Groomed all the lakes and spur trails. Classic tracks are shallow and icy. Cedar and Brownie have best classic tracks. Isles classic tracks are quite blown and and was not able to reset. Loads of fatbike tracks that I could not groom out. Go enjoy.

(Peter Leugers)

Chain of Lakes groomed this morning. All trails were snow covered and in good condition before noon. Skate area groomed and Classic tracks on both sides are set and in good condition. Area under bridges on Cedar/Isles channel are snowless and choppy/wet on surface. Brownie Lake tunnel is snow covered.

(Jim McCarthy)

Groomed and ready to go for your skiing enjoyment. Great coverage still on the whole loop. Watch for debris on channel between Isles and Cedar, some tree work was done. Classic tracks for the most are holding up quite well.

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(Peter Leugers)

Groomed all of the skate lanes on Isles, Cedar, Brownie, the two spur trails off of Cedar Lake, and up and over the 394 bridge. Able to use good skis on the lakes except for a couple spots on the canal between Isles and Cedar (sticks) and under a couple of the wide bridges (straight ice). Spur trails have too many sticks and grass spots for good skis. Did not set new tracks - they were mostly in good shape.

(Eric Leugers)

Had so much fun skiing the Chain of Lakes and Theo South today! Always fun to see skiers on the lakes. Quite a few footprints by the time I skied at 2 pm but overall decent shape minus coverage underneath the bridges. This is the best the lakes and Theo South have been in years! Also skied Eloise, the Bog, and Wirth Lake. Thanks to the Loppet Foundation for some fun new changes to the trails, I've never had so much fun skiing in Theodore Wirth as I have had this year!

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(Alli Beatty)

Fresh skate on Cedar and Cedar lake park. Some classic tracks re-set, others were still really good. Fresh skate and classic on lake of the isles. Please display your ski pass.

(Craig Jarvinen)

After skiing South Wirth, skied across the bridge over 394 (snow covered but a lot of roadway debris), and then down onto Brownie. Nice track on Brownie and good skate lane. Tunnel to Cedar is glare ice. Skied off Cedar and onto the trail heading towards downtown, found some thin/grassy areas but nothing serious. Only somewhat dicey segment was coming back onto Cedar, the beach area there has exposed dirt/sand. Skied up to the Cedar-Isles channel, found a couple of sections where they had recently cleared trees and there was a lot of debris. Out onto Isles to check out the Loppet luminaries on the north end, then headed back. Tracks on the lake varied from quite good to very shallow. Overall, still a nice ski and didn't pick up any new scratches.

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(Bruce Adelsman)

Lake of the Isles, Kenilworth, Cedar Lake and Cedar Lake Trail all groomed and tracked. Enjoy the trails. Make sure to display your MPRB Ski Trail Pass.

(Isaac Kasper, Loppet Foundation)

Classic tracks and skate deck were all set this morning. All of the lakes, the spur trail and across 394. I set tracks where I could and tried to get rid of any post holing and fatbike tracks. Tunnel to Brownie is ice, so be careful. Not too many rocks in that area yet.

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(Peter Leugers)

My brother, Eric Leugers and myself, did our first volunteer grooming of the Chain of Lakes trails. With the expert guidance of Craig Jarvinen we made double passes of all the lakes and the spur trail near the Cedar bicycle trails. The snow did not adhere to the ice so I would be very careful if you are trying to skate. We were not able to set classic tracks, not enough snow yet.

(Peter Leugers)