We were pleasantly surprised at how well Piedmont held up despite the 50's temps! Darrin's last grooming really made a difference! I would have put good skis down as there is 99.9% coverage, but some people may ski with their eyes closed and hit those three very minute spots that are open...not realizing that they could go to the other lane and have full coverage. Tracks are pretty darn defined and easy to stay in. Now if we could get those runners, walkers and bikers to stay off the trails we can ski until May.

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(Eve Graves)

Skied a couple of loops this afternoon. The snow is soft and slow, but the tracks are entirely intact. Get some while it lasts!

(Nick Scott)

I arrived at Piedmont early afternoon expecting already groomed trails, unfortunately for Darrin the groomer, the back part of the groomer disconnected from the front and worked on it for at least 45 minutes after I got there! I went around and around the ok but not freshly groomed tracks until I heard it, the delightful sound of the groomer, coming up behind me in the distance! Then I was treated to perfect cord and impeccable tracks for the remainder of my journey. Hopefully the person who keeps running down the middle of the tracks will stop, you can see one deep footprint post grooming from him! Darrin said it's his last groom of the season, so I got a picture of him as he loaded it up for the day.

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(Eve Graves)

Piedmont has been groomed. Good spring skiing conditions at Piedmont. Piedmont is groomed for classical and skate skiing.

(Andy Holak)

A solid C+ for the Piedmont trail. Plenty of snow and an okay track all the way around. It was about 38 degrees and the snow was soft and slow. Definitely recommend fish scale skis, as there's debris in the tracks. The City says they're going to groom Piedmont tomorrow.

(Andrew Slade)

The tracks were still good. It was warm out today and the trails were a little soft.

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(Ava Schapman)

Beautiful! Freshly groomed today, with a packed base of at least eight inches. Snow is almost crusty so the track is firm and fast.

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(Andrew Slade)

Piedmont trails today are clean and fast with a couple of icy spots. I chose to avoid Lover's Leap due to ice on that loop. The one-way longer return loop on the way back to the parking area can be skied, but prepare to hit the brakes and proceed gingerly around an icy stretch at the bottom of the hill. Most skiers will probably just want to take the two-way trail back to the parking lot. I was at Piedmont on March 5 when the trails were not fit for skiing due to storm debris on a hard-packed icy surface. Today skiers could use their good skis. Hats off to the groomer. The tracks are set perfectly but were slick just now in the noontime sun. A kid on his lunch break from work flew past me using long poles for double poling.

(Tim Larson)

Piedmont has been groomed. Piedmont has a couple large patches of ice. One on the lovers leap loop and the other on the bottom of the large hill if you take the one way back to the parking lot. The two way back to the lot is clear of ice. Should be some great spring skiing this week as temps stay on the cooler side.

(Andy Holak)

Piedmont groomed today. Great spring skiing conditions. Get out and enjoy some of the great activities DXC has planned for the Tour Duluth Ski Festival.

(Andy Holak)