Appeared to be freshly groomed just hours before I arrived in the early afternoon. Clean, solid, deep tracks and nearly untouched corduroy between. Glide on the downhills was fast enough that I ran a couple with one ski out of the track. Grip with special violet was a bit lacking on a few of the south-facing uphills in the sun. Otherwise, a nearly perfect spring ski. City of Duluth continues to do an amazing job this year. Mucho thanks.

(Joel Rosen)

When we arrived at 11:30 am, a gentleman came walking off the trail with his son carrying his skis. He said he thought he broke his shoulder, so I was prepared to ski gently, and avoid the big downhills. Trail looked freshly and expertly groomed, but with full sun and 39F degrees it was getting mushy fast. Used skin skis with a generous coating of Swix Skin care to avoid icing. Still great to get in a few more klicks before the season ends.

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(Rick Vatsaas)

Got on the trails at 11 am just after the PB finished grooming. The track was deeply set and firm. I used my skin skis and had good grip and glide. If you are lucky enough to ski these trails after they have been freshly groomed this time of the year its better then being on spring break in Florida. Thank you groomers for the great grooming this year.

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(Gene Karwoski)

Beautifully groomed sometime in the last 24 hours. Tracks were virtually pristine, although beginning to glaze up in the warm early afternoon sun. Purple kick wax did not provide enough grip for the conditions, but I didn't have anything softer with me, so I got a good upper body workout on the uphills.

(Joel Rosen)

Trails had not been groomed since the last snowfall. Skied in tracks were soft and irregular. Tracks were obliterated at times. We did not go down any of the long hills due to the lack of a dependable track. Needs grooming. Otherwise, I would avoid this trail.

(Tim Blais)

Newly groomed. Excellent classical track and skate track where allowed.

(John Sundstrom)

Excellent late winter conditions for a late morning ski. Clean track with good depth and just barely transformed. Blue kick wax provided good grip, and glide was good also. A couple of spots on the initial combination skate/classic loop where the groomer went back to lay down fresh corduroy and wiped out a bit of the left side tracks, but otherwise, nearly perfect, with just a few inconsequential leaves scattered in the tracks that were easily avoided by lifting a ski. Good control available on the big downhill of the black loop on the corduroy between the sets of tracks.

(Joel Rosen)

Mid winter conditions today at Piedmont with 16 F temp light snow and several inches of new powder. The groomer was out today making for perfect skiing conditions. Should be a great weekend of skiing.

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(Gene Karwoski)

Gorgeous evening for skiing. Soft is the word of the day. The tracks are in good shape but deeper than normal due to soft conditions. Pole plants are numerous and deep. The skate deck looked soft in many spots. But the forest and overlook were both beautiful at sunset.

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(Nick Lansing)

We skied at midday today. The tracks are solid. The pole plants are solid today, but all those who skied when it was too soft made pretty deep holes which made it tricky to pole today throughout of it, the holes in the pictures are from poles, not shoes. Also the left ski track is a few inches deeper than the right throughout quite a bit of the system. The sections between tracks are very well used and like hard slippery concrete.

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(Eve Graves)