Trails groomed Wednesday. A little pine needle litter. Going to be mushy and icy this week. Great base 10-15" Still some of the best skiing around!

(Andy Fisher)

The Flathorn and Gegoka trails were sublime this weekend. They were groomed exquisitely, single-track mostly, for classic only, with great care and creativity. The area of Superior National Forest has received over a foot of clean white snow on top of a solid base this past week creating superb conditions throughout the 30K system. The trails wend through old growth pine, birch stands, bogs and lakeshore. All is quiet and peaceful and clean and you feel like you have the forest trails to yourself. With the deep snow and balmy temps the experience is amazing and thankfully, though warm, it is not as warm as southern portions of the state. Snow should remain protected by woods and cooler temps.

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(George Wawro)

The trails were excellent. The tracks were deep and it had a good base. I liked skiing over the bridges. I also saw some animal tracks and I think an otter walked across the ice.

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(Ava Schapman)

Superb conditions today with new grooming over fresh snow. The snow had a chance to settle and firm up after the temps dropped last night. Classic tracks were firm and no melting has occurred with the fresh snow. I skied the entire system and it was all in really good shape.

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(Mark Hennessy)

13" of snow in 3 days! Trails scheduled for grooming Friday morning. Reserve your weekend soon. In my opinion, you'll find no better classic skiing in the upper midwest this weekend.

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(Andy Fisher)

We've been waiting for some fresh snow to rejuvenate a very solid base. Got 1.5" on Monday. Trails were groomed this afternoon and are in good shape.

(Andy Fisher)

No significant snow since the thaw. Still a very solid base. No bare spots, but expect some pine litter. Grooming today, but trails will likely only be good. Bring soft wax or waxless skis. 3-5" new snow in the forecast for this Monday. Ski on!

(Andy Fisher)

Snow very soft and tracks were old, but the base is good. Once past this warm spell, the groomer should be able to set a tolerable track. These trails need brushing out, but the scenery is terrific and we saw fresh wolf tracks in the spruce bog. Hard to beat that.

(Sue Leaf)

Just about perfect. Nice single track winding through tall pines covered in snow. Lots of snow here.

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(Tony Lockhart)

5 more inches of snow in the last couple days. Trails haven't been in this great condition mid-January in as long as we can remember. 20+ inches in the woods - 7-12" base. All the trails will be groomed and tracked today. Wolves caught on video a week ago on Lake Gegoka, come ski and howl with us!

(Andy Fisher)