Trail Detail
Notes
Well designed trail 2 miles north of Grand Marais. Dependable classical and skating grooming by dedicated ski club. Gentle rolling beginner and intermediate terrain through birch, aspen and pine forest with expert options. Nice overlooks of North Shore far below. Separate snowshoe trail. Public warming building. 1.6 K lighted xc trail on each night.Trail Reports
2018-2019 season
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Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Morning
posted: 2019-01-24 11:37:50
Grooming [ Trails Open: All, ]
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Base 20+ inches. 6-7 inches of new snow on Tuesday. We finished grooming all of our trails for classic and skate skiing on Wednesday morning.
(Chas Curry)
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Saturday, January 19, 2019
Afternoon
posted: 2019-01-19 18:19:32
Firsthand: Classic [ ]
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Trails in great shape this afternoon. The trails look to have been recently groomed. Cool temps (0) gave us light traffic on the trail. We did about 2.5 miles.
(Matthew Schwarz)
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Saturday, January 19, 2019
Afternoon
posted: 2019-01-19 17:44:12
Firsthand: Freestyle [ Trails Open: All, ]
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Trails in great shape. Very firm skate deck from the cold. Pincushion loop had a good stretch with a lot of boot tracks, but otherwise awesome conditions.
(John Leaf)
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Tuesday, January 15, 2019
Morning
posted: 2019-01-15 08:59:46
Grooming [ Trails Open: All, ]
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Base 20+ inches. 1-2 inches of new snow on Monday. All trails groomed for skate and classic skiing on Monday and Tuesday.
(Chas Curry)
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Monday, January 14, 2019
Afternoon
posted: 2019-01-16 23:17:16
Firsthand: Classic [ Trails Open: Most, ]
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Wednesday, January 9, 2019
Morning
posted: 2019-01-09 11:06:23
Grooming [ Trails Open: All, ]
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Base 20+ inches. 8 inches of new snow on Monday. All trails rolled and/or combed. Classic tracks set on some trails.
(Chas Curry)
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Friday, January 4, 2019
Afternoon
posted: 2019-01-04 23:45:59
Firsthand: Freestyle [ Trails Open: All, ]
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The skate deck at Pincushion was still firm this afternoon in spite of temperatures in the mid to high 30's. I did not try the classic tracks but they did not look glazed. A few poles plants poked thru but other than that, the grooming was excellent.
(Tim Nelson)
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Friday, January 4, 2019
Morning
posted: 2019-01-04 11:27:15
Firsthand: Freestyle [ Trails Open: All, ]
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Best skate skiing of the year! I was a little worried after we received some freezing rain yesterday afternoon. but not to worry. The groomers at Pincushion touched up all of the skate lanes, and skating was fantastic this morning -fast yet able to get an edge. Some of the classic tracks were also reset, and looked to be in good condition. Great snow cover here - I used my "B" skis, but would not hesitate to use my best skis.
(Timothy Lederle)
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Thursday, January 3, 2019
Morning
posted: 2019-01-03 13:12:45
Firsthand: Freestyle [ Trails Open: All, ]
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An amazing amount of snow - many thanks to the groomers for all their hard work! The skate deck was pretty soft, especially on the Pincushion Mountain and Ole Hyvaa loops. This made poling interesting, with poles regularly punching through more than a foot. I hopped into the classic tracks and double poled on especially soft sections, which helped. It began raining lightly soon after I started, which created a nice crust that sped up the deck and made pole punch-throughs less frequent. All in all - a super fun outing!
(Alan Chapman)
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Thursday, January 3, 2019
Morning
posted: 2019-01-03 10:13:21
Grooming [ Trails Open: All, ]
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Base 18+ inches. All trails were groomed and new classic tracks set during the past two days.
(Chas Curry)
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