Staff attempted to groom the trails today, but found the snow was compacting to about 1 inch and there is significant ice underneath, which prohibited the groomer from continuing.

(Angie Harker, Superior City Parks)

There was about 4 inches of fluffy yet wet snow. The trails are ungroomed and compact down to about a half inch once skied on. Most of the green loop now has a track skied in, but it remains essentially backcountry skiing. Expect a few grassy spots and some down limbs. Overall, it was nice to get out and ski in mid March.

(Jason Mozol)

The trails from N 28th Street to 42nd Street were groomed today for skate skiing. We are unable to set track. The groomer reports a few bare spots and some ice that skiers should be aware of. The City Parks & Recreation Commission will be meeting on March 16 and the cross country ski trails will be one of the items on the agenda.

(Angie Harker, Superior City Parks)

The groomer reports that the trails are too soft to do any grooming today. He will reassess the situation tomorrow and an update will be posted.

(Angie Harker, Superior City Parks)

The skate deck was skiable but getting very thin in areas and may not last long. Had to take my skis off a couple times. There were grass blowouts in the normal locations under pine trees and etc. Made it from 28th Street to Browns PT(yellow) via green and Blue trails. Also went on Red trails for a little while. Billings Dr to Browns PT was challenging because of ATV tracks. Thanks groomers. It looks like they attempted to groom but it must have to thin and warm to keep going.

(Nic Bacigalupo)

Skated Green, Blue, Purple and Red. Looked at the Yellow but didn't have enough time to make the loop. For the most part skating was good. The classic tracks were just refreshed and looked decent There is not a lot of snow but the groomers had just been around and did their best. Green and Red where firm but warming/softening up. Purple and Blue were softer but okay. So, get out and enjoy.

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(Nic Bacigalupo)

The groomer reports that all ski trails between North 28th Street and 42nd Street were groomed and tracked today. The remaining trails will be groomed tomorrow (Friday).

(Angie Harker, Superior City Parks)

Skated outer green late Sunday afternoon. Conditions were good considering how little snow we have. Grass is visible in some spots and there's a fair amount of debris in the usual spots under the pine trees. Hills were in good shape (not icy).

(Jim Forsberg)

The grooming staff have reported this afternoon that all trails have been groomed for skate skiing. They indicated that we will need a little more snow before they can set track.

(Angie Harker, Superior City Parks)

All trails in the Superior Municipal Forest were groomed today except for the yellow. We were unable to set track today, but will continue to work on trails tomorrow.

(Angie Harker, Superior City Parks)