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Bloomington, MN
10.8k
Skating/Classic
Yes
Yes
763-694-7687
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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.
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2022-2023 season
Reports 96 to 105 of 202    Month: Apr | Mar | Feb | Jan | Dec | Nov
Thursday, February 16, 2023
Afternoon
Firsthand: Freestyle 
[ Trails Open: All, B skis ]
Skied the manmade trails and Lake Trail. The manmade trails I'd say were in good condition, very good maybe even; the Lake trail I would say is in fair to poor condition, because of iciness and unevenness. I was able to get an edge everywhere on the Lake trail, so in that sense the trail was decent, but it ultimately felt like skating on ground ice, and there was a lot of washboarding and general unevenness in the trail. There were some areas that were pure ice, dimpled from the groomer while soft, with a light dusting of snow on top, but you could ski around these and they were infrequent. There was also some larger tree debris in a couple of spots, and a spot before the last uphill at the visitor center is melted down to a sort of frozen rivulet bed; it's skiable now but if it were to melt you'd probably have to walk it, and I wasn't sure what to make of it until I was right on top of it. I didn't try the Hill trail, but might have if I had more time. Overall I think if you went with B skis, and with some expectation of taking extra time and care, it's a fun ski.
(Kristian Markon)
Thursday, February 16, 2023
Morning
Firsthand: Classic Secondhand 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
Trails were amazingly good for the most part, 10-11AM. Exceptions would be the squiggly tracks and the "shifty" tracks (track suddenly ends and starts anew shifted 6 inches to the side) on the natural snow spur trail between Richardson and Hyland. Also a large icy spot at the intersection of North/Richardson Spur/and walking trails. I skied the manmade snow trails at Hyland, and they were excellent. Some climbs were a little icy, but I felt lucky to even be able to ski after so much rain and warm weather. Thanks, Hyland! ( A skate skiing friend went from 1145-1245 and said it was fabulous on the manmade snow trails.).
(Jennifer Kraut)
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Afternoon
Firsthand: Freestyle 
[ Good skis ]
Not surprisingly: icy. Very hard skate deck. Not absolutely horrendous: can get an edge on flats and uphills. Going downhill was not my favorite with some frozen corduroy. Left early. But if you're good on the downhills and have bones that bend instead of break in case of a fall: could be worth it. Only tried the man-made snow loop.
(Adam Bock)
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Morning
Firsthand: Freestyle 
[ Trails Open: All, B skis ]
Icy with scattered gouges from skiers on the course when temperatures were above freezing. Not a lot of skiers to break up the ice.
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(Kevin Wendland)
Monday, February 13, 2023
Afternoon
Firsthand: Classic 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
I classic skied all the snowmaking trails (excellent conditions) as well as the natural snow on the Lake Trail and Hill Trail (very good condition). The natural snow trails were still surprisingly good, given all the warm weather and sun. Tracks were shallow or missing in quite a few places, but there were no bare spots, very little debris, and very little ice. There were a few short patches of slush on the natural snow trails. I was skiing on my new skin skis and they worked great under these conditions (41F at the time I was skiing). Because it was facing the bright sun, the downhill side of the big Boulder Ridge hill was very soft and slow. Not icy at the time I skied. Piles of snow had been pushed up due to snowplowing, but it was pretty easy to ski due to the soft wet consistency.
(Craig Wiklund, North Star Ski Touring Club)
Monday, February 13, 2023
Morning
Firsthand: Freestyle 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
Skated all trails at noon today. Man-made snow trails were in great shape as always. Southern natural trails (Lake loop) were a bit icy but still decent. Northern natural trails (up to Nature Center) were good; barely any ice.
(Philip Westover)
Saturday, February 11, 2023
Afternoon
Firsthand: Freestyle 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
Stayed on man made snow section. Very nice skate deck. Was worried about ice but was pleasantly surprised. Beautiful conditions.
(Adam Bock)
Thursday, February 9, 2023
Morning
Firsthand: Freestyle 
[ Trails Open: All, B skis ]
Skate skied at Hyland in the late morning. The man-made snow trail was in excellent condition, was very fast, and you could get a good edge. I did not ski the Boulder Ridge section, but all of the rest of the man-made was about as good as it gets. The natural snow trails, though, did not appear to be freshly groomed. The North Trail and Oak Ridge trails were skiable but the snow was a bit crunchy and uneven in some spots, but did not have significant ice sections. The Lake Trail, though, had an extended icy section on the skate deck, but was skiable as long as you stayed to the right. Did not ski the Hill Trail in light of the conditions on the Lake Trail. I used my B skis on the natural snow trails and was glad I did.
(Dick Stardig)
Thursday, February 9, 2023
Afternoon
Firsthand: Classic Secondhand 
[ Good skis ]
Three rivers website says natural classic trails are "good". The only way they are good is coverage; tracks are shallow and nonexistent in many spots. Tracks definitely need to be reset. There is plenty of snow so not sure why they are set so shallow. Manmade snow is good but quite icy in spots.
(Scott Engstrom)
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Morning
Firsthand: Freestyle 
[ Trails Open: Most, Good skis ]
The skate deck was in perfect condition and fast this morning....definitely one of the fastest deck conditions of the year so far. Classic tracks were in perfect shape and fast as well, maybe a slight bit icy. I was also impressed a bus load of kids from EP high school Nordic showed up about 6:30am. Wishing them good luck in the state meet!
(John Nealon)

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