Soaring Eagle will not be groomed again this season. Warming house is locked and porta potty removed. The road leading to the trail is muddy with parts under water. Spring has arrived. See you next season.

(Candace Malm)

All trail are groomed and tracked after the heavy snow over the weekend. Trails are in great condition for both classic and skating.

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(Candy Malm)

Excellent conditions continue at Soaring Eagle, as the groomers have been working hard to keep up with all the snow! We had another 4" Wednesday, and skate lanes were done Thursday. The classic tracks were left with fluffy snow, but we broke trail and several others followed in the afternoon, so conditions should be fine throughout today. Watch for a big hole on the first part of Lilly's loop, which we determined was animals digging down for a deer carcass. How did that get there? Open house Sunday from 1-3:30, depending on weather.

(Deane Johnson)

Excellent conditions at Soaring Eagle today from 12 to 3 p.m. I skated, while my partner did classic. Both of us agreed that it was our best ski of the season today! Although the skate was a little slow when I first started, when I was the first skater on the course after a fresh grooming, it got faster as it was packed down over the afternoon. I love that course and the people hosting the open house this afternoon were about as friendly as can be found! A big thanks to all the volunteer who make Soaring Eagle possible! They saved our weekend after a disappointing day at Itasca yesterday!

(Lois Braun)

Open house at Soaring Eagle, parking lot full, but we got a spot. Classic tracks were good, but corners were worn. Good glide and only two other people on trail. Most people left when we started at 2:30. Thanks to volunteers who put on open house, we were made welcome.

(Earl Stabenow)

Grooming update: Trail groomer reports that he groomed all trails Saturday evening, including the classic track, and packed down the loose snow on the skate lane. He groomed all 10k, classic track should be excellent and skating a bit easier.

(Deane Johnson)

Soaring Eagle has over 2 ft of snow and a deep base on all 11km of trails. Trails were groomed for skate/classic on Wednesday after several more inches of snow. Then it snowed another inch on top of that! The classic tracks are about perfect, so it should be a fine weekend for skiers. Skate lane has 1" snow, and it's the fine-grained, cold, edgy type, so yesterday with temps in the teens, the snow was colder and very slow -- quite the workout. It should get better as it's skied down. Open house again Sunday with skis available from 1 - 3:30.

(Deane Johnson)

We had 4-6" new snow in this latest round, so trails have been classic skied but not yet groomed. Should happen in the next day or two. Snowshoe/Hok trail, 0.8 mi., has been flagged again and there are maps out there. This has had increased use this year.

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(Deane Johnson)

Beautiful conditions, 1" new snow on trails that were groomed Friday. Beautiful ski today in falling snow and silence. Snow depth is around 2' with an 8-12" groomed base. Skate lane is a little soft after all the new snow last week, but grooming is very good right now.

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(Deane Johnson)

Excellent conditions throughout the 11K of skate/classic trails. We had 8" new snow before the cold snap and grooming was done yesterday and today. We have the best conditions in years, so get out here and enjoy! Open house tomorrow from 1-3:30 PM, skis and boots available for all. MN ski pass required.

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(Deane Johnson)