Conditions: Groomed and tracked.
The man made loop was groomed this morning and classic tracks set. Most icy areas were groomed out this morning but some thin areas with ice underneath are out there. Trail took a beating this weekend with the warm temps. Please be careful on the downhills as they are fast! All natural snow trails remain closed.

(Troy Tschida, Minneapolis Parks and Recreation)

Conditions: Natural Snow trails Closed, Man Made still open until further notice!
Due to lack of snow, ice, and slushy conditions all natural snow trails at Wirth, Eloise Butler, Bog, Chain of Lakes,and golf courses are closed until we have more snow. There are many icy areas that could be dangerous, please stay off. The man made loop will be day to day with the weather and snow conditions. The down hills are very icy. We will groom in the overnight hours to try and preserve snow.

(Troy Tschida, Minneapolis Parks and Recreation)

Conditions: Snowmaking loop freshly groomed.
Kudos to groomers. The snow was a little slower today, but other than that it was great on the man-made loop.

(Paul Larson)

Conditions: Mixed of very good and scattered icy, thin spots.
Skied most of the trails at Wirth around lunchtime. About 90% of the trail system is quite good, with enough tilled up snow to provide a good surface for skating. There are scattered icy sections, and some with a fair amount of dirt/ice. I'd recommend B skis, unless you are skiing the snowmaking and Twin Lakes sections -- those are probably the best areas as of this afternoon.

(Bruce Adelsman)

Skied The Bog trail tonight and more a touring ski. Good in places but any uphill the snow is shallow so you're skidding on your edge on the frim/icy base. One bare spot you have to move around, and some other debris in trail. Groomers did a good job, just need more snow.

(Carleton Johnson)

Conditions: All trails groomed this morning
Manmade loop excellent. All others good with some bare spots and very icy hills.

(Joe Hines, Minneapolis Parks and Recreation)

Conditions: Manmade loop groomed this morning, as well as twin lake, judy loop, skyline, wirth lake, Eloise butler, and quaking bog trails.
Incorporated new snow (what there was of it) - mostly good condition with the exception of some steep hills, icy areas, and dirt spots. Happy skiing!

(Joe Hines, Minneapolis Parks and Recreation)

The extra little snow from today really helped the natural snow trails! I skied Wirth Lake, Jar Hill, Eloise Butler, the Bog, Brownie Lake, Cedar Lake, and Lake of the Isles today and I was impressed with what the groomers were able to do with such a small amount of snow. Most of the trails appear to have been de-iced today, and all of the downhills are perfectly safe thanks to the nice, light grooming. The one last big uphill in Eloise Butler is very icy, and the middle uphill at the Bog is icy, crossing 394 is icy, and the descent into Brownie Lake is also icy. Otherwise, nothing to worry about. The trails have the usual "forest" debris here and there, but overall I did not have any problems avoiding the debris. I used "B" skis and never had to take them off except for the usual road crossings. What a treat to be on the natural snow trails in the woods at Wirth!

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(Bill Oyler)

Conditions: Lots of icy spots.
I skied the Front Nine, Tornado Alley, JD Gardens and Wirth Lake in the mid-afternoon. After the warm temps last weekend there a lot of icy spots. The groomers have done the best they could given the conditions, and there are some sections that are skiable but I found myself poling a lot where it didn't seem wise to take a skate stride.

(Fritz Cleveland)

Conditions: Man-made snow, is of course, artificially perfect. Natural snow segments have been scratched up in most places, but there are scattered dirt spots and a few icy climbs.
Skied the Twin Lake Trail, Judy loop and Hap (snowmaking) loops. Snowmaking loop is obviously fine, so the real question was the natural snow. They did a decent job scratching the surface so you can get an edge on most of the course, but its thin and hardpacked. There are a couple of icy sections, including a very icy climb along Bassett Creek (the big monster hill). I'd recommend B skis if you want to ski the natural snow, and skip the Judy loop.

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(Bruce Adelsman)