Skied the North Trail / Lakes / and Boulder Ridge. The lake trail was fine but thin. I cut through to an icy base frequently, but I didn't see anything that would damage my skis.
Boulder Ridge downhill was scraped down to a hard base as well. The north trail was in great condition skiing on natural snow. The groomers are giving us a great place to ski.

(Scott Greymont)

Hyland manmade was in primo shape tonight. It was very fast, but still plenty soft for nice long glides. I don't think the type of wax really mattered all that much. No sugar or mashed potatoes. I didn't encounter any icy sections. By far the best skiing I've had there this year. Oddly, hardly anyone was out there this evening. Unsure about the natural trails.

(John Holtan)

I stayed on the snow making loop, and it was in the usual fine shape, slick and fast. Stepped aside a few times for the high school meet racers, the meets this scheduled this week as well as next.

(Richard Swenson)

Trails with manufactured snow are packed, tracked and in good condition: Star, Willow Creek, Frog Town, Scenic Foothills, and Boulder Ridge loops. Trails with Natural snow are fair for skating; on Oak Knob and North; Poor, Lake, Hill (Oak Knob, North- classic) and Nature Center loops. HS Meets next week Tuesday and Wednesday 10-4 pm and Thursday 2:30-5:30 pm.

(Sonja Bercich, Three Rivers Park District)

Skied both the hamster wheel and the north loop. Man made trail had a nice half inch of softer snow making a great ski. The natural snow North loop is well covered with a few icy spots. I don't know if those conditions extend out to the nature center.

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(Scott Greymont)

Skate skied 3 laps of the full 5k snowmasking loop between 8:30 and 9:30 this morning and it was in very good condition. Nice grooming. No icy sections or churned sections yet. Classic tracks looked good too.

(Craig Wiklund, North Star Ski Touring Club)

I went to Hyland at 10:00 am and found the trails to be heavily used and highly variable. I made an attempt at the natural snow trails but turned back after going over a very icy stretch down the first hill towards the lake; just off the man-made loop. Parts of the man-made loop were nice, others were hard, icy, bumpy and/or churned up. Honestly, some stretches looked like they had not been groomed. Based on my own experience and what I observed, I'd say your view of Hyland will depend on how good of a skier you are. Some people seemed to be fine, others were desperately fighting for balance and control. I was one of those. I gave up after one lap of the man-made loop and headed home to go for a bike ride.

(Leif Irgens)

Skated all the man-made trails except Boulder ridge, and they were in great shape, though there is a huge rut in the Boulder ridge bypass that took me by surprise. You can avoid it, just be aware.
I also skated the north trail and the lake trail. The north trail was mostly solid, with a couple icy patches - really enjoyable, and great to get away from the crowds for a few minutes! The lake trail, on the other hand, was pure ice, and I wish I'd turned back since it was borderline dangerous. I'd stay away from the lake trail for now, at least.

(Shawn Dodds)

I stuck to the man made loops - they were in very good shape. I talked with a couple people along the way - one stated the lake trail wasn't worth the effort - another stated that the trail out toward the nature center was about as good as the man made loop. Boulder Ridge was an icy slope - good training for those of us late wave birkie skiers.

(Scott Greymont)

Slow but fun on lake. Hill. North. Nice to ski the old loops. Classic tracks a little slow. Freestyle showing no rocks.

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(Kevin Wendland)