Trail Detail
Notes
This trail is groomed across the chain of lakes in Minneapolis: Brownie, Cedar (including Cedar Lake Park), Lake of the Isles, and Bde Maka Ska. Usually not groomed until mid-winter, once the ice is safe for vehicles.Trail Reports
2022-2023 season
Sunday, January 29, 2023
Afternoon
posted: 2023-01-29 20:12:20
Firsthand: Freestyle [
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Saturday, January 28, 2023
Afternoon
posted: 2023-01-28 13:29:28
Grooming [ Trails Open: All, ]
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This morning we re-groomed all the trails on Cedar Lake including the land route and connection to Brownie. The skate deck is perfect with classic tracks on both sides. Outside loop is for walkers and bikers, trail between the two classic tracks is for skiing.
(Brian Crotteau)
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Friday, January 27, 2023
Afternoon
posted: 2023-01-27 16:16:55
Grooming [ Trails Open: Most, ]
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Lake of the Isles was groomed with classic tracks and doubled wide skate lane, plus a walking/biking path also set between the skiing trail and the shoreline. The wind was blowing in a lot of the eastern and southeastern sides, but overall the snow packed down fairly well. The Lagoon connection to Ska was also freshened up with some shoveled snow and tracked/packed for both classic and skate. Ska was not groomed due to high winds with blowing snow, and the Kenilworth Channel was not touched due to LRT construction. Signage will be posted soon to call out the skiing vs. biking/walking path, but were not set today due to the high winds. Now we can enjoy the Lakes again after the slush fest!
(Craig Rittler)
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Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Morning
posted: 2023-01-25 20:58:16
Firsthand: Classic [ Trails Open: Most, ]
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Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Afternoon
posted: 2023-01-25 14:47:19
Firsthand: Freestyle [
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Trail spur off NE side of Cedar is very soft but skiable. In general the deck on all lakes is firm enough to hopefully stay in place.
(Duane Jacobson)
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Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Morning
posted: 2023-01-25 10:31:03
Firsthand: Freestyle [
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Skate skied Bde Maka Ska and Isles. Great conditions. The first tunnel from Bde to Isles is all ice. Outside of that it was okay. Two sets of classic tracks. A bit crusty but with this little snow one skier said it definitely was worth being out there.
(Tom Amundson)
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Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Afternoon
posted: 2023-01-24 19:32:00
Grooming [ Trails Open: Most, ]
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The slush situation that was plaguing our grooming efforts on the lakes earlier this month has largely gotten better, and we have been able to groom Cedar, Isles, Bde Maka Ska, and Brownie. Conditions range from good, to icy in spots, where the slush had frozen. The Kennilworth channel between Isles and Cedar is closed for the season due to LRT construction. The tunnel between Cedar and Brownie is in rough shape after last week's thaw, but is passable on foot.
(Robert Ibler, Loppet Foundation)
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Friday, January 20, 2023
Evening
posted: 2023-01-20 19:49:05
Grooming [ Trails Open: Partial, ]
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Groomed most of the walking path around Lake of the Isles, about 4k. It's 6' wide with a classic track, mostly on land with a few lake sections to avoid the bridges and skating rink. Get on it early before it gets trampled. It's still too slushy to groom the lake trails, but we'll do that if and when the slush under the snow firms up.
(Jim van Iwaarden)
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Sunday, January 8, 2023
Morning
posted: 2023-01-08 14:35:42
Firsthand: Classic [ Trails: Closed, ]
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Skied Isles on a reconnaissance mission to see if I could groom it. Conditions are bad. The problem is a lot of slush that is insulated by 15 inches of snow cover. The cooler temps this weekend didn't do much to freeze it. Unfortunately it may be quite a while till it's groomable. It certainly is possible to ski it but with primo conditions everywhere else...
(Michael Gotzsche)
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Friday, January 6, 2023
Morning
posted: 2023-01-06 13:57:13
Grooming [ Trails: Closed, ]
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