Trail Detail

Lester Park
Duluth, MN
18k
Skating/Classic
Yes
No
1 Lower Lot 1 The Deeps 1 Oak Street
218-730-4321
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The Lester-Amity trail offers 15K of varied terrain for beginner to experienced skiers through pine, aspen, and birch forests. An additional 3K circles the Lester Park Golf Course and is accessible from the main Lester-Amity Trail. The openness of the golf course offers an excellent place for beginning cross-country skiers, and several short cuts are available. There is also a 5K trail portion that is lit in the mornings and evenings.
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2021-2022 season
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Reports 9 to 18 of 68    Month: Apr | Mar | Feb | Jan | Dec
Saturday, March 19, 2022
Morning
Firsthand: Classic 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
Gorgeous, sunny last day of winter. Trail groomed overnight. A huge thanks to the superb job and effort by the groomer. I skied around 10 a.m. in firm, well-set tracks. Pole plants solid as well. Crumbly edges on a few turns otherwise rock solid and fast. Uphills were easy even with the well-worn wax I've been using all winter. A passing skater described the conditions as "phenomenal." I agree!
(Bob King)
Saturday, March 19, 2022
Morning
Firsthand: Freestyle 
[ Good skis ]
Amazing skating at Lester at mid morning today. Appears to have been groomed overnight or this morning. Upper reaches on sun exposed areas just starting to get soft, otherwise deck was great. Tracks looked good. Fast and fun! The hill at "J" doesn't look groomed, and was a sheet of ice when I went by so did not go down that. Thanks to the City of Duluth for keeping Lester going!
(Tolga Hanhan)
Friday, March 18, 2022
Afternoon
Firsthand: Classic 
[ B skis ]
Great spring conditions. Fast frozen daiquiri snow. Coverage is still almost 100 percent; tracks still exist. Some pole plants plunged down to the earth's core.
(Catherine Winter)
Thursday, March 17, 2022
Morning
Firsthand: Classic 
[ Trails Open: All, B skis ]
Typical warm spring skiing- soft in spots but very skiable. A few melthrough patches on the inside edge but easily visible and avoidable. Tracks were nice, if softer on some corners (as they've been all season). Skate deck was probably better that the tracks in most spots. Some debris and some deep pole, paw, and boot prints throughout.
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(Mikaela Smith)
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Evening
Firsthand: Freestyle 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
Really nice spring evening skate ski at Lester. Trail was soft and a bit slow but really good coverage despite the melting. Grooming was still in really good shape-thank you groomers! Tracks still largely looked very good, but a few bare spots. The hill behind the chalet is getting thin. Boot prints on the upper sections of the lit loops :(.
(Kristin Lusian Saline)
Monday, March 14, 2022
Afternoon
Firsthand: Classic 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
Groomed today. Rock-solid classic track. Some slightly softer spots but didn't slow the flow. Bright sun, comfy temperature and a very enjoyable ski.
(Bob King)
Friday, March 11, 2022
Afternoon
Firsthand: Classic 
[ Good skis ]
Freshly groomed. Firm, fast, fun. A roaring wind was bringing down leaves, twigs, bark and pine needles.
(Catherine Winter)
Thursday, March 10, 2022
Afternoon
Firsthand: Classic 
[ Good skis ]
Concrete with a light glaze, liberally seasoned with debris. I couldn't get any kick in the tracks on the uphills with my fish scales. My ski buddy with skins did better. We skipped J and L. Hoping the city regrooms for the weekend.
(Catherine Winter)
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Afternoon
Firsthand: Freestyle 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
Fantastic conditions at Lester. Firm and fast skate deck, without icy terror! Classic tracks looked solid. The bottom two loops were groomed on Monday, but not the upper loops. Enjoy the spring skiing.
(Erik Torch)
Saturday, March 5, 2022
Afternoon
Firsthand: Freestyle 
[ Good skis ]
Firm and fast and surprisingly good conditions today. A thin film of ice had formed on top of the snow but in most places it had been skied away. Some debris but easy to avoid. Great skating conditions, not sure about the classic tracks.
(Haley Golz)

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