Conditions couldn't be much better on the Central Gunflint. There's plenty of snow, the deck is firm, and the classic tracks are deep and solid. Now that the weather is warming up, the snow is speeding up.

(Bob Amis)

We re-groomed the trails on the north side of Flour last night: Logging Camp, Red Pines, Cross Fox, Deer Mouse, Wolf Point, and Moose Ridge. We freshened up the lake crossings again this morning (North-South link from GEL to Summer Home Road) as well as the Skijoring Trail. Everything continues to be in great shape! Photo is of the 3km Skijoring Loop.

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(Zach Baumann, Golden Eagle Lodge)

We groomed everything Wednesday afternoon and evening. Trails groomed up beautifully! We received a little bit of unforecasted glide dust Thursday morning; a firm base should make for wonderful skiing throughout the weekend!

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(Zach Baumann, Golden Eagle Lodge)

Trails were groomed perfectly for skating and classic. Beautiful trails and tons of snow. We started at Golden Eagle Lodge and skied to Bearskin Lodge.

(Flannery Delaney)

We received just shy of 2" of fresh snow. All trails were groomed again early this morning. Deep classic tracks and firm deck. Great skiing!

(Zach Baumann, Golden Eagle Lodge)

The Central Gunflint system was groomed to perfection (as always). The classic tracks were deep, firm, and completely free of debris. All of the hills had ample loose snow for climbing or descending. XC skiing does not get any better than this! Now that the Bearskin Lodge is grooming the Lace Lake Trail, that three-mile loop is an excellent addition to the Poplar Trail. The Poplar-Lace paired loops made for an excellent outing of ca. ten miles from the Bearskin.

(Mark Strobel)

We groomed all the trails on the north side of Flour last night. We groomed the south side trails mid-day today, rather than overnight, to minimize any chunking that can occur when grooming cold snow. It worked well; the trails turned out fantastic! Excellent skiing all around!

(Zach Baumann, Golden Eagle Lodge)

Trails well groomed and holding up well. I skied from Bearskin Lodge, following the Logging Camp Trail loop, Red Pines, and Beaver dam. All are in great shape with cold dry snow and deep tracks. The skate tracks appear to be similarly in great shape.

(Bobbie Gostout)

The BWCA section of Logging Camp had a narrow deck for skating but was still navigable and worth the trouble. Bearskin - North-South - Logging Camp (Cross Fox - Moose Ridge) - Beaver Dam. Trails were fantastic.

(Cory Quirk)

Oh wow! 4-5 inches of fresh snow on Thursday and expert grooming combined with perfect temperatures and minimal wind today combined to make the ski conditions perfect. I skied 15 miles of trails on both sides of the lake, and found deep classic tracks with minimal traffic before me everywhere I went. The skate trails also looked well groomed with only light use. Applause for Bearskin groomers once again!

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(Bobbie Gostout)