Initial trail is not in great condition with uneven tracks and many areas of heavy duff from treefall. After the second turnoff the tracks have sunk so much my boots were catching on the sides, making for slow going and many near stumbles, not recommended. But tracks on Bean Lake trail were fairly good, and the route back to the trailhead from Birch Corner was well set and fast. Snow crust is already icy on the sides of the tracks so poles don't provide much help slowing down on declines.

(Elizabeth Hesser)

Beautiful conditions. Good coverage, some sticks visible in some spots but no scraping. Great side trip to Bean Lake. It was my first time at Northwoods and it was wonderful! I will be back!

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(Doug Young)

We skied the nearest three loops out to the start of the Bean Lake spur. All those trails are fully covered and tracked. The tracks are somewhat icy so we avoided the avoided the bigger hill further in, though the ones we did were manageable.

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(Brad Anderson)

Had to check out Northwoods and found not only snow but groomed ski trails! Full coverage and looks great.

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(Karla Anderson)