All trails were groomed today for skate and classic. Skate lane groomed up nicely with no ice. Classic is over 90% full depth with a few places variable or shallow track. Should be hard wax conditions for kick.

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(Bill Callas)

Most of the south side trails skate deck were re-groomed this morning except yellow and orange. Classic tracks are in great shape.

(Bill Callas)

Conditions are fabulous and the trails were practically empty. I skied the big loop and some of the trails on the south side of the park. Doesn't get much better than this! Reminder: only 35 minutes from downtown Minneapolis.

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(Mike Schowalter)

Skate deck on green, purple, yellow, and silver trails was smoothed out this morning. Trails all look to be in great shape.

(Bob Richardson)

Purple trail. Classic tracks are in great shape. Everyone is out enjoying conditions. Thank you to the groomers.

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(Ginny Ballantine)

Amazing. Disappointed I didn't have time to wax up my new good skis to take them on their maiden voyage! The tracks were so nice they almost looked fake. Are they fake? Is this a dream? What is reality?

(Joe Osterberg)

Thanks to Jeff and his team...the skiing was awesome this morning. It felt like it was a personal gift...given I was skating on the freshly groomed trails! All were in good shape. A bit of debris on Purple but we will get that with all of the heavy snow in the trees. Groomers are doing an awesome job -- this year I have found the deck to be much more consistent (width wide) and appreciate the work to widen the trail when possible. It looks like the new Bobcat is a welcome addition to the grooming team!

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(Brian Bell)

Excellent conditions. All trails are groomed with a firm skate deck and well-defined classic tracks.

(Jeff Roberts)

Groomers finally were able to get out on Willow's trails. The warm temps and wet snow were frustrating for everyone. All trails were rolled on Thursday with grooming and tracking scheduled for early Friday morning. The road into the park and all of the parking lots are snow covered and slick. Be careful!

(David Thofern)

Choose to snowshoe instead of ski today. However got to peek at the Orange Trail. Nicely prepped for a set of tracks. Beautiful.

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(Ginny Ballantine)