My first time out at Lake Elmo Park Reserve was top notch! The lady friend and I skied around the Prairie loop twice. Tracks were well set. Gentle hills were kind to this novice skier. Lovely scenery all around. We are classic folk but observed a very fine looking skate deck. Thank you, groomers of Washington County!

(Bob White)

The tracks ranged from excellent, to only a single track, to none at all, to "what the heck" and then to user made tracks. So, you have to do your best with what there is. But, it's still very worth going to the park. At night, under the lights, was stunningly beautiful.

(Bryan Heinle)

The Lake Elmo trails are in excellent condition this morning, fast and a bit hard, but with no debris or other damage to the trails. The Red semi-loop has not been packed or groomed recently, but is easily traveled on skier-made tracks. All other trails or segments have been recently groomed, either this morning or last evening.

(Mark Strobel)

Classic skied using skintec skis all the trails except the area near the swim pond. Tracks were good in some sections and non-existent in many. I wasn't able to figure out why the groomer could track some areas and not others. Hopeful new tracks will be set in the next couple of days with the cooler temps. Skate deck looked great. Even without consistent tracks, it was a beautiful day to ski.

(Laura Hansen)

Classic track is in great shape and firming up nicely. I hope on the next pass we can get tracks back on corners, uphills and downhills!

(Patrick Maun)

The groomers got an early start this morning and the East Side trails have been packed and tracked. A little soft but things should set up nicely as the temperatures drop. The West side trails have also been packed. Overall everything is in good condition.

(Jen Garcia, Washington County Parks)

The fresh snow has significantly helped the trails with coverage. The damage on the loop around the swim pond from the rescue that occurred the other day has been fixed and all the trails were packed/rolled just this morning on the East side. Grooming plans: They are currently out packing the West and will do another pass on the East to keep things maintained with the continued snowfall. Tracks will not be set until it is done snowing.

(Jen Garcia, Washington County Parks)

Started around 8:30am as the snow was starting to fall. Trails were in pretty condition with some dirt spots. Avoid the north savanna loop until after we get more snow and they groom -- someone drove a vehicle down the trail and destroyed most of it.

(Ryan Soule)

The trails are in good condition. The groomers have done a great job maintaining the trails. Skate skied the north sections, and I did not encounter any icy or bare spots. Hopefully we will have some more snow to ski in soon.

(Joey Nilan)

Pretty freakin'nice! Was re-groomed (thank you whoever worked New Year's Eve or early New Year's Day) so good footing on the skate deck and pretty nice tracks although getting thin in a few sections. Hopefully new snow this week! Grooming covered up some leafy sections so all-in-all, a fun ski on New Year's Day and holy cow — it wasn't 20 degrees below zero!

(Carol Fitzgerald)