. Only a few bare patches. Great to get out on the course finally!

(Anthony Bramante)

This was rolled for skating this morning and at noon today the deck looked incredible and unused. There are no classics tracks but enough people have gone to make it around on classics.

(Jon Nuessmeier)

Hiawatha is rolled! There are some avoidable asphalt and grass spots, but the coverage is generally good. We will not be able to set a classic track due to the thin base. I'll be skiing HIawatha later this afternoon with my B skis.

(John Saunders)

The snowmobile that we use to groom Hiawatha is being used for the World Cup at Loppet, so there will not be any grooming until we get the snowmobile back. There were a handful of cars in the parking lot this morning and plenty of skier made classic tracks. Enjoy Hiawatha with some classic skis in the skier made classic tracks! It's beautiful out there today.

(John Saunders)

I skied about six car-lengths this morning at Hiawatha Golf Course's parking lot, right in the gutters! There, along with some swales and along the fence line, were the only places with ski-able snow. I must say I've not gutter-skied before, but this year in the cities it'll have to do! No trails. No grooming. Rock skis. But why not? Lake Nokomis, across the road, had some snow on the ice, along with the Pond Hockey tournament, and a big warming house.

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(Charles Casserly)

Still just a dusting of snow on the Hiawatha course. Our local MYSL ski clubs still had kids out doing dryland games this weekend. And the grooming crew has inspected the new snowmobile provided by local fundraising and the Loppet Foundation. As part of that, this weekend is the Second Annual Nordic Night Out, a fundraiser to support the Hiawatha Ski Club and grooming operation. Come on out!

(Anthony Bramante)