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A couple of good loops, although it seems to get more wind-blown than other metro trails. New in 2013, 5K snowmaking loop.Trail Reports
2022-2023 season
Saturday, March 4, 2023
Afternoon
posted: 2023-03-04 17:58:31
Firsthand: Freestyle [ Trails Open: All, ]
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Skated all the natural trails and most of the manmade snow trails. Overall great shape, relatively icier snow in the shade and softer snow in the sun but was surprised at how nice the trails were overall even in midafternoon. Some icy spots in the southern trails, especially toward the end on the west side of the lake, also some ice or protoslush or something on a small rightward uphill on the Hill trail (this section of hill often seems to degrade in the heat and sun before other spots), but no real problems. The northern trails seemed in better shape overall. The manmade snow trails were great as usual, although I actually preferred the natural trails which seemed a bit firmer.
(Kristian Markon)
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Saturday, March 4, 2023
Morning
posted: 2023-03-04 14:00:59
Firsthand: Classic [
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Friday, March 3, 2023
Afternoon
posted: 2023-03-04 08:08:49
Firsthand: Classic [ Trails Open: All, ]
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Did some klister skiing on the natural snow trails and I have to say it was great. The groomers are doing an amazing job. Tracks were intact and had seen little use. I kicked Start Wide on one ski and Guru 39 on the other.
(Peter Leugers)
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Friday, March 3, 2023
Afternoon
posted: 2023-03-03 17:13:23
Firsthand: Freestyle [ Trails Open: All, ]
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Skated all man-made snow and natural trails at 1:00pm. Trails were slow/soft/sticky but in great condition.
(Philip Westover)
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Thursday, March 2, 2023
Afternoon
posted: 2023-03-02 14:33:28
Firsthand: Freestyle [ Trails Open: All, ]
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Thursday, March 2, 2023
Afternoon
posted: 2023-03-02 14:28:23
Firsthand: Freestyle [ Trails Open: All, ]
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Skate skied all the trails early afternoon. Best conditions of the year and my fastest ski. All trails were well groomed, and in good condition. Thank you groomers for your great work.
(Mary McGrory-Usset)
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Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Night
posted: 2023-03-01 21:30:50
Firsthand: Classic [ Trails Open: All, ]
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Classic skied the full snowmaking loop and the Lake/natural snow trail. Fantastic glide! Very firm snow. Excellent tracks everywhere. Boulder Ridge downhill was fast but manageable. Skin skis had surprisingly good kick in the tracks. When I stayed in the tracks on the downhills, I was going so fast on the steeper downhills that I had to squat almost onto the skis to keep from being flung out of the tracks on the turns! Very fun! The park seemed almost deserted.
(Craig Wiklund, North Star Ski Touring Club)
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Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Morning
posted: 2023-03-01 19:52:43
Firsthand: Classic [ Trails Open: All, ]
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Natural snow trails were in amazing shape. Tracks were firm and deep. very nice grooming. Thank you groomers. Manmade good as always.
(Gray Kimbrell)
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Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Morning
posted: 2023-03-01 12:53:24
Firsthand: Freestyle [ Trails Open: All, ]
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Skated all man-made and natural trails at 11am. As expected, they're a bit soft/slow/sticky. Still great to get out in the warm weather though!
(Philip Westover)
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Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Afternoon
posted: 2023-02-28 14:49:58
Firsthand: Freestyle [ Trails Open: All, ]
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Skate skied all of the trails at Hyland, snowmaking and natural snow, and all were in fantastic shape! The rain yesterday caused no noticeable damage. No ice anywhere. No debris on the trails anywhere. Classic tracks appeared deeply set everywhere. By 1:15 PM a few small areas that were in direct sun with no breeze had started to soften up just a bit. But 95% of the state deck was still very firm, and cloud cover was increasing.
(Craig Wiklund, North Star Ski Touring Club)
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