Conditions were surprisingly good. Most of the north half of the trails were groomed skate only (no track). A few short sections where shrubbery was poking through, but mostly good coverage. No new damage to my skis.

(Scott Adler)

Trails at WinMan were in awesome condition today. I skied the 10k loop and some of the inner loops, all had been reset yesterday. A slight glaze on firm, well set tracks made for a fast day of double poling when in the shade, slower and softer in the sun. The deck was well trafficked, but in good condition. There was very little debris on the trails at all: a marvelous day on natural snow in "late" season. Get it while ya can!

(Lukas Swoboda)

It snowed the entire 2 hours I was at WinMan this afternoon. Classic tracks were getting snowed in and blown over in spots with the wind today. The new snow was warmer and seemed to be sticking to the crusty base underneath.

(Dan Statz)

Set out on the red and blue loops at 9:00 AM. Gorgeous grooming and excellent snow depth, both the corduroy deck and the classical tracks. 46°F by lunch, so things obviously started getting sticky and slow.

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(Matt Blessing)

Beautiful day at WinMan with a couple of inches of ungroomed new snow, temperatures a little above freezing, and cloudless blue skies. Full coverage, well-set tracks, no forest debris, and a little slow due to the above making the red loop a good workout.

(Gene Musser)

Another beautiful day at Winman, great classic tracks, skied the north trails, heard many positive comments from both skate/classic skiers. Thank you Isaac and groomers!

(Kathleen Paton)

I classic skied the Red 10 kilometer trail and added the out and back plus Papoose entrance for another couple of kilometers. The entire trail system was freshly groomed. Classic tracks were excellent and the skate deck appeared to be in excellent shape as well. The temperature hovered around the zero mark but winds were light. It was a very enjoyable ski.

(Jim Gantz)

Gorgeous cold day with groomed packed trails after 3-4" yesterday. Track on some of the trails. They were working on it. Slow going.

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(Diane Pattridge)

Incredible conditions. So beautiful with light falling snow. What a difference from twin cities manmade snow, social experience. Perfect blue kick wax conditions. This was my first time to Winman trails and they roll along so nicely. Great for striding, great tracks, firm.

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(Diane Pattridge)

Trails were pristine. Skate deck was flat and firm throughout. Classic tracks looked great and were great when I was in them. If you're going I would highly suggest getting off the 10k route for part of it as it is less than half of the available trail but gets over 3/4 of the use.

(Scott Adler)