Trail Detail

Grand Marais, MN
25.0k
Skating/Classic
Yes
No
218-387-1276
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Well designed trail 2 miles north of Grand Marais. Dependable classical and skating grooming by dedicated ski club. Gentle rolling beginner and intermediate terrain through birch, aspen and pine forest with expert options. Nice overlooks of North Shore far below. Separate snowshoe trail. Public warming building. 1.6 K lighted xc trail on each night.
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Trail Reports

2019-2020 season
Reports 13 to 22 of 44    Month: Mar | Feb | Jan | Dec | Nov
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Evening
Grooming 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
Base 18 inches. The skate lanes on East and West Overlook, the Snowman loops, Canyon Curves and Pincushion Mountain trail were groomed Tuesday evening. Classic tracks throughout the system remain well defined from the last groom, but are glazed and fast in most places. They will be reset for the weekend. We recently went through a few days of freeze/thaw cycles that hardened the base considerably and created some icy spots.
(Chas Curry)
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Morning
Grooming 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
Base 20+ inches. 4 to 5 inches of new snow over the last few days. Most of our trails were groomed for classic and skate skiing on Tuesday evening. The rest of the system will be finished tonight. Our trails are in great midwinter shape.
(Chas Curry)
Sunday, February 16, 2020
Afternoon
Firsthand: Freestyle 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
Skate deck cut up and gouged from the weekend race. Would not recommend until regroomed.
(Mark Chatterton)
Sunday, February 16, 2020
Afternoon
Grooming 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
Classic skied the trails this afternoon. Tracks were good but the deck was quite chewed up from yesterday's events. Sunny, 15 degrees and a mild wind. Kick and glide was very good. Plenty of snow!
(Ross Jacobsen)
Saturday, February 8, 2020
Morning
Firsthand: Classic 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
Pincushion was in terrific shape this morning with fresh grooming for both skate and classic. It was one of our best skis of the season with plenty of snow up here in the arrowhead. There were lots of thrills on the North Advanced and the Ole loop
with all of the exciting downhills! If you want some great skiing, come up to the Shore!
Photos:
(Bill Lundberg)
Friday, February 7, 2020
Evening
Grooming 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
Base 20+ inches. 3 to 4 inches of new snow on Thursday night. All trails were groomed for classic and skate skiing on Friday evening. Our trails are in great midwinter shape.
(Chas Curry)
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Afternoon
Firsthand: Classic 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
It’s always a great ski experience getting back to Pincushion! Plenty of snow in good condition. The skate lane had been freshly groomed, while the classic tracks had fresh snow in them, but very skiable. Pincushion is definitely one of our favorite places to ski in MN!
Photos:
(Bill Lundberg)
Monday, February 3, 2020
Morning
Firsthand: Classic 
[ Good skis ]
Skied the trails from the Britton side this morning. Trails looked like they were freshly groomed. Very nice conditions for both classic and skating. Today was windy and in places there was snow blowing into the tracks. A bit of tree litter at start but that is the exception -- trails were mostly clean and free of debris.
(Steve Robertson)
Saturday, February 1, 2020
Morning
Grooming 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
Base 20+ inches. All trails were groomed for classic and skate skiing on Friday evening. Good midwinter skiing conditions prevail.
(Chas Curry)
Thursday, January 30, 2020
Morning
Firsthand: Classic 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
There was freezing drizzle that may hit the area on Wednesday, but the light dusting of snow Wednesday night covered up the crusty snow and made for great classic conditions. Lookout point was a nice hike to see the great view.
(Bryan Pike)

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