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A nice set of trails with rolling hills. The first lighted trail system in the metro, it still attracts a lot of after-work skiers.Trail Reports
2022-2023 season
Tuesday, December 13, 2022
Morning
posted: 2022-12-13 13:51:31
Firsthand: Freestyle [
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Wanted to thank the French Park groomers for grooming today. Went with low expectations and was really happy I went, definitely some bare spots and twigs out there but never had to take skis off. A lot of really good spots with full coverage of firm but soft corduroy. Hopefully a new coating of snow soon will allow for good skis.
(Nils Wahlander)
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Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Afternoon
posted: 2022-12-06 16:57:30
Firsthand: Freestyle [ Trails Open: All, ]
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Freshly-groomed! Beautiful sunny day with no wind. All packed, none tracked for classic. I skied all of the trails and I got first tracks on most of them between 12:30 pm and 2:00. Conditions were: 80% good, 15% fair, 5% poor. There were numerous small areas where the groomer had churned up small rocks to the surface. Most of these were easily avoided, but a few were hidden under a thin layer of snow and my skis found them. Seems like no serious damage to the skis though. Only saw two other skiers.
(Craig Wiklund, North Star Ski Touring Club)
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Sunday, December 4, 2022
Night
posted: 2022-12-04 21:26:25
Firsthand: Freestyle [ Trails Open: All, ]
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Definitely some bare spots, and I hit ground probably about 8 times. Pretty thin coverage, sticks and leaves slowed me down. All things considered, it was a good ski and recommend only with rock skis.
(Zachary Pierson)
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Saturday, December 3, 2022
Afternoon
posted: 2022-12-03 16:06:16
Firsthand: Freestyle [ Trails Open: All, ]
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Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Afternoon
posted: 2022-11-30 16:56:14
Firsthand: Freestyle [
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Much better skate deck than I expected. The park grooming report said "Poor" conditions but I thought it was pretty good for a thin base. A few sticks and branches have blown down, I tossed two small stone to the side, and saw two exposed sections of cement curb near the parking lots, but mostly I found good conditions for skating. No tracks set.
(Gene Kay)
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Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Afternoon
posted: 2022-11-30 16:35:31
Firsthand: Freestyle [ Trails Open: All, ]
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Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Afternoon
posted: 2022-11-30 15:41:41
Firsthand: Freestyle [ Trails Open: All, ]
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Surprisingly good skate skiing! No classic tracks yet, FYI. Could almost use best skis but a little bit of blow down in the strong winds today. No bare patches. Great job, French Park groomers! Great November skiing!
(Michael Stiegler)
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Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Afternoon
posted: 2022-11-30 12:53:57
Firsthand: Freestyle [ Trails Open: Most, ]
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Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Afternoon
posted: 2022-11-29 15:48:55
Firsthand: Freestyle [ Trails Open: All, ]
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Had a window to take rock skate skis over to French mid-afternoon for an exploratory lap. Skate deck was soft, uneven, thin and wind-blown (as expected) but also completely snow covered. Sticks poking up here and there. It appeared that a groomer had made one pass before I got there. Pole plants hit pavement and hard ground. Classic touring skies would have been a better choice, but I was limited to skate skis today. Skate skiing actually wasn't too bad. It took me 45 minutes to do a loop I normally do in about 35 min.
(Leif Irgens)
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