I'm officially saying that my cross country ski season in the municipal forest is over. I went out this morning and tried to ski the red and the blue loops. Probably 80% of the trails are covered in snow, but there's a lot of hazards that you have to negotiate around. There's streams and fissures running across the trails, lots of open bare spots under pine trees, and lots of puddles. It was still fun but I couldn't get a lot of kicks before I was negotiating some sort of hazard. The red loop is pretty much done for. The blue loop was a tad better. And surprisingly the millennium trail section of the Blue loop was in the best condition. I don't think the trails are going to last through the day though. :( I'd like to give a special thank you to the Superior Parks and recreation department for making this one of the more memorable cross-country ski season in the municipal forest. I was able to ski from November until April because of their hard work. Thank you all!

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(Richard Kaufman)

I skied the purple loop early in the morning. Snow is still good and plentiful. Lots of debris on the trail because of the most recent wind storm. Some of it kind of fun to try and scoot by. I'm very surprised at how much snow is left. Only a few puddles or ice spots to get past. No bare spots.

(Richard Kaufman)

Lots of debris coming through as the skate deck deteriorates. Still, coverage was good throughout with minimal navigational challenges. Skied the majority of the red, blue, green, purple and yellow loops and even skied on the river for a bit off of JJ. hough it was pretty skiable yet today, I am doubtful it will last much more than a few days.

(Aaron Miatke)

Skied late Friday morning. This report describes experiences at different times of day today and the past couple of days. Skiing has been very good, especially at mid-to-late morning and again in the evening. The trails have just a couple of puddles and slushy or icy spots as of now, such as one wet low spot where the Blue Trail meets the Green. These spots are still the exception rather than the rule, and are easily skied around. Skiers were cruising pretty fast this morning when conditions had softened up just a bit after low temperature around 10 degrees F. overnight. All trails except the Yellow were groomed on 4/5 and still have a little corduroy. The Yellow was groomed Tuesday and is like crust skiing today. Crust skiing is great at mid-to-late morning! A few more details based on skiing at different times: on Thursday I skied here at 9 a.m., and it was pretty icy and fast with just enough corduroy for a bit of edge. I returned at 5:30 p.m. when trails had softened up some and were mushy in spots but firming up and overall very good.

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(Tim Larson)

I classic skied mid-morning in Superior today. The conditions were wonderful. The tracks were firm and fast and the sun slightly softened up the tracks, just enough to allow for great skiing. There was very little debris on the blue, green and red trails. Someone must've picked up some of the debris since yesterday, because there was very little on the trails and it didn't hamper my skiing at all. A beautiful bluebird sky, very little wind and 30° temperature made my 100th ski of this season even more fun.

(Randy Johnson)

Excellent skate skiing between about 10 AM and noon. Very icy early on but when the sun hit the trails they softened a bit. Great skiing along side the groomed skate deck as well. You could go anywhere! This report is for the trails accessed via the south parking lot. Nothing like April skiing... Geese overhead and Robin singing!

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(Sparky Stensaas)

We classic skied Superior and stuck to the red today because it was so firm or icy. They groomed yesterday and are off today and Friday. The classic tracks were well formed, but a mix of glare ice or crusty snow with lots of sticks, bark, and other ski stopping debris. The skate deck was not ice, but it was solid with barely an edge. I would wait to classic here until it softens and even then the debris will be an issue.

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(Eve Graves)

I classic skied Superior this afternoon. The snow and freezing rain did wonders for the trails!! Most of the trails were groomed and tracked and the skiing was tremendous! My skin skis were amazing! Groomers packed down the snow beautifully, so skiing was fast and fun. There was very little ice. The classic tracks were deep and solid. The skate deck was very solid and was very fast. I jumped on the skate deck a few times and it seemed to be perfect for skating. We had up to 60-mph winds last night, so there is debris on the trails in the usual areas. It did not interfere with my classic skiing, however. You could either go over some of the smaller debris or around the larger debris. There were at least six very large trees that had blown down on the trails. The groomer had a chainsaw and removed all of the large trees from the blue, red and green trails. I don't believe he got out to the outer purple or yellow trails for tree removal.

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(Randy Johnson)

The groomers were out in full force today on the Superior Municipal Forest trails, as usual. As of this report, they had groomed most of the trails and were working on tracking the trails. I skate skied this morning for 10 miles. The first 8-miles were great, but during the last 2-miles the snow started getting pretty soft. There is still plenty of snow, but the air temperature was a bit too warm today as the noon hour approached. It should be a great week to ski. Grooming plans: They will also groom Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, but have Thursday and Friday off. If you want to ski in Superior, I would suggest getting out there before Saturday.

(Randy Johnson)

Crews groomed and tracked all of the ski trails Thursday. They will continue to groom as snow and conditions allow.

(Jodi Saylor)