Great coverage and nice grooming; the tracks setup well. However, the snow is thin. Poles were hitting occasionally hitting gravel and definitely pavement under the Hwy 5 bridge along the Minnehaha Trail. As usual, several deer were out foraging on twigs. Get out and enjoy while it lasts!

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(Ben Ruhme)

Freshly groomed at noon today. Great classical skiing. Skied around Pike island. Lots of deer, owls and eagles. Get there before it melts.

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(Jenny Heinz)

Skied from the dog park entrance/Coldwater spring down to pike island and along the south side. Lovely homemade skier tracks, but they didn't make a complete loop around the island so we doubled back. Coverage was complete but poles clicked asphalt alot. So much so that I wished I had rollerski tips on. Could have skied B skis without worrying except maybe under the bridge. Saw 4 other skiers and all reported that, luck o' the Irish, this is our pot o' gold at the end of the rainbow.

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(Jeff Streier)

Based on yesterday's report I skied around Pike Island today. Connector trail not great but possible. South side at times quite good/decent - though poles hit ice no matter where you were. The second half of the loop, however, was a mistake: turned into sections of bare ice intermingled with snowy areas - no traction at all at times, and at one spot bare ice with gravel poking through. I was too cold to turn around so stuck it out but a couple of places it felt unsafe - especially when the tracks disappeared in ice. If you go, stay on the south side!

(Janet Folina)

Skied the Pike Island loop in the frigid cold and it was wonderful! The south side of the island was all skiable with a good amount of snow over the ice, but the north side had several spots of nearly no snow on the ice. It didn't feel unsafe but if I was to do it again, I'd do an out and back on the south side of the island. Pics show the worst of the ice on the north side.

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(Michelle Korkko)

Good conditions skiing around Pike Island today. I didn't seen many people and only a couple of skiers when I left. It was icy under the snow however the tracks were very useable and covered with enough snow for it to be comfortable to ski. There were some icy spots on the North side of the loop. I saw many deer! It was beautiful!

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(Kathy Pascale)

I skied from the office along the MN river - past the beach and visitors center to Pike Island and back. It was thin in a couple of spots - but could generally dodge those spots. Thank you groomers for doing a great job!

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(Sara Brokaw)

Trails were good with a small amount getting close to the ground. Parking lots were full by 11:30am when I was leaving.

(Kathy Pascale)

A fast, fun track. While there are a few areas where you can tell the track is getting near the ground, and a few twigs, it was very good skiing.

(David Glaser)

Trails at Pike Island were wonderful. I did the loop this morning and it was beautiful and trails were great and groomed.

(Kathy Pascale)