Conditions: Moderate to good.
Skate lane was groomed today. Still some icy spots out there.

(Kurt Janko)

Conditions: New/falling snow, right around freezing. Inch or so new over nice firm skate deck. Couple of wet spots but totally skiable.
Spiritually lifting after all the rain in Twin Ports.

(Timothy Burke)

Conditions: Fair to good. Some icy spots.
Trail was combed Wednesday and track was set on the entry system. Some portions of the track did not set well due to a thin layer of snow over ice and slush.

(Dan Kephart, Wisconsin DNR)

Conditions: Skating - good; classic- tracked only up to Trailhead Junction.
Winter Wonderland! The groomer was out the whole time we skied and groomed for skating only for most of the system. Beautiful skate deck, with some wet/icy sections scattered. Classic track on first section (up to Trail Head) had about 2-3% thin icy track from wet base, but rest was good. I was classic skiing.

Photos:

(Dave Arvold)

Conditions: Poor. Numerous wet/icy spots.
After several days of above freezing temperatures and rain, the trail is in poor condition with numerous wet spots. Snow and cooler temps are in the forecast for Tuesday and grooming will resume when conditions allow.

(Dan Kephart, Wisconsin DNR)

Got to After Hours early since temps already mid 20s by 8 AM. It was 28 when I left about 1:00 PM. They had several inches of snow in the Sunday night/Monday morning event. Perfectly groomed, trees beautiful. I skied all trails, including classic only, and it was about perfect. Fast glide, good kick with gold old Swix Blue. Skating great too. The pictures tell the story, including the one of the Brule River, reminding us why we go to these trails even when there is plenty of snow everywhere.

Photos:

(Tim Holst)

Very good classical tracks and skate deck as well. Appears as if they had groomed this morning or last night. Great 90 minute ski with no human encounters. Take advantage of this gem before warmer weather.

(Bill Stroozas)

Conditions: Good skate deck and good classic tracks.
Skate deck is firm and there's no issue getting an edge-still some corduroy if you look hard enough. Classic tracks were very good with minor debris. The system is seeing a lot of use but the grooming continues to hold up. An inch or two of snowfall will move this from good to great.

(Jakob Wartman)

Conditions: Very well used skate lane and classic track.
We classic skied and skate skied today around midday and the parking lot and road were the busiest I've ever seen it there. This is by far the best skating close to Duluth right now and probably the best classic also. There is 99.9% coverage, with just some minor dirt showing here and there. The skate deck was very well used, hard packed with an edge. There were a lot of leaves in the classic tracks and they were of the ski stopping variety so beware!

Photos:

(Eve Graves)

Duluth's best option. The 45 minute drive was well worth it. Warmer temps yesterday and cool temps overnight made for fast conditions on the skate deck. The classic tracks seem to be in great condition but I didn't see anyone with classic gear this morning. As others have posted, there are some icy patches. But most of them are right by the trailhead. Get out there. And early. I left an almost full parking lot at 9:30.

(Kris Osthus)