Nice skiing late Friday afternoon, groomed today with new classic track set. Slightly soft surface snow but firm underneath the new snow. Classic track was mostly very good with a few shallow areas, occasional wiggles, and absent tracks where they usually are set. Some minor tree debris and dirty snow to contend with at the start and finish, plus one tree leaning over the Yeti Crossing trail section.

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(Tom Urbanski)

Excellent to very good skiing on Saturday afternoon on the 5.5k trail. Skate lane is level and wide, classic tracks looked great. Lighted loop ranks very good due to wear from skier traffic and lingering tree debris in the usual spots. Outer loop is excellent throughout, clean snow and groomed well. Going down Gap Hill was challenging because surface snow was scrubbed off most of the way down but the left turn and runout at the bottom was still good. I used good skis with no worries.

(Tom Urbanski)

We classic skied Pine Valley and White Pine today. I knew they were grooming yesterday which is why we went today instead. They must have groomed the lit loop yesterday and the rest today because we had fresh cord and tracks. The lit loop was well used and in great shape. Firm pole plants, and firm skate deck. The rest had some soft pole plants and some "sinky" feeling in some of the track areas but the skate deck was firm. On the double downhill and beyond for awhile there is some funky terrain on the skate deck so just beware while going down. We were pleasantly surprised that we had White Pine to ourselves and it was free of footprints and walkers when we used it. It is absolutely beautiful out there! Well worth the trip if you haven't been here before!

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(Eve Graves)

I classic skied the White Pine Trail at Pine Valley this afternoon and overall conditions were good. The common tree debris from post-storm cleanup is present, although the remaining overhanging tree trunks and branches add some fun visuals to the trail. Classic track was variable, ranging from very good to fair with occasional soft pole plants and a few hat-grabber branches hanging around. Looked like lots of people have been using this section of trail since its last grooming on Friday. I parked in the small parking lot at the intersection of Spring Lake Road and White Pine Trail.

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(Tom Urbanski)

The 2.5k lighted loop was groomed earlier during the day and conditions are nice. Good classic track and skate lane. Tree debris and needles are present but pose no real problems and the groomer went around a fallen tree in Anikin Alley. Outer loop still has storm damage to be cleared and was not yet groomed for skiing. Thanks to City of Cloquet staff and all of the community volunteers, club and team members who put in many hours of work to get the trail open.

(Tom Urbanski)

2.5 k is open and groomed. Lots of trees down after last weeks storm but a combined effort of the Cloquet Ski Club, CEC Nordic, and the city of Cloquet has resulted in some good skiing. Some tree debris in places but good skis could easily be used.

(Tim Stark)

Trails have been rolled and groomed for skate skiing on the entire 5.5k loop. No tracks set yet. With care, B skis can be used. Expect early season conditions with bumps. Coverage is surprisingly good given the amount of snow.

(Tim Stark)