Trail Detail
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Mix of woods and open prairie over rolling terrain. All trails are groomed skate and classic. Almost 9K of lighted trails.Trail Reports
2022-2023 season
Tuesday, January 3, 2023
Morning
posted: 2023-01-03 09:46:52
Firsthand: Freestyle [
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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)
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Monday, January 2, 2023
Afternoon
posted: 2023-01-02 17:38:50
Firsthand: Freestyle [ Trails Open: All, ]
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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)
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Sunday, January 1, 2023
Morning
posted: 2023-01-01 12:26:11
Firsthand: Classic [ Trails Open: All, ]
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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)
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Saturday, December 31, 2022
Afternoon
posted: 2022-12-31 15:13:38
Firsthand: Freestyle [ Trails Open: All, ]
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Skated all the trails on the warming house side. Trail had not been groomed since yesterday, so a tich skittish in places. However good snow coverage, no more than expected debris. Good skis with care.
(Stan Hokanson)
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Friday, December 30, 2022
Afternoon
posted: 2022-12-31 14:45:43
Firsthand: Freestyle [ Trails Open: All, ]
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Friday is your best bet at Lake Elmo where you will find groomed trails. Yeah! But it doesn't last long, washing out quickly with heavy use -- you, me, and hoards from teams/groups. Late morning is your best window of opportunity.
(Charlie Corcoran)
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Friday, December 30, 2022
Evening
posted: 2022-12-30 18:37:45
Firsthand: Classic [ Trails Open: All, ]
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The tracks were not reset when the deck was freshened up this morning. The tracks are somewhat icy, wiped out in places and often full of oak leaves and sticks.
(Bryan Heinle)
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Friday, December 30, 2022
Morning
posted: 2022-12-30 16:08:40
Firsthand: Freestyle [ Trails Open: All, ]
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Excellent conditions at Lake Elmo! Apart from some pine needles and oak leaves in a few of the woodland stretches where you would expect them, the rest of the east side trails were firm and fast. We are so lucky to have so many great ski trails--and such good groomers, who wake up early and stay out late to keep them well-maintained.
(Ernie Ogot)
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Friday, December 30, 2022
Morning
posted: 2022-12-30 09:17:18
Grooming [ Trails Open: All, ]
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Trails on the East side of the park were freshly groomed early this morning and everything has set up beautifully. The trails are in great condition for the weekend. The West side trails were also repacked today.
(Jen Garcia, Washington County Parks)
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Thursday, December 29, 2022
Night
posted: 2022-12-29 21:21:11
Firsthand: Freestyle [ Trails Open: All, ]
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After a disappointingly slow ski at Elm Creek yesterday that caused me to lament that maybe old age had caught up with me; that maybe I couldn't ski that fast anymore, the very good conditions at Lake Elmo acted to restore my faith in my abilities by allowing me to do my fastest skate of the season so far. Same temperature - 36 to 37 degrees, same skis and wax as yesterday but the harder packed surface allowed me to ski 30% faster and for me to completely skate nearly all the uphills transitioning to a walk just before the summit on only the highest ones. I skied Browns Pond, the "old" Lake Elmo portion of Hills, Prairie and Savanna in just over 40 minutes. An added benefit was that despite a 4:15 start, it was still light until the very end of my ski. Sunset is already 9 minutes later than it was since its earliest on Dec. 15. There were less than 20 cars in the parking lot when I arrived and it was practically empty when I left. That's a shame because it was great skiing.
(Keith Carlson)
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Thursday, December 29, 2022
Morning
posted: 2022-12-29 09:08:05
Firsthand: Freestyle [ Trails Open: All, ]
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First time at Lake Elmo and my first time going out for a quick ski this year (I know I'm late), and this place was perfect! My route did have a lot of tracks and some debris on it, but I am not a serious skier and didn't mind because the trail was still packed down. I was the one in lala land enjoying the woods, and looking like a penguin out there. Thanks to all of the parks crews for taking care of the trails.
(Chelsea Dummer)
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