The plan was Superior Municipal Forest, but after hearing about four accidents on the bridge already today we opted for Piedmont.
The pole plants were firm once we got away from the "skate" loop, they were rather deep there on the right side. Someone skied in the previously groomed track on the main loop, the side loops were still snow covered tracks which I included a picture of.

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(Eve Graves)

"Otherworldly" is the word that came to mind as I toured the Piedmont trails. There's significant tree damage, so it will take some time and work before the trails could be groomed. I was far from the first skier the explore, though. Both the skied-in tracks and the depths of the pole plants exceeded expectations.

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(Betsy Tabor)

Secondhand report on Piedmont indicated great coverage (rock skis not needed) but not yet groomed. In a separate post, the City of Duluth cited a plague of mechanical issues with its three groomers.

(Matt Goodman)

There's skiable snow on the Piedmont trails, with skier-made tracks throughout the flatter loops. Beware of the occasional rock, which can be hard to see. Generally the coverage is good, though! Parks maintenance workers were just arriving as I left at the end of the lunch hour. Beware of a downed tree on the section that heads over to the steep hill.

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(Betsy Tabor)