4.5 inches of new snow. Packed skating lanes and outer loop with heavy steel roller (see photo). Groomed and set track on all trails.

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(Bryan Pike, Crow Wing County Parks)

Groomed all skating lanes this afternoon and groomed and set new track on southern inside classic only segments. Outer track in good condition and not re-done.

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(Bryan Pike, Crow Wing County Parks)

Still in really good shape considering how little snow we have. Skate lanes fast. Classic tracks still functional, although there is a little grass occasionally showing. We got a half inch of snow today, which made things a little slippery in the tracks.

(Renee du fresne)

3/4 inch snowfall Wednesday night groomed today. All skating lanes groomed and track reset on outer loop. Inside segments not touched with groomer but very skiable. Temp was 28 degrees at grooming. Should set up well overnight and firm and fast for some cold weather skiing.

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(Bryan Pike, Crow Wing County Parks)

Conditions: Good conditions with some debris in the classic tracks. Skied outer loop and interior trails. The interior trails were not as skied out as outer loop since they are only classic.
The trail layout is well thought out with a nice mixture of classic and skate trails. Could use more snow, but coming from St. Cloud we relished the snow. Beautiful sunny day.

(Tim Chirhart)

Conditions: Very good tracks for classic skiing. Skate lanes look very good too.
This was a great way to bring in the new year of 2016. We pulled into the parking lot and met a very nice DNR officer - please remember to purchase a MN trail pass. Snow on the trails was very good. We are classic skiers and the tracks were in very good shape. We skied the entire outer loop. This was our first time at Larson lake trail and we will be back. Happy 2016 everyone! Keep it going and pick the right kick wax.

(Charlie Cremers)

No new snow this far north, but regroomed all skating lanes and north inside trail segments with tracks set (not groomed previously). Foot prints by the hikers have been groomed out on the skating lanes.

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(Bryan Pike, Crow Wing County Parks)

Conditions: Good for needing more snow.
Trails very ski-able. Tracks thin in places. I skated Monday and it was very good given the conditions. The skate lane is uneven but this is because of lack of snow. The grooming is excellent for the conditions. Lots of hiker tracks unfortunately. Probably not worth a drive from the Twin Cities at this point. But with a little more snow it could be!

(David Taylor)

2.5 inches of new snow groomed. Tracks set in many areas. All skating lanes groomed for skating. Tracks set on outer loop and southern inside trail segments.

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(Bryan Pike, Crow Wing County Parks)

Conditions: Good early season.
Skated mostly outer loop very nice to be out on our local system. Groomer did a nice job everything was firm and wide. I would not use your best skis but easy to get in a long ski either skate or classic.

(Clay Alexson)