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Some of the best ski trails in the metro area. Fantastic night skiing on their lighted trails! New in 2003, a 2.5K man-made snow loop.Trail Reports
2022-2023 season
Thursday, February 2, 2023
Morning
posted: 2023-02-02 16:37:07
Firsthand: Classic [ Trails Open: All, ]
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Skied man-made and northern lights at 6AM this morning (classic). Man-made snow was in great shape, deep tracks throughout and little to no debris. The tracks on the northern lights loop had not been reset - in fact had been wiped out by the groomer in many places. Skate lane was nicely laid with corduroy.
(Charlie Anderson)
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Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Afternoon
posted: 2023-02-01 14:46:38
Firsthand: Classic [ Trails Open: All, ]
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Beginning about 12:30 I did several classic laps around Valley (man made snow) and a single lap around Northern Lights (natural snow). Valley tracks were excellent--solid and fast, showing minimal damage from morning use. Northern Lights tracks were disappointing, fair at best and poor is some areas, so I only did a single lap, then headed back to Valley. Northern Lights tracks were shallow and often washed out on one side, with a fair amount of debris in places, and they drifted into the brush by the picnic grounds. They apparently hadn't been retracked for several days. I keep hoping the track-setting frequency will increase to make better use of this unusually nice snowpack. In contrast, the skate deck on Northern Lights looked like it had been dragged earlier today.
(Ron Refsnider)
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Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Morning
posted: 2023-02-01 11:58:10
Firsthand: Freestyle [ Trails Open: All, ]
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Man made sno loop was recently groomed for both skate and classic. The ridges on the corduroy with really hard so if the ski edge went between the ridges I went in that direction of the groove; so hence a bit squirrely for me. Northern lights fresh groomed for skate and in very nice shape. The multi-use trails were in very good shape. I removed this "debris" from the middle of the skate deck (see photo).
(Don Callander)
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Saturday, January 28, 2023
Afternoon
posted: 2023-01-28 16:18:08
Firsthand: Freestyle [ Trails Open: All, ]
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Firm skate deck, classic tracks set. Most of the groom looked pretty fresh within the park, a little less fresh and more packed and tracked on the outer natural snow loops, but still fantastic skiing on a single digit day.
(Tiffany Miller)
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Friday, January 27, 2023
Morning
posted: 2023-01-27 19:59:39
Firsthand: Classic [ Trails Open: All, ]
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Valley was the only one groomed, (although not the shortcut/cut off), but so nice to ski Northern Lights - very nice natural snow, good tracks still and no wind! Very peaceful. So glad I went.
(Karen Peters)
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Friday, January 27, 2023
Afternoon
posted: 2023-01-27 14:28:20
Firsthand: Classic [
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Beautiful snow on all the trails. Tracks on the man-made snow loop were deep and crisp. Natural snow trails were softer, not as set. Lake and Northern Lights tracks were very good. Creek was more chewed up, but still fine. Eagle was double tracked, but everyone seemed to be on one, leaving the other pristine (and in some areas drifted over). Very brisk winds, but full sun - a great day to get out before the deep freeze.
(Laurie Ford)
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Thursday, January 26, 2023
Afternoon
posted: 2023-01-26 16:39:00
Firsthand: Both [ Trails Open: All, ]
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Skied classic today. I skied Lake, Eagle, Monarch, Northern lights, Creek, and of course Valley. The track in the natural snow trails was shallow on the combined trails. It was good on the classic only trails. I used a swix V20 for kick. I would not recommend that. It would be better to find something with a bit more bite. I skated the combined trails yesterday there were three small spots where dirt showing yesterday. I saw the groomer covered all but one up. Whatever you chose it will be a good ski.
(Craig Schulz)
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Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Morning
posted: 2023-01-24 11:51:33
Firsthand: Freestyle [ Trails Open: All, ]
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Monday, January 23, 2023
Morning
posted: 2023-01-23 14:35:35
Firsthand: Classic [ Trails Open: All, ]
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First skied Valley, which was just groomed that morning and had nice deep tracks. Very few people on Valley, several diverting to Lake. Then we skied a little on Northern Lights. The tracks were shallower than Valley due to mostly not enough snow. It takes more effort to ski on shallow or washed out tracts. Overall, it was a great ski morning.
(Earl Stabenow)
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Monday, January 23, 2023
Morning
posted: 2023-01-23 11:52:09
Firsthand: Freestyle [ Trails Open: All, ]
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I skated the outer loops and Valley between 8:30 and 9:30. Valley was firm and fast, but all the outer loops were in good condition, too, just a bit softer and slower. Northern Lights had freshly-set classic tracks, although they were soft-walled and shallow in many locations. It didn't look like classic tracks had been reset on Lake and Creek, but the existing tracks still appeared to be in fair to good condition. The hoarfrost lit by the low-angle sunlight was a real treat! And all the creek crossings had fresh-looking otter slides on the ice, making it a wonderful ski.
(Ron Refsnider)
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