Saint Mary's trails will be closed for snow making probably until Saturday. Look for an update Friday.

(Steve Horeck)

Man-made loops survived Saturday. There are a couple avoidable short thin spots. Overnight temp bottomed-out just enough to harden. Grooming Sunday morning loosened everything but left some chunking. New track set but doubt it'll last very long. Coverage enough for B skis or even good skis if you're careful.

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(Jason Mork)

Thanks to the groomers and volunteers, the first ski trail is open in SE MN! For those of you with little children, this is a gem for families. The trailhead small flat loop allows you to see where kids are at all times. Tracks are in great shape and skate deck was good this morning. Minimal icy spots.

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(Ian Chang)

I was very happy to get out skiing. First snow ski of the season for 2 hours and yeah, a bit sore after! But there was no damage to my skis. The groomers have done a blast. But it's still early manmade snow so I probably would not use your good skis if you have nice ones. But it really was pretty good and if you head over to Winona, say thanks to a groomer. They've been putting in the time!

(Joe Iverson)

After many hours and many volunteers Winona Nordic Ski club was able to complete a 1.5 K of manmade snow on the lighted loop with access from Yon's valley. In partnership with St Mary's we were fortunate enough to get cold temps and fire up the ski season in Winona.

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(Steve Horeck)

There is a manmade loop open. About 1k, with a couple of loops. Chatted with Steve the groomer and they hope to better connect the loops and shore up some bare patches. I was happy with B skis, the conditions were very decent.

(Chris Stindt)