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Saint Mary's University
Winona, MN
13.1k
Skating/Classic
Yes
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Some of the best trails in southern Minnesota. Tucked in the valley behind the school, the trails run around the northern slopes of the valley making them quite challenging and also well protected from the sun. Some lighted sections, and snowmaking operations.Trail Reports
2022-2023 season
Friday, January 20, 2023
Morning
posted: 2023-01-20 10:01:48
Grooming [ Trails Open: All, ]
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With several inches of new wet snow yesterday everything was rolled and left to freeze overnight. Temps did not get as cold as we would have liked. Steve and I groomed the whole system this morning and it looks great but it is soft. Plans are to groom after dark tonight with the idea it will set up overnight. Tracks have been set on all trails including upper hillsides. The tracks are deep, clean, and soft in most places. The trails will ski in as more people are on them.
(Tom Brandt)
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Thursday, January 19, 2023
Morning
posted: 2023-01-19 11:57:44
Grooming [ Trails Open: All, ]
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Saturday, January 14, 2023
Morning
posted: 2023-01-14 09:14:12
Grooming [ Trails Open: All, ]
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Skate deck was groomed on all trails this morning and are looking good. Debris on the trails in places, twigs, leaves, and walnuts just need to be alert as it is mainly in a handful of areas. The classic tracks have not been touched by the groomers since they were set earlier in the week.
(Tom Brandt)
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Thursday, January 12, 2023
Morning
posted: 2023-01-12 10:52:19
Grooming [ Trails Open: All, ]
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Tuesday, January 10, 2023
Morning
posted: 2023-01-10 12:53:17
Grooming [ Trails Open: All, ]
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All trails groomed for skating this morning. Skating conditions remain quite good. Icy spots are now a little more scuffed up, so slightly less treacherous, but continue to use caution. There is a little classic track remaining, but it is thin and icy. We will just have to wait and see what conditions develop to see what we can do with the classic track over the next few days. Happy skiing!
(Eric Christensen)
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Sunday, January 8, 2023
Morning
posted: 2023-01-08 12:28:34
Firsthand: Freestyle [ Trails Open: All, ]
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Sunday, January 8, 2023
Morning
posted: 2023-01-08 12:13:39
Grooming [ Trails Open: All, ]
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All trails groomed for skating this morning. The skate track remains firm and fast. Use caution for a few icy spots. We attempted to set a classic track on the 5K loop, river trail, and meadow trail. The classic track is quite shallow, but better than nothing. We look forward to more snow...someday. Happy skiing!
(Eric Christensen)
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Sunday, January 8, 2023
Morning
posted: 2023-01-08 11:29:45
Firsthand: Freestyle [ Trails Open: All, ]
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Grooming team Tom and Eric hit the trails this morning and they are awesome! Don't let the weather the past week dissuade you from skiing; the trails are clean, smooth and fast. There's a hard glacial bottom with a thin layer of new snow on top. As a result the classic tracks are shallow but clean (reminded me of Brother Jerome's homemade shallow track setter in the low-snow years).
(Jason Mork)
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Friday, January 6, 2023
Morning
posted: 2023-01-06 14:19:14
Grooming [ Trails Open: All, ]
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1-2 inches of new snow on top of ice crust. All trails groomed for skating. Skating conditions should be pretty good, as the trails groomed up better than expected. Use caution for some icy spots. No classic track set today. We may try to set a classic track over the weekend after a few more passes with the groomers.
(Eric Christensen)
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Thursday, January 5, 2023
Morning
posted: 2023-01-05 12:27:04
Grooming [ Trails Open: Partial, ]
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We received about 2" of wet snow and it's over a very thin wet base. We rolled the man made loop and determined we need to wait for colder temperatures tomorrow morning to do any more trail work. Will update tomorrow.
(Steve Horeck)
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