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Rochester, MN
12K
Skating/Classic
No
Yes
1 Primary 1 45th St Lot
(507) 328-2525
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Trails mostly through fairly open terrain, with both flat and challenging areas. There is a 3.7K man-made snow loop, groomed and track by a PistenBully, and a large parking lot, but no chalet. There is a second lot off 45th St.

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Reports 32 to 41 of 53    Month: Feb | Jan | Dec
Sunday, January 5, 2025
Morning
Firsthand: Freestyle 
[ B skis ]
Great snow today, freshly groomed. Bridge over the road is better than yesterday. Hill was in great condition as well. Classic tracks looked perfect. Good to see other skiers out there.
(Andrew Shulha)
Sunday, January 5, 2025
Morning
Firsthand: Both 
[ Trails Open: Partial, B skis ]
Today we have 1.8Km of tilled, combed, and tracked, machine made trail. Excellent classic and skating. BTW, there is currently no trail fee, so you have nothing to lose to try it out!
Photos:
(Jim Bennett)
Sunday, January 5, 2025
Morning
Firsthand: Freestyle 
[ Trails Open: Partial, B skis ]
Yes, it's cold. But oh man was the snow good! Snow bridge is a little better today, and you can tell the trails are getting a little longer. Thank you groomers and Rochester Parks for making such an awesome place to ski! Thank you Jim Bennett for being the tip of the spear! Get out and ski!
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(Joey Furst)
Saturday, January 4, 2025
Afternoon
Firsthand: Freestyle 
[ Trails Open: Partial, B skis ]
Snowmaking loop is partially open, between 1 and 2k of rolled gold! The trails that are open are fabulous, but there is a snow-bridge at the end of the hill runout that's worth riding B skis for instead of your best.
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(Joey Furst)
Saturday, January 4, 2025
Afternoon
Firsthand: Freestyle 
[ B skis ]
The grooming on the man made snow was great today. I was skating but the tracks looked nice for classic as well. The ski bridge over the road is still thin with some rocks so recommend B/rock skis if you plan to ski over that. The groomed trail mostly consisted of the big hill and a couple out and backs, it would be nice if it became a full loop at some point. There were two snow guns running this afternoon so hopefully the trails get expanded in the future!
(Scott Foley)
Saturday, January 4, 2025
Morning
Firsthand: Both 
[ Trails Open: Partial, Good skis ]
Came back to the car for my classic skis: freshly tilled, groomed, tracked, think about 1.5 km total now. Only place B skis are needed is the temporary snow bridge we built over the road. Great skiing.
Photos:
(Jim Bennett)
Friday, January 3, 2025
Afternoon
Firsthand: Freestyle 
[ Trails Open: Partial, Good skis ]
The hill and runout area are frozen granular but recently groomed - fast conditions. The park dept. has pushed out some of the new snow in the valley. Although you have to take your skis off to cross the access road, there is an out-and-back segment of new packed snow where a loop is about a 1/4 mile. Four complete laps was 1.07 miles. It isn't the most level but quite skiable. The guns were running when I arrived around noon and were later shut down to move them to different locations. It's the best skiing in town and you can spend an hour or more - worth the drive to the south of town.
(Bruce Walk)
Thursday, January 2, 2025
Morning
Firsthand: Classic 
[ Trails Open: Partial, B skis ]
Machine made snow was tilled and groomed last night, very nice today. No track. The only sugar snow was at the end of the runout below Storebakken. Crews were pushing and packing the next trail section. Nice to see others out skiing. My loop was 1.5 to 2Km, depending on the degree of creativity.
Photos:
(Jim Bennett)
Wednesday, January 1, 2025
Afternoon
Firsthand: Freestyle 
[ Trails Open: Partial, B skis ]
Only Storebakken (the big sledding hill) has snow, though they're making snow now. Tried to ski the top/bottom of Storebakken but it was very icy and beat up.
(Amy Hocraffer)
Wednesday, January 1, 2025
Morning
Firsthand: Freestyle 
[ Trails Open: Partial, B skis ]
Not groomed, but actually pretty good skiing. Colder temps made a breakable crust, and the fresh dusting of snow did not hurt either. Did not ski continuously down Storebakken, still pretty fast and a little tough at the runout. Did various loops above and below. Was good enough for an enjoyable three hour ski though. Grooming plans: Snow guns are going and the City plans on flattening and grooming the existing snow piles Thursday. No classic track at this time.
Photos:
(Jim Bennett)

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