We skied the red part of blue (could have skipped this segment as it was uneven and getting soft) and green. The trails had been recently groomed and in decent condition considering the temperatures. The groomers do an awesome job! Thank you!

(Debra Bergstrom)

We skied the red and green and skated inner short purple at the Superior Municipal forest today. The skate deck was pretty firm throughout all but the purple. It was kinda uneven in spots. The classic tracks varied quite a bit. Parts of the red had some icy spots, the green had uneven tracks from those who sunk in, where they groomed today it was perfect and firm. The pole plants also varied from deep to firm and I kept getting snow in my baskets. They do so much over there with so little equipment, especially with 20 inches of fresh snow! We saw the groomer go by twice during our hour ski!

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(Eve Graves)

My wife and I classic skied and it was really tough. It was extremely sticky and slow with very little glide. The entire red and inner green trails were completely groomed and tracked, but with the volume of snow and the type of snow we got, it was extremely tough to ski. For those of you who shoveled yesterday and witnessed how snow would stick to your shovels, that would give you an idea how it was with skis. Our skis were fully waxed and ready to go, but that didn't make much of a difference. The snow did not stick to the skis, but there was a lot of drag because of the snow type. The outer green trail was so deep and sticky that the groomer got stuck five times trying to groom it. Nothing has been done to the purple or yellow trails, either. The groomers are doing their best, but it will take some time to whip the trails back in shape. I'm going to go back tonight, when it cools down, and skate ski.

(Randy Johnson)

Due to the demands of snow removal operations we don't anticipate being able to groom the ski trails today. We will be back on the trails tomorrow.

(Jodi Saylor)

I classic skied a couple hours in Superior today. The conditions were wonderful, as usual. I did multiple laps on red, green, and blue. I did not ski purple or yellow today, but I did speak with the groomers and they said they groomed and tracked the entire system today (60-total miles of passes!) They told me they will be back on Sunday at 4:00 AM to groom and track again. No grooming will be done on Saturday. The groomers do an outstanding job and are much appreciated. There's a lot of skiing left for this season.

(Randy Johnson)

Today's ski was just another example of why Superior is constantly my go to place to ski. There was 2" of groomed up slow, soft, silky snow on top of a rock hard deck. Brown's point was tough but fun because it was soft and the wind was blowing front the NE in my face on the way out. Every section of the system was groomed. I can't say thank you enough to the dedicated grooming crew!

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(Nic Bacigalupo)

I just finished skate skiing on the Superior Municipal Forest trails. The entire system was groomed and tracked today. The only exception was the hilly section on the yellow trail. That should be done tomorrow, according to the groomers. Everything else was fabulous! I didn't see any other skiers on the trails, so I had fresh corduroy for a couple of hours to myself. There was a nice firm base with an inch of fresh corduroy on the surface! It was very smooth and fast. The green trail and the red trail were the firmest. The blue and the purple trails were a little bit softer, but still really good. It was a bit windy in certain areas of the trail system today, but it wasn't too bad. It was a great afternoon of skiing. I have been out skiing under the lights at least nine times and it's fantastic. The lights come on automatically at dusk and stay on for at least three hours. It's definitely worth checking out.

(Randy Johnson)

We skated and classic skied the blue trail around midday today. The tracks were a mix of ice and mush and we were the first on them for the day. The skate deck was fresh and we saw the groomer go by. The two big hills were a bit slick on the downhills. Timing is everything right now!

(Eve Graves)

Out on my vintage woodies preparing for the wood ski rendezvous tomorrow at Spirit Mountain which is part of the DXC Nordic Spirit races. The groomer past me and the track and skate deck were both perfect which skiers come to expect on the Superior trails. They lit up the green and red trails this year for night skiing so we can enjoy these trails at night as well as during the day. Thank you Superior parks and rec for a great job!

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(Gene Karwoski)

After the snowfall on Thursday the trail conditions are absolutely spectacular. The red loop is great classic and good skating. No icy spots whatsoever. Just soft corduroy. The blue loop is also groomed but your skis will sink deep! It was still fun but much more of a workout on skate skis. There's some inconsistency with the snow depth, but I think that's expected after 10 in of snow. The grooming crew was out as soon as I finished up so I managed to get the last half mile of untouched corduroy. It's perfect conditions out in the municipal Forest right now.

(Richard Kaufman)