Very poor conditions. Ice and exposed areas. Ungroomable. Both the classic and skate deck will be day to day. Sorry for the inconvenience from Como.

(David Schwarz)

I tried a lap at the U of M and then drove to Como. It looks like they took out the big groomer (PB?) because the trails were great. Snow is adhering to the ice underneath, and previous icy patches are gone or nearly so. There's some ice on top of the hill going to the back NW bowl. They did not groom up on top by the ski hill and there's some dirt across the trail after the tunnel, but so far, it can be avoided and I didn't hit any rocks (but there may be some small ones in the dirt). No tracks of course. Overall excellent conditions considering what they're working with. Thank you, thank you!

(Jay Wenner)

The south side currently has the best conditions. If you cannot climb without sliding an edge (on the snow covered ice), I'd stay off the north side. If you're uncomfortable going downhill over about 10-15 feet of bare ice, I'd stay off the north side. There are spots on the climbs where people have slid a ski exposing ice. The first downhill on the north side as a fairly large ice section, which is difficult to avoid. The tops of the hills on the back loop also have ice. Finally, the groomer (wisely) harvested snow from the hillside before the downhill to cover the car path/ice. It's quite lumpy (not good if you like to snowplow) and the steep little downhill has some ice. All this said, the trail is very skiable on good skis if you can use mostly your arms on sections of the climbs and you're comfortable gliding on skis over ice. Hats off to the groomer.

(Jay Wenner)

Kudos again to St Paul Parks & Rec trail grooming for making the most of the 2" of fresh snow, on top of the ice layer beneath. A nice "wide wale" groomed corduroy loop keeps the surface soft. A few areas with ice showing through, but all in very skiable. Thank you!

(Karin Roof)

Rolled Como golf course today. We received about 2 inches of snow. The short track by the zoo rolled well and is in much better shape than the big track. Big track is an ice block with 2 inches of fresh snow. Lots of exposed ice as well. We won't be able to groom any classic tracks without more snow. Skate skiing is manageable, but be careful.

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(James Bezanson, St. Paul Parks and Recreation)

Skied the loop by the parking lot 3x. Parts are quite icy, but worth it in my opinion to get out and move. Getting over ice sheets between lot and loop is the most hazardous part. I couldn't find anything skiable on the golf course proper, but they're making snow on the hill.

(Karen Margolis)

On reading that Como has been groomed I decided I'd give it a try and I'm glad I did. Although the flat practice area was a parking lot, and although there were patches of ice elsewhere, there were long enough stretches of good snow to make the trip worthwhile. The stretch that is shaded by the ridge by the zoo on the south side, "the glacier", was the best, as usual, except for the narrow spot. The west end on the other side was also good. So I ended up just going back and forth on a J-shaped strip. I wouldn't recommend it for a beginner, but for intermediate or better skiers it was fine. The corduroy was hard and the snow was abrasive--I'll have to rewax my skis--but I don't think I added any new dings to them. Thanks James Bezanson for making Como an option despite challenging conditions!

(Lois Braun)

Groomed the lower loop straight out from the parking lot. The base is mostly ice but I was able to grind it up and get a decent loop. Was able to reroute the icy area by the parking lot. Use caution by the big tree by the bridge and pond. The hillside is still icy. Stay on that loop only. The rest of the course is mostly ice and still closed.

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(James Bezanson, St. Paul Parks and Recreation)

Unfortunately we will be closing the Como cross country ski trails due to the recent weather. We are unable to groom right now because of all the ice. We are hopeful we can reopen when the conditions allow. Sorry for the inconvenience.

(James Bezanson, St. Paul Parks and Recreation)

Skied the small south loop, or what's left of it. Hats off to the groomers for doing their best with what they have, but the trails are in rough shape. Lots of ice, some debris, and grass poking through in some places. You can't ski the full loop because of the ice so I did some back and forth. Skiable, but we need some snow cover desperately.

(Sam Nesheim)