Classic skis with special green made for great kick but not much glide due to zero degree temps. All trails groomed and tracked but we did only Prelude and Red Pine Junction with kids. Sun shining = great skiing!

(Catherine McLynn)

A couple inches of new fluffy snow in the tracks all the way to Tower and back made for really fun riding the rails safely on the curvy downhills! Met one of the new groomer operators as he finished Lake Loop. Grooming plans: More grooming after the next snowfall.

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(Catherine McLynn)

Absolutely beautiful day and the trails are perfect. Great job grooming! We are so lucky to have these beautiful trails right here in Deer River!

(Krystine Jurvelin)

All sections of the trail have been groomed and track set on all trail sections; Prelude, Lake Loop and Tower end. I skied the Lake Loop and Prelude today and it skied very well. Thanks to new groomers Dave and Tony for their assistance and hard work.

(Thomas Sobolik)

From Trailhead around Lake Loop down the screaming hill from Pincherry Junction was groomed this morning. Skate deck firm and track set. Grooming plans: Prelude and Tower sections to be done today or tomorrow.

(Catherine McLynn)

Got in a great skate early morning before heavy wet snow falling slowed us up. About 2 inches had fallen up by the time we finished.

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(Catherine McLynn)

Trails are freshly groomed and track set all the way to Tower End and back thanks to team work by packers, clearers, and three groomers! Hurray!

(Catherine McLynn)

Very good conditions on a cold, clear Friday morning. Blueberry had recently been groomed and cleared. Only a short section on the far end of the trail near the cell tower was not groomed. There were several trees down there preventing the groomer from getting through. The classic tracks were in a good shape and the skating lanes were good also, though just bit crunchy. Nice day to be out.

(Chip Treen)

Thanks to more volunteers packing, clearing, cutting, grooming and setting track, I had a wonderful fun classic ski past H to I and back to trailhead! Sun shining! One beautiful tunnel of trees to ski under. Only one short segment to Tower End yet to be cleared and packed.

(Catherine McLynn)

What a great ski trail! And best warming hut ever! Little bit of light snow over some pretty good grooming. Looking forward to the opening of the last segment. Huge thank you to all the folks that maintain and support this trail system!

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(Tim Bergeson)