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Pincushion Mountain Trails
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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2024-2025 season
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Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Afternoon
Firsthand: Classic 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
Very spring like conditions at Pincushion. The tracks were shallow in places but overall fast. Skate deck was soft. There was some pine needle debris but it wasn't nearly as bad as oak leaves! I skied the green loops. Picture of the tracks and view of Lake Superior.
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(Meg Brady)
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Afternoon
Firsthand: Classic 
[ Trails Open: All, B skis ]
All trails are still open after a couple of days of warm temps. A few bare spots are starting to show, but it's almost not worth noting. The snow was slow as temps warmed up, turning to a consistency similar to mashed potatoes. Still undoubtedly worth getting out there and putting some miles in.
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(Josh Nordstrom)
Thursday, February 20, 2025
Morning
Grooming 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
New Snow Last 24Hours: 1"; Full system groomed for skate and classic style skiing. Conditions are excellent.
Photos:
(Timothy Lederle, Pincushion Ski and Run Club)
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Evening
Firsthand: Freestyle 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
Ole Hyyva, Hilfiger, and North Advanced were groomed and barely touched when I was out. The deck was rather hard and I saw some twig debris to dodge from recent winds.
Photos:
(Cory Quirk)
Saturday, February 15, 2025
Morning
Grooming 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
New Snow Last 24Hours: 4". All trails groomed for skate and classic style skiing. Conditions are excellent.
(Timothy Lederle, Pincushion Ski and Run Club)
Saturday, February 8, 2025
Morning
Grooming 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
New Snow Last 24Hours: 0.5", New Snow Last 7 days: 8", Trail Base: 6-8". All trails groomed for skate and classic skiing. Conditions are nearly perfect!
Photos:
(Timothy Lederle, Pincushion Ski and Run Club)
Thursday, February 6, 2025
Morning
Grooming 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
All trails groomed for skate and classic skiing. Snow in the last 24 hours: 7". Snow in the last 7 days: 12". Snow in the woods: 28". Conditions are excellent. Don't forget, Conditions should be excellent for the Pincushion Winter Festival Ski races.
Photos:
(Timothy Lederle, Pincushion Ski and Run Club)
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Afternoon
Firsthand: Classic 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
Plenty of snow and great grooming offers great skiing right now. Firm and clean tracks offered a good glide despite the cold temperatures there have been here. The skating lanes were touched up again today.
(jJm Smith)
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Afternoon
Firsthand: Classic 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
Great conditions at Pincushion. Skied all the trails and the tracks were well set and firm. Double poling was a bit of a struggle due to soft pole plants but it worked. Snow is cold but it made the hill climbing easier!
(Tim Nelson)
Monday, February 3, 2025
Evening
Firsthand: Freestyle 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
Skate deck was a bit soft and my skis sank occasionally, but otherwise trails were in amazing shape.
Photos:
(Cory Quirk)

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