Hartley was freshly groomed this morning and freshly tracked. All trails were open, and most of the trail was free of debris and good skiing. Still enough debris that I wouldn't recommend using good skis, but most people can use their B skis. Ran into a skier who was skating over both classic tracks. [ Hartley Park is designated as a classic only ski trail -- Ed. ]

(Gabriel Ehlers-Nelson)

Hartley is a bit rough. A lot of pine needles in the snow in the sections with evergreens. This makes it tough to ski through. Other sections have tracks that are washed out. It appears a tracked vehicle drove in to do some tree clearing on the inner loops which damaged some of the tracks. Inner loop not open. I'm going to hold off on skiing here until Duluth gets a couple inches of snow to cover up all the debris.

(Drew Guttormson)

It was a beautiful windy day to hit the trails. It was surprisingly comfortable and easy to stay warm. Some of the inner connector trails were not groomed, though they did have a ski in track. The outer loop was fully groomed, though covered in a ton of debris. We have a large base, but the wind the last several days have made the surface pretty gnarly. I'd say use your rock skis because of the number of branches and pine needles down. Your chances of damage are minimal, certainly not from rocks, but it is really messy. Nothing but a few inches of fresh snow will fix it. It is worth accepting the conditions for what they are and getting out and enjoying the scenery.

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(Adam Schwartz-Lowe)

Looked like Hartley had been recently groomed on the outer-loop. Inner-loop was groomed until H at which point there were down trees in both directions, so most of the inner loop is not groomed. There is not much drifting, and the tracks were well formed in most places, but there is a lot of debris on the trail (hence rock skis). The debris was significant enough to make it challenging to ski in most places. There was one down tree on the outer loop which was challenging to walk around because of thigh deep snow.

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(Gabriel Ehlers-Nelson)

Winter wonderland in beautiful Hartley Park, for sure. The outer loop was groomed after the heavy snowfall but not since the 3-4" of fluff that followed. Skiers have skied the light stuff into the tracks making for a lovely ski, though my skis swam a bit in the tracks. The inner loop hasn't been groomed, but skiers have made their own tracks. I didn't ski the inner loop, so I'm unsure about what obstacles might remain on that trail.

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(Fritz Anderson)

Downed trees in some locations and deep powder throughout with single track broken through. Good for backcountry skis!

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(Mitch Shields)

Beautiful afternoon for a lil dad and daughter ski. Not yet groomed but solid coverage with a single root here or there and minor debris.

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(Fred Sproat)

Plenty of coverage on the trail, but no tracks. You could honestly use your good skis, but without tracks it doesn't really make a difference between good and B skis. Blue bird sky, Hartley is a wonderful little jewel of a trail.

(Andrew Toftey)

Surprisingly good coverage at Hartley. Save for a few thin spots under the pines, both the inner and outer loops are quite skiable.

(Dylan Chernov)

Hartley continues to be my go-to for both early and late season skiing. No groomers yet, but the tree cover on Hartley's narrow back trails has kept the snow in great shape. I skied entire park and didn't encounter a single bare spot of note. A few rogue leaves and twigs dot the trails, but the snow is so good they're easy to avoid and barely worth mentioning.

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(Peter Dotson)