Skied 90 minutes at Hyland's natural snow trails in the afternoon. I had to walk every now and then, but the snow is still there, and if you go just as it is warming, you can get a nice edge. The lake was great to ski on--still about 8" of ice. The ski hill is fun to ski on, as it is hard and packed. I am quite dismayed at the plan to close the 3-4 feet deep man made loop, supposedly for tree trimming. The piston bully completely wrecked the trail, and I counted five trees trimmed quite off the trail. Was able to ski parts of the trail on the very edge. After being sick the flu and then a cold for January and February, I am still seeking out snow.

(Scott Engstrom)

I skated the manufactured trail twice and my son and wife classic skied the loop once. Not too shabby. Dirty, slow mashed potatoes mostly. Approaching Boulder Ridge was great. Going down wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Don't try it after it freezes tonight. Worth it. One jogger already taken over the trail.

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(Kevin Wendland)

Icy scary this morning - not groomed. Skate deck was choppy and classic tracks icy. Ruts and tracks frozen from yesterday's melt.

(Clara Bess)

It was fun seeing just about every Twin Cities nordic skier this morning at Hyland for their grooming season ender! Thanks to the grooming crew for keeping it going as long as they could.

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(Bill Oyler)

Great conditions over the full 5 k manufactured snow trails. One very small section with debris. Kudos to the groomers for an amazing season!

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(Jamie Peters)

It was a fast, fun ski at Hyland this morning in the classic tracks! The downhills were pretty exciting! It looks like tomorrow is the last morning for grooming, and the 5K will be closed starting Monday. We had a lot of great skis on the 5k this season. We're really fortunate to have three snowmaking parks in the metro to extend our seasons.

(Bill Lundberg)

My wife classic skied the North Star loop and reported good track conditions. I skated the manufactured loop and found it better than yesterday. Heart break hill had a fresh covering of groomed snow and the wall was excellent. I think we could have made it to April this year.

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(Kevin Wendland)

Our morning skis are numbered, so get out there and enjoy! Our streak of excellent conditions continues... even Boulder Ridge is holding up great, although I think Bambi and her four little ones want their trail back to themselves, they seem to be getting restless!

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(Bill Oyler)

Great job groomers. There is still good skiing at Hyland. I saw some dirty snow but the base is still pretty deep.

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(Steve Dolan)

Hyland XC Ski Trails with Manufactured snow is packed, tracked and in good condition for skating and classic. Hyland XC Ski Trails with Manufactured snow; 5k, will be open until Sunday, March 25. Last Groom will be will be overnight, Fri. night/Sat. morning (March 23-24). Trail Lights will be turned off Saturday night, March 24. Trails with Natural snow are closed. Visitor Center is open 9am â€" 5pm through Sunday. Trails will be closed for the season on Monday, March 26. Tree maintenance will occur on the manufactured snow trails Monday, March 26. A shout out to the Hyland Overnight Groomers for a fabulous season!

(Sonja Bercich, Three Rivers Park District)